Thursday, December 8, 2016 BUSINESS 7 Batelco bags top award at Avaya Engage Named ‘Fastest Growing Service Provider Partner of the Year’ Manama Certified Partner status by Avaya International atelco has been awarded Avaya in recognition of the Channel Leader Fadi as the Fastest Growing Company’s commitment, Moubarak said, “We are ServiceB Provider Partner of investment, experience and investing and developing our the Year at the Avaya Engage dedication to customer partner ecosystem to enable event, held on Tuesday in satisfaction. more companies to implement Dubai. More than 1300 customers business communications Batelco Bahrain CEO Muna and partners from across the solutions that help drive Al Hashemi said that Batelco combined regions interacted their digital transformation is delighted and honoured to with Avaya global executives, journeys.” gain this great award from solutions leaders and industry Batelco is a major ICT Avaya. experts at the four-day forum vendor in the region and is Earlier this year Batelco hosted at the Atlantis the Palm the largest partner of Avaya in was awarded Platinum hotel in Dubai. Bahrain. Batelco Chief Marketing Officer Mike Stanford receives the award at the Avaya Engage Awards VCBank, Al Sraiya, Turkey’s Mado in joint partnership Turkish Deputy Prime Minister, Veysi Kaynak, President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, M.Rifat Hisarciklioglu and Bahrain-based Venture Capital Bank (VCBank) CEO Abdullatif Janahi alongside Qatar’s Al Sraiya Holding Group, Vice Chairman Rashid N. Al Kaabi Manama Chambers and Commodity global markets.” he Bahrain-based Venture Exchanges of Turkey. Rashid N. Al Kaabi, Vice Capital Bank (VCBank) Commenting on the deal, Chairman of Al Sraiya, added, alongsideT Qatar’s Al Sraiya Abdullatif Janahi, CEO of “Our partnership with Mado Holding Group (Al Sraiya) VCBank said, “This marks provides us with exposure to and other strategic investors VCBank’s third major Turkey’s growing economy announced a joint partnership investment in Turkey, a and in particular its F&B with Mado Yasar Dondurma market on which we will sector, where we see great (Mado), Turkey’s largest continue to focus due to its promise and room for upside patisserie and ice-cream café solid fundamentals and strong potential internationally.” chain franchisor, yesterday. economic prospects.” Mehmet Kanbur, Chairman The deal was signed in Janahi added: “For a number of Mado Group, added, Ankara on Tuesday in the of years, Mado has delivered “Together with VCBank, we presence of Turkish Deputy strong double-digit growth and especially look forward to Prime Minister, Veysi Kaynak, we look forward to strengthen expanding our presence in the and M.Rifat Hisarciklioglu, Mado’s presence in the GCC Middle East, including Saudi President of the Union of region, followed by other Arabia.” .