2009: A New Era for Rawabi Holding

Continued from Page 1EVENTSLadies and gentlemen,I hereby present to you Rawabi Holding’sNew Vision, Mission and Values.Our vision:Is to be the leading regional provider ofproducts and services to a diversified rangeof key industries, and by doing so to contributeto the economic development andquality of life in the countries where weoperate.Our values:In all we do, we will uphold our corevalues:• Integrity• Customer Focus• Professionalism• People Development• Corporate Social ResponsibilityOur Mission:We will achieve our vision through organicdevelopment and strategic partnerships,with long-term commitment to provide:Know How toDrive People• Strong technical expertise• Superior quality products and services• A solid network of business relationships• A rewarding and professional workenvironment.One of the main points we have focused onwith CDS is implementing Corporate Governanceand enforcing separation of ownershipand management. In Rawabi Holding’snew corporate structure, which is to be effectiveimmediately, we have appointed aFamily Council equivalent to the general assemblyin the Joint Stock companies. TheFamily Council is authorized to appoint theChairman and to approve the nominationsof the Board of Directors.Rawabi Holding’s new Board of Directorsconsists of five members; the Group Chairman,the executive Board Member, thenon-executive Board Member, and twoindependent Board members, who are yetto be elected. Today, I no longer stand asChairman and CEO. My job title has becomeGroup Chairman.The Executive Board Member will be ournew CEO, who will be responsible for runningthe operations of the group. The CEOwill hire executive staff including the newChief Operations Officer, the Chief FinancialOfficer, and the Chief Corporate ServicesOfficer.It is my honor to present Rawabi Group’snew CEO, Mr. Osman Ali Ibrahim.As for the Non-Executive Board Member,the Vice Chairman New Business Developmentwill be appointed to fill this position.The responsibilities of Vice Chairman NewBusiness Development include receivingspecial assignments directly from the Chairman.He will also represent the Chairmaninfront of external parties.With pleasure I announce to you RawabiGroup’s Vice Chairman and Head of NewBusiness Development, Eng. Ali Alturki.Dear Rawabi Employees,Our slogan in Rawabi is “we make it happen”.Change is never easy; however, whenwe cooperate and work hand in hand, wedefinitely will make it happen.Thank you very much and may 2009 be asuccessful year to all!AlTurki Guest at YoungBusinessmen CouncilLast January, Sh. Abdulaziz AlTurki, RawabiGroup Chairman, was invited to speak atan event organized by Asharqia Young BusinessmenCouncil (AYBC) at Asharqia Chamberof Commerce. In an audience of youngbusinessmen and businesswomen, as wellas distinguished guests, Sh. AlTurki presenteda series of interesting stories abouthis childhood, his educational background,and the different experiences that he encounteredthroughout his long career as aleading Saudi businessman. He spoke abouthis different failures as well as his successstories and how they all contributed tomaking him the man he is today.Sh. AlTurki spoke about the history ofRawabi which he divided into three phases.Phase One: setting the fundamentals andstrategies; Phase Two: creating the rightbusiness plan for each different phase; andPhase Three: managing the development ofthe actual business.Phase One: setting the fundamentalsand the strategies which included:• Proper planning• Hiring the right person in the right place• Decentralization• Delegating Authorities• Providing an appropriate workenvironment• Attracting the most qualified talentsespecially qualified Saudis• Setting a clear vision and mission andplanning how to apply the mission• Building team work• Using modern managerial methods tomotivate employees• Segregation of ownership andmanagement• Objectives Management• Being role models to other employees,becoming the change you wish to see• Applying