dewa-honors-15-distinguished-employees-for-the-fourth-quarter-2011

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has honored 15 distinguished employees, who received excellence awards during a ceremony held at its headquarters to recognize employee achievements during the fourth quarter of 2011. HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, honored the employees. Dr. Yousef Al Akraf, EVP-Business Support, EVPs, VPs and a number of DEWA’s top officials and employees also attended the ceremony. This recognition is part of a series of initiatives in which DEWA develops and encourages its employees to maintain their relentless efforts to ensure a motivating workplace and optimize services delivered to its employees. “This recognition falls in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to recognize distinguished employees, follow up on their achievements, recognize and encourage them to pursue their genuine efforts. DEWA is always keen to recognize and reward its distinguished employees either as individuals or as teams,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA. “DEWA adopts a strategy, which aims to efficiently invest, manage and develop employees, to maximize employee productivity and enhance their job loyalty. In this respect, DEWA adopts the best world-class practices and implements quality and excellence standards of performance to ensure top-quality services to achieve its vision to become ‘a sustainable world-class utility,” added His Excellency. “DEWA takes great pride in its distinguished employees, who spare no effort to enhance its prominent position and bolster its reputation at all levels. That’s why DEWA is always keen to honor and appreciate their relentless efforts,” said His Excellency. “The Employees’ Recognition Program, which DEWA has been running for quite a while, has achieved several positive results that contributed to enhancing job satisfaction level. This program has also created a positive atmosphere of competition among DEWA employees to do their best. Innovation and excellence must be an inherent part of every one aspiring for success and progress. That’s why DEWA is keen and committed to providing the most appropriate workplace and capabilities to help its employees to develop and polish their skills; to ensure excellence and enhanced performance levels,” said Dr. Yousef Al Akraf, EVP-Business Support at DEWA. Winners of DEWA’s excellence awards for individuals are: • Matar Suhail Al Mehairi, Category of Distinguished DEWA Employee • Fatima Saeed Al Suboosi category of Administration • Habib Ibrahim Shamsuzzoha category of Specialized Fields • Ahmad Mustafa Shaban won first place and Aasef Iqbal came second in the category of Technical Engineering • Adel Elsayed Mohd. E. Elfewi won first place and Navin Kumar Laxman came second in the category of Field Services • Badriya Ibrahim Hassan Raisi came first and Basharat Akhter came second in the category of distinguished female employee • Rab Nawaz Bhurt and Changampalli M P Saidalavi - category of unknown soldier • Amal Ali Saif Hammoudi – category of new recruitment • Maktoum Nasser – category of UAE Nationals • Sahil Musammil – category of secretary • Hanadi Bilal Mohd Al Shehi – category of creativity. The receipients received cash prizes, crystal souvenir plaques, valuable gift coupons and certificates of recognition. The program of excellence and recognition awards was initiated in 1999 as a reward to employees for their relentless efforts and job loyalty and also in compliance with DEWA’s objectives.