CEO Today Middle East Awards

55 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Middle East Awards 2019 united arab emirates Dr. Anil Pillai Chairman & CEO Airolink Group Founded in the Republic of Ireland by Chairman and CEO Dr. Anil G Pillai in 1996, Airolink has been operational in the UAE since 2008. Its strong pipeline of secured works, in tandem with ongoing and completed projects, dictates that the company is targeting AED 10 billion worth of business across all sectors. With offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Airolink provides not only traditional contractor services, but also design and construct, with its own in- house design and MEP capabilities. Furthermore, the company operates across all market sectors, including hospitality, residential, commercial, military and education, working on projects across all of the seven emirates in the UAE. Throughout Airolink’s first 10 years in the UAE, the market has been dynamic, requiring constant review. During this time the company has enjoyed tremendous success by working closely with its clients and partners, with a considerable degree of its work coming via repeat business, which underlines the trust that clients and developers put in Airolink, and stands as testament to its philosophy of relationship building. This level of success, of course, has only been possible thanks to the skill and professionalism of its people, which are undoubtedly the company’s greatest asset. At the present time, Airolink is expanding its workforce, having recently increased the numbers of its personnel to more than 3000 of which 600 are middle level engineers and senior management. Many of its people have been with the company since its inception, and new members of the team are very quickly put through its on-boarding and training process, which is typically conducted by longstanding staff, making the process smooth and welcoming. Airolink is extremely proud of its ongoing staff retention rates and its family business run attitude. In keeping with our mission statement, Airolink was heavily involved with generating international funding support for charitable construction works, including the UAE’s first Hindu temple & other Charitable Initiatives. Representing an opportunity to expand the number of religious faiths offered within the UAE, this also allowed the company’s management and employees to engage with, and be good stewards within the community. Seven Hotel & Apartments Al Mamzar Mall, hotel and apartments