mutual respect in theworkplace• Being active listenersPhase Two: creating a business plan foreach phase. This phase was divided intothree stages:1- Building Stage: focusing on increasingprofitability of existing companies andimproving their structure.2- Local Expansion Stage: expanding thebusiness by building fully owned subsidiarieswith a focus on specialized services likeRawabi Industrial Support Services andRawabi Corrosion Technology Company.3- International Expansion Stage: expandingthe business by heavily investing inJoint Ventures with technically stronginternational partners.Phase Three: developing the business tomaintain it and secure its continuity:This phase included studying the formerphases to understand the way Rawabi ranits business in order to avoid any disadvantagesor obstacles and to prepare the Groupfor the future. The company was built tolast and in order for it to last it must be flexibleand adjustable and its managementmust be adaptable to international and localdevelopments.The management of Rawabi, explained Sh.AlTurki, had to study every phase and reviewits business systems so that it was inline with current practices. Rawabi hired aconsultancy to do the job and to assess itsvision, mission, values and philosophy.Alturki’s presentation was concluded witha Q & A session. The event is available onDVD upon request.By Mr. Osman A. IbrahimRawabi Group CEOManagers need to know what drives theiremployees. Do you?If you put people in jobs where they canmeet their needs while doing the workthat’s important to the organization, you’llhave employees who are more motivated toperform at their best.Managers have to make the workplace aplace where employees feel good aboutthemselves and where their work makesthem feel good inside as well. When employeescome to work, they can’t turn offtheir human side, in other words, their humannature. Employees’ needs don’t shiftwhen they walk through the workplacedoor. To get people to perform at high levels,you must plug into their human side ortheir human nature, affirm them, and helpthem meet their own needs.Start by paying attention. Watch peopledoing their jobs. What gets them excited?What turns them on? What turns themoff? Encourage employees to try out theirown methods, provided those methods arecompatible with effectively getting the jobdone.Next, send out an employee survey aboutattitudes in the workplace and ask for suggestionsfor improvements. Once you getthis feedback, don’t ignore results. Use thefindings to make changes that will improveeveryone’s working conditions, includingyours.Of course, you can’t help every employeemeet every need. And there are certaindangers in expecting an employee’s job, nomatter how gratifying, to constitute his orher entire life. However, there are certainsteps that all mangers can take to help theiremployees meet some, or even several, oftheir inner desires that will drive them to doall their best and find greater motivation inthe process.Here are three main ways to go about doingthis more effectively:1) APPRECIATE EVERYONE’S UNIQUENESS--honor and appreciate individuals’ talentsand differences that employees bring to theorganization2) BRAINSTORM FOR GREATER FULFILL-MENT--you will discover what employeeswould like to get from their work3) ASSUME THAT MEANINGFUL PURPOSE ISIMPORTANT TO PEOPLE--ask employees todescribe their ideal job and what they likeor don’t like about their work and then usewhat you learn to make work fulfilling.Article from Alyaum Newspaperضيف البرنامج رجل اعمالعبدالعزيز التركيالتاريخ احد ‎٢٠‎م ٠ ٩/١/١١الوقت ٧:٣٠ مساءً‏المكان بمقر الغرفة التجاريةمحاور البرنامج‏(للرجال)‏قاعة الشيخ سعد المعجلمرحلة الطفولة – القيم التي تم الاستفادة منها.‏مرحلة الدراسة.‏مرحلة العمل مع اخوان – إختلاف الفلسفة.‏مرحلة استقلال – روابي.‏الحديث عن روابي – السياسة والرسالة والرؤية.‏إستعراض بعض قصص الفشل والنجاح.‏تجربة العمل الخيري.‏شركة أرباح الماليةلشباب وشابات اعمال لحضور برنامجتجربتي‏(للنساء)‏قاعة الجزيرةللنساء/‏‎8991609‎ تحويلة 8208.١.٢.٣.٤.٥.٦.٧2 Rawabi News | Jan-Mar 2009, Issue 18Rawabi News | Jan-Mar 2009, Issue 18 3

Rawabi Service AppreciationAwards Ceremony2008Rawabi’s Service Appreciation AwardsCeremony for the year 2008 took placeat the Meridien Hotel in Al-Khobar onthe 7 th of January, 2009. This year’s gatheringhonored 98 employees for theiryears of service at Rawabi Group. Theceremony, hosted by Nada Badgaish,RHC’s Training Specialist, included avery interesting lecture on the subject of“Change” which was presented by Mr.Georges A. Hatem, Founder & ManagingDirector of Consulting & DevelopmentServices (CDS).The lecture was followed by a shortspeech by Rawabi’s Chairman, Sh. AbdulazizAlTurki, where he announced severalnew structural changes including:adding two non-executive board membersto Rawabi’s Board of Directors andthe formation of a new Family Council.He further presented the company’snewly formed vision, mission statementand core values.Additionally, the Chairman named Mr.Ali AlTurki Vice Chairman and Head ofNew Business Development while Mr.Osman Ibrahim, Rawabi Group’s ExecutiveVice President was promoted to becomethe Group’s CEO. We congratulateboth gentlemen on their well-deservedpositions!Rawabi’s Service Appreciation AwardsCeremony was planned and organizedby Noaf AlTurki and Reeman Al Dossaryfrom the Group’s Corporate CommunicationsDepartment. Volunteers fromRHC and several of its Business Unitshelped make this event a great success!Rawabi Board Members and Executives with GuestsRawabi Service Honorees 2008More Than 5 YearsABACORP - Alvin David, Antonio F. Arias,Avelino C. Adoptante, Dinesh Pandey, EduarddoR. Maligaya, Erwin V. Cama, Ferando B. Comendador,Hussain Saeed AlMuslim, ManawwarShakil, Manzar Hussain, Mayo F. Apolonario,Mohammed Abdul Shukoor, MohammedSalem Ali Alshahri, Mohammed Shaukat Khan,Perfecto A. Umblas, Rajendra Kumar, RaymondMardini, Raynaldo Liboon, Romulo C. Dianela,Syed Shahnawaz, Virgilo Sambaan, Zaldy YagoIDC - Philip ThomasRawabi Corrosion Tech. Co. - Romeo G.Basilio, Sanjay KumarRawabi Trading & Contracting - SalemOmar HusseinRawabi Indust. Supp. Srv. - Naser MujhedKhader AlShabrawiRawabi Tele. & Software - Adil MohammedTaha, Essam Othman Mohammed Ali, HassanSir Al Khatem Al Kalif, Mohammed HassanM. JabrahRemal Electric - Erickson R. Ratio, IbrahimAlHejji, Manikan Dhan Edassery, Nehal ShabuddinAhmedRemal Telecom Factory - Alberto Espaldon,Joel Galinato, Om Prasad Damai, Ramon Sario,Remil Dealca, Vasu Devam Chomkula, WissamAbbasRawabi Holding Company - Jerry PeredaRavanera, Shahul Hameed Karim KhanRawabi Emec - Othman IsmailMore Than 10 YearsABACORP - Abdul Hamid Nagori, AbdulRazaq Khan, Abdul Rehman Yousef, Akbar Hussain,Aliyas Ali Khan, Am Bahadur Kami, IchabAli, Iderlino B. Patino, Iqbal Mohammad Vyapari,Mohammed Arif Bisayati, Mohammed Aziz,Mohammed Fazludin, Mohammed Iqbal Jamal,Mohammed Rafiq Pathan, Mohammed SaukathGeorges HatemPartner & Managing Director, CDSBehlim, Mortada Hagi Al Amad, Munshi KhanChopdarRawabi Corrosion Tech. Co. - Rodolfo Jr. SOcampo, Teodorico Mandal AragonRemal Electric - Ayyappan Seseelan, JalalHail Ghilan, Kandathil Antony Jaison, QassimMohammed Al IdanRawabi Holding Company - Emad Ghussaini,Rashid AlNassar, Mohammed Abu RushaidRawabi Emec - Ahmed El Guindy, BassherMohamed Ibrahim, Ehab Abu El Azm, HaithamTier El Bar, Ibrahim MOustafa Abd El Ghani,Khaled Hashem, Mohamed Redha Ghaffar,Mohamed Sadek Mandoury, Mohamed ShafeiAhmed, Mohd. Sabry Farag Ismail, MoustafaNaim, Nehad Shawky Ibrahim, Youssry Abd ElAzizFranks Rawabi - Ahsan Mahmood Malik,Khalid Mohammad Abdul Mohsin, Prepetour V.Oblifias, Raymond H. DeleonMore Than 15 YearsRemal Electric - Jose K. Lonappan, SakharamD. Dalvi, Yohanan JoyRawabi Holding Company - GurudevMandalFranks Rawabi - Faiz Ur RehmanMore Than 20 YearsRemal Electric - Abdul Elah AhmadiMore Than 25 YearsRawabi Trading & Contracting - JavedAhmed IqbalRawabi Holding Company - Hassan GaniAsanarukunju, Oyyoth RaveendranVolunteers who Helped OrganizeRawabi Service AppreciationAwards CeremonyAbdullah AlSayyed (LOGISTIC), MohammedHezam (RHC), Abdullah Shaaban(ABACORP), Charles Sampedro (RTC), CyrillConsuelo (RHC), Maii Mousa ( ABACORP), E.V. Nazeer (RHC), Elden Abunas (RUSS),Emad AlGhussaini (RHC), Fadel AlManasif(RHC), Ghada Hirzallah (RTC), Hammam Alsodani(ABACORP), Hedaya Al-Soqair (RHC),Hussein AlTuraifi (RTC), Kholoud Al-Sahly(ABACORP), Maher Al Ismail (RHC), MishaAbdullah (RHC), Mishal AlJuwaira (RemalTelecom), Raid AlReda(RHC), Rey Gindap(Rawabi Emec), Rolando Semson (RHC),Ronnie Medenilla (RHC), Nada Badghaish(RHC), Sami AlBouri (RHC), Ali AlBasha(RHC), Hassan AlMaddi (Remal Telecom),Alma AlSioufi (RHC), Mona AlDarabie (RHC),Maryam AlAmoudi (RHC), Maisa Belushi(RHC), Basma Bakhsh (RHC), Murali NRaman(RHC), Nada Badghaish (RHC), JamalAlSinan (ABACORP)Corporate SocialResponsibility3 rd Saudi British Society AlRawabi AwardsAlRawabi Saudi British Society Awards Ceremony was held in Londonfor the third year in a row last January 2009. The first awardthis year for making a significant contribution to promoting Saudi-British relations was presented to Mr. Michael Rice, who spent manyyears studying and specializing inthe Archaeology of the MiddleEast and has written several bookson this subject. The second awardrecipient was Mr. William Facey,who has contributed many yearsof his life creating and workingFrom Left: Sir Alan Munro, Mr. Facey, Sh.AlTurkion the development of severalhistoric museums in Saudi Arabia.Both gentlemen have spent manyyears contributing to advancingSaudi British affairs especially in the fields of history, archaeology,literature and publishing.The event was organized by the Saudi-British Society and was attendedby members of the society and many guests including RawabiHolding’s Board Members as well as HE Abdullah Al-Shaghrood,who attended on behalf of HRHPrince Mohammed bin Nawaf Al-Saud, Ambassador of the Kingdomof Saudi Arabia to the UnitedKingdom and Ireland.The Rawabi Awards reflect therole Saudi businessmen can playin strengthening ties betweenSaudi Arabia and other countriesFrom Left: Sir Alan Munro, Mr. Rice, Sh.AlTurkiRawabi Open DayCamping in the Dessert. March 5, 2009not just in terms of trade, but also in other areas such as culture,humanitarian work, sports, etc.For more information on AlRawabi Awards, please visit www.saudibritishsociety.org.uk/main/rh-awards.htmVolunteerism Convention -ASHARQIACHAMBERMohd Al Khaldi receiving the award from HRH the Governor of the Eastern ProvinceRawabi Holding Company was one of the Main Sponsors of the2009 Volunteerism Convention organized by Asharqia Chamber ofCommerce under the Patronage of HRH Prince Mohammed Bin FahadBin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Eastern Province. The convention,which took place on January 27 & 28, 2009 aimed to spread“social work and volunteerism” awareness and to also shift voluntarywork from being simple, unstructured individual efforts to amore structured and professionally managed activity.Mr. Mohammed Al Khaldi of Rawabi’s Government Relations Departmentattended the event and received the sponsorship appreciationaward on behalf of Rawabi Holding Company.4 Rawabi News | Jan-Mar 2009, Issue 18Rawabi News | Jan-Mar 2009, Issue 18 5

Rawabi Subsidiaries &Partners News14 th Annual Charity RunSh. AlTurki holding a starting gun at the beginning of the raceThe “14 th Annual Charity Run” was held onMarch 19 th , 2009 under the patronage ofHRH Prince MohammedBin Fahad Bin AbdulazizAl-Saud. Once again,Rawabi Holding Companywas one of the mainsponsors of the event.This year, more than10,000 runners fromdifferent age groupsincluding students, employeesof governmentand private institutions and many businessmenand VIPS participated in the run. Thisyear’s proceeds were contributed to fundingDomestic Violence Awareness.Several Rawabi employees participatedin the race including: Som Bahadur B.K.Ladies Open DayBeach TripMarch 5, 2009Contributed by Hedaya AlSoqair (HR Dept. RHC)On Thursday, the 5 th of March 2009, Rawabi femaleemployees were invited to an Open Day atAlTurki Chalet in Sunset Beach.The ladies enjoyed a relaxed and casual day(RHC), Dal Bahadur Nausari of RTF, JeromeCacho (RHC), Teknath Dhungana (RTC),Ganesh Kattel (RTC), GhanashaymPokharel (RHC),Rolando Samson Jr. (RHC),Prakash Shakya (RTF), KholMan Shrestha (RHC), andKhagendra Sodari (RHC).Dal Bahadur Nausari of RTFwon a Hyundai car duringthe raffles draw! We wouldlike to congratulate him forwinning the new car!The Charity Run was honored by the presenceof Mr. Suliman Al Thunayan, Mayor ofAlKhobar, who was there on behalf of theGovernor of the EasternProvince. Mr. AlThunayanstated that: “theAnnual Charity Runhas become the sportand charity front of theEastern Province of SaudiArabia. Residents ofthe Eastern Province arevery proud of the runespecially that it is the leading marathoncountry-wise.” He further stated that the:“support and active participation that thecharity run has received contributed to itsgreat success during the past 14 years.”Saudi Aramco President, Khaled Al Faleh,Mr. Khalid Al Falehwho participated in the race and the awardingceremony said: “the support this eventhas been receiving duringthe past 14 years reflectsthe active and importantrole of the Private Sector insocial responsibility. SaudiAramco is also aware of theimportance of its continuousand strong support tothe charity run.”Sh. Abdulaziz AlTurki, RawabiGroup Chairman, andthe Head of the Organizing Committee ofthe Annual Charity Run, considered thisyear’s race the most successful ever as thenumber of runners exceeded former years.“We thank all sponsors and supporters formaking this event happen and we thankAl-Khobar’s Mayor for his encouraging remarks,”AlTurki stated.where they got to know each other more andshare some laughs. A delicious BBQ lunch wasprepared followed by desserts and tea. As wonderfulas the whole day was, it was topped withthe ladies jokes and chatters which bridged gapsbetween all of them while they enjoyed gamesand music too.“My favorite part was the networking and gettingto meet people I work with but never see”commented Mariam AlShafei from ABACORP.“It was a nice idea to have an Open day for Rawabifemales. It was a good chance to get all thegirls together to enjoy some activities in the sun.It’ll be nice to have an Open Day more often,”said Ghada Hirzalla from RTC.“Thank you very much to Rawabi Holding andeveryone that chipped in and lent a hand in theOpen Day to make it as successful as it was” saidKifah Al-Abbas from RHC’s HR Department.We thank Rawabi for giving us the opportunity toenjoy this day and we look forward to planningmore Open Days in the near future!Rawabi Trading &Contracting (RTC),a fully owned subsidiaryof Rawabi HoldingCompany, recentlysigned a “5-year termCommitted Purchase Agreement” withSaudi Aramco Drilling and Chemicals PurchasingUnit for the supply of three typesof chemicals. The order includes the supplyof Potassium Formate solution in LiquidForm, Potassium Formate in free flowingsolid crystals form and Sodium Formate infree flowing granules form. These DrillingAdmixtures are manufactured and suppliedby RTC’s exclusive partners Perstorp SpecialtyChemicals AB, Sweden and NorbarMinerals, Norway. Rawabi EMEC, a jointventure company between Rawabi HoldingCompany and EMEC (Egyptian Mud-EngineeringCo) will handle all the logisticalsupport required to supply these chemicals.Rawabi Trading & Contracting recentlysigned a “5-year term CommittedPurchase Agreement” with Saudi AramcoDrilling and Chemicals Purchasing Unit forthe supply of Sunsweep Super Fiber, whichis used as a drilling hole cleaning agent. TheUS based FORTA Corporation, RTC’s exclusivepartner for Super Fibers, will manufactureand supply to Aramco these productson RTC’s behalf.Rawabi Trading and Contractingrecently signed a “5-year term CommittedPurchase Agreement” with Saudi AramcoDrilling and Chemicals Purchasing Unit forthe supply of Potato Starch, used as a DrillingMud Admixture, in free flowing coarsegranulated powder form. RTC’s exclusivepartners HAYTAK FZE, UAE, will supply theproduct on RTC’s behalf.American oil field services providerCUDD Pressure Control (CUDD),through its exclusive partner RTC, is movingahead strongly with Saudi Aramco’s threeyear Snubbing Services contract. CUDDwith RTC has recentlymanagedto assist SaudiAramco in restoringseveral criticalemergency shutdownson an Aramco contracted offshorejack-up rig. This high quality response hasincreased the confidence of Saudi Aramcooffshore drilling department in RTC and itshigh quality international partners.Rawabi Swiber,a 50-50 owned jointventure betweenRawabi Holding andSwiber Limited ofSingapore, has beenregistered in bothSaudi Aramco andKJO Contracting Departments as an approvedOffshore Engineering, Procurement,Construction, Installation and CommissioningContractor (EPCIC). We would like tocongratulate Rawabi Swiber on this importantmilestone.New Rawabi-Swiber, ENPPIConsortiumRawabi Swiber and Engineering for thePetroleum and Process Industries of Egypt(Enppi) along with Rawabi Trading andContracting are in the final stages of establishinga new consortium agreement thatwill create a major EPCIC Contractor capableof handling jobs valued at overUS $ 1 Billion. Mr. Ron Schakosky, GeneralManager of Rawabi Swiber and Eng. MohamedBabiker, RTC Projects Manager visitedENPPI in Cairo to finalize this importantagreement.The relationship between Rawabi and ENPPIis not a new one. A few years ago, Rawabiand ENPPI teamed up to successfully winKJO’s $ 80 Million Hout Crude Project on anEPC basis. Later, the two including Egypt’sPetrojet, teamed up again to successfullywin the $ 900 Million EPCIC FDP1 project.Rawabi Geoservices,a joint venturecompany owned byRawabi Holding Companyand France’s Geoservices,is pleasedto announce that Mr.Amayrt Crombez hasbeen appointed as its General Manager.Mr. Crombez, who holds a Master’s Degreein Mechanical Engineering, has substantialinternationaloperationalexperiencewhere he wasinvolved in themanagement ofseveral internationalGeoservices’operationsin countriesincluding:Côte d’Ivoire,Ghana, Tanzania,Congo, andCameroon.Amayrt CrombezWe take this opportunity to welcome Mr.Crombez to Rawabi Holding Group of Companiesand to wish him all the best with hisfuture challenges.6 Rawabi News | Jan-Mar 2009, Issue 18Rawabi News | Jan-Mar 2009, Issue 18 7

SportsRemal Team – First Runner Up of the 9 th UFSA Fiesta Conference CupJames Velasco- Remal ElectricRemal Team (representing Remal Electric and Remal Telecom) wasthe first runner-up of the 9 th United Filipino Sports Association(UFSA) Fiesta Conference Cup held at SADIP Villa 2nd IndustrialCity in Dammam which took place on December 26 th , 2008. Remalteam forcefully fought during the Championship match against theSIDCO team. Remal defeated the other 5 out of 7 teams who joinedthe tournament. Apart from winning second place, Remal won theBest in Uniform category during the opening ceremony.Remal Team was headed by Edgardo Armada as Team Coach andJerome dela Cruz as Team Manager. Team players included AlvinNasayao as Team Captain, Jimmy Atendido who bagged the MythicalTeam selection, James Velasco, Jun Camia, Freddie Celestial,Norman Velasco, Cyril Gerale, Jaylee Regulacion, Robert GantuancoJr., Ramon Sario, Jayson Nitura, Sonny Cardosa, Willie Aradanasand Arnold Baculo. The team was assisted by Roy Nasrallah and JoelGalinato of Remal Telecom.We wish Remal Team better luck next year!Best in Uniform won byRemal Team during theopening ceremony of thetournament.1st Runner up Trophy forthe Inter Company B Divisionwas awarded to RemalTeam.the University of the City of Manila. She hasworked for several years in the Philippinesas an Accountant. Her most recent experienceincluded working as an Internal Auditorin a Saudi based firm.Rodel Rimas Bautistahas joined RTC asan Administrative Assistant.Mr. Bautista holdsa Bachelor’s of Sciencedegree in Commercemajoring in Marketingfrom Colegio de SanJuan de Letran in the Philippines.Rawabi Industrial Support Serives(RISS)Melvin M. Parto hasjoined RISS as an ExecutiveSecretary. Mr. Partoholds a Bachelor’s ofLaw degree and also adegree in AB Economicsand has worked forseveral years in officeadministration and Human Resources.We would like to welcome new employeesand wish them all the best in futurechallenges!Abdullah Al Basri,son of Saeed Al Basriof ABACORP was bornMarch 20 th , 2009Mohammed AkramAl Attiah, son ofAkram Al Attiah, RHCGovernment RelationsAdministrator, was bornon March 9 th , 2009Zainab MuneerPalat, daughter of MuneerPalat of RHC GovernmentRelations Department,was born onMarch 23 rd , 2009Zainab Sarhan,daughter of Yousif Sarhan,NGNS V-Sat engineerwas born on September13th, 2008alty Medal Award for studying at IPSA fromPreparatory Grade until graduation. Upongraduation, Daniel has decided to pursue adegree in Electrical Engineering at MAPUAInstitute of Technology (MIT) in Manila, Philippines.Congratulations to Mr. Sumalabeand his family!CertificationMr. Mohammad AbidHanif, our Group SystemEngineer, has successfullycompleted the requirementsto be recognizedas a Microsoft CertifiedTechnology Specialist,Microsoft Windows Vista:Configuration. In thisoccasion, we would like to congratulate himand wish him all the best in his continuousefforts to develop himself and his career.Marriages• Many congratulations to Engr. Dina Salahof ABACORP on her wedding to Engr.Ahmed Ibrahim which took place on February20 th , 2009. We hope they share a joyousand prosperous life together!New EmployeesRawabi Holding CompanyGhaleb Adel AlGhoutani has joinedRawabi Holding Companyas Recruiting UnitHead. Mr. Al Ghoutaniholds a Bachelor’s ofBusiness Administrationdegree and has over 15years of experience working in Lebanon,the UAE and Saudi Arabia.Roy Ladiasan hasjoined Rawabi HoldingCompany as a Chief Accountant.Mr. Ladiasanhas a Bachelor’s ofScience in Accountingfrom Notre DameUniversity in the Philippinesand is a Certified Public Accountant.In 2006, he earned his second Bachelor’s ofScience degree majoring in Law.Miss May Mustafa Al Taki has joinedRawabi Holding Company as an InsuranceCoordinator. Miss Al Taki holds a diploma inBusiness Administration from the LebaneseAmerican University and has wide experienceworking in different fields includingSales and Administration.Miss Abeer M. Mushtaq has joinedRawabi Holding’s IT Department as a HelpDesk Coordinator. Miss Mishtaq holds aBachelor’s of Science in Computing fromthe University of Portsmouth, UK and a Diplomain Informatics.Next Generation Network Solutions(NGNS)Mohammed Altafhas joined as FinanceManager. Mr. Altaf hasa strong record of accomplishmentsspanningover twelve years.He holds a Master’s ofCommerce degree anda PG Diploma in IT &Computerized Accounting and is currentlypursuing an ACCA from the Association ofChartered Certified Accountants, UK.Rawabi Trading & Contracting(RTC)Mrs. Sheila Desepeda has joined RTCas a Senior Accountant. Mrs. Desepedaholds a Bachelor’s of Business Administrationdegree majoring in Accountancy fromEmployeesNewsNew Babies!Ali Al-Muslim, sonof Hussein Al-Muslimof ABACORP was bornJanuary 10 th , 2009Joud Sami Al-Bori,daughter of Sami Al Boriof RHC HR Departmentwas born February 2 nd ,2009GraduationAbdulla Burashed,son of Ali Burashed,NGNS V-Sat engineerwas born on February23 rd , 2009Asmahan Turki BinMahfouz, daughterof Turki Bin Mahfouz ofRawabi Industrial SupportServices was bornon December 12 th , 2008Danny Sumalabe ofRHC’s Treasury Departmenthas celebrated thegraduation of his eldestson Daniel from the InternationalPhilippinesSchool in Al Khobar(IPSA) in March 2009.Daniel received a Loy-• Engineer in training Mr. Expedito EspieSualog of Rawabi Corrosion TechnologyCompany recently ‘tied the knot’ in the Philippines.Espie and his new wife Gretchenwill make their home in Metro Manila. Wewish the couple good health and happinessin their future together!10 Rawabi News | Jan-Mar 2009, Issue 18Rawabi News | Jan-Mar 2009, Issue 18 11