The Kanoo Group successfully concludes the 21st blood donation campaign

Dubai, UAE: As part of its ongoing commitment to promote a culture of social responsibility and to support government initiatives, The Kanoo Group once again concluded a successful blood donation campaign, in partnership with Dubai Blood Donation Center – Latifa Hospital, on 23^rd January 2020.

Held at The Kanoo Group premises in Karama, Dubai, the 21^st blood donation campaign drew the participation of 99 registered donations from staff and members of The Kanoo Group. The day-long campaign resulted in 75 successful donors after the standard screening.

Ms Maha Kanoo, Head of HR and Marketing–The Kanoo Group (UAE & Oman), said, “We are honoured to be supporting this yearly cause at The Kanoo Group which promotes the values of unity among our employees as responsible members of our society. It also raises community awareness about the importance of blood donation and its role in saving many lives.”

“Through this initiative, we achieve aligned goals with the government to help patients with thalassemia, anaemia, accident sufferers, and other illnesses, as well as support government hospital blood banks in providing a safe and adequate supply of blood,” she added.

On the recently concluded campaign, Mr Ali Islim, Marketing Manager (UAE & Oman), said, “Special thanks to every blood donor. Your donations make a big difference in the lives of many patients. Because of your generosity, lives will be saved.”

“We are grateful to the Management mainly to Ms Maha Kanoo and Mr Fahad Kanoo for their support in again making this initiative possible; to our team (Marketing) for organising the event and Property and HR teams for their support, and to everyone at The Kanoo Group who continuously believe in this great cause.”

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“We hope that you continue to be a part of this regular important event, and we hope that our numbers increase as we move to the next. Together, we can make a difference,” he concluded.

The Kanoo Group lastly gave tokens of appreciation to all contributors of the blood donation campaign–a customised watch with The Kanoo Group emblem, which was generally well-received by employees.

Below is the list of registered donations from The Kanoo Group’s 21^st Blood Campaign:

1	Syed Azhar Syed Abdul Gaffar
2	Mohamed Haji Nawaskhan Abdul Kareem
3	Abdul Haseeb Butt Abdul Latif
4	Mohammed Ismail Saleh Alahwal
5	Mohamed Halik Allah Bash
6	Rahmatullah Ansari
7	Noufal Chirayil Ashraf
8	Hemanth Kumar Gopal Attavar
9	Andresita Fernandez AUAYANG
10	Vivek Pottekkat Balakrishnan
11	Abdulkadir Abdulhusen Bandukwala
12	Raheem Baba Bekur
13	Ram Chandra Bhattarai
14	Ganesh Bhusal
15	Bernadeth Coloma Bolalin
16	Cynthia Reena Cardoza
17	Sarachandra Chandran
18	Claire Anne Maramag Concepcion
19	Carol Odono Danila
20	Liyanage Dilki Dushani De Silva
21	Pooja Devnani Prakash Devnani
22	Clement Dsouza
23	Saji Pathayil Abraham Eapen Abraham
24	Sreeraman Ganapathy
25	Lal Bux Ghanghro
26	Lijo Gilbert
27	Melissa Gonsalves
28	Malien Asanka Halangoda
29	Dinesh Diwakar Hegde
30	Mir Nofil Manzoor Manzoor Hussain
31	Mohamed Fazmin Hussain
32	Mudassar Farooq Farooq I Azam
33	Shafiullah Mohamed Ibrahim
34	Shoaib Iqbal
35	Anas Bin Rafat Rafat Islam Usmani
36	Renjith Valliayyathu John
37	Hegde Rajesh Keshav K Keshav Hegde
38	Ramesh Varakkoth Kalliatan
39	Khem Bahadur Karki
40	Abrar Ahmed Khan
41	Balaram Khuntia
42	Premanath Mohan Kotian
43	Venkatesan Kayathur Krishnaswamy
44	CHAITNYA KUMAR
45	Jacob Poikayil Kunjappan
46	Sundar Liwang
47	Joy Sayson De Los Santos
48	Ismail Kather Maideen
49	Eddy Ndungu Makara
50	Abishek Manikandan
51	Shine Mathew Charuvil Mathai Mathew
52	Assaad Mawad
53	Asma Begum Adil Miah
54	Mohamed Nuski Arafath Mohamed Akram
55	Mudassir Adeel Mohammad
56	Muhammad Faraz Alam Khan Muhammad Ayaz
57	Muhammad Umair Awan Muhammad Ilyas Awan
58	Muhammed Faraj Muhammed Nissam
59	Rafaz Mulla
60	Waqar Ahmed Syed Munir Ul Hassan Zaidi
61	Umeshkumar Kaithaparambu Muralidharan
62	Ajaruddeen Pyati Nabisab
63	Irfan Abdul Latif Naik
64	Pyaliliston Olivera
65	Mohamed Atef Kamel Omar
66	Aydell Tiangco Padua
67	Haris Notti Parambath
68	Rijesh Paravante Parambath
69	Narayanan Ayakkad Parasuram
70	Telge Chatura Piyamantha Peiris
71	Benita Bruno Pereira
72	Prasanth Pozhath Manghat
73	Shaju Nelliparambil Prakasan
74	Mansoor Pullat
75	Lini Bachu Mathew Purammattam Lalu Joseph
76	Arun Samandan Puthiyadam
77	Tennangara Patabadige Virosh Rehan Perera
78	Melbon Layga Remoblas
79	Valentino Victorino Reyes
80	Fides Tiongson San Diego
81	Mahlon Aaron Satkunam
82	Bahaa Shahab El Deen
83	Kashimsab Shaikh
84	Rahul Sharma
85	Girisha Siddappa Siddappa S
86	Katukurundage Duminda Prasad Silva
87	Jacklyn Espadon Sobria
88	Syed Nayeemullah Syed Arab
89	Abdul Rasheed Thanikkad
90	Sandra Magdalene Thuring
91	Saleem Vayappurath
92	Shaju Vijayan
93	Rejeesh Kuppisserichira Vijayappan
94	Mae Angelique Cana Villarante
95	Neena Xavier
96	Tito Thomas Younan
97	Mohammed Ibrahim Liakhat Ali Yousuff
98	Jaber Abdallah Mohamad Zanda

99	Assaad Mawad

See also: The Kanoo Group hosts the 20th Kanoo Blood Donation Drive

The Kanoo Group bags nomination for Best Employer Brand at the 2019 LinkedIn awards

Dubai, UAE: The Kanoo Group, one of the largest family-owned conglomerates in the region established in 1890, was shortlisted as a nominee for “Best Employer Brand – 500 to 1000 employees” as one of the top employer brands in the region at the recently held LinkedIn MENA Talent Awards.

The prestigious award is a culmination of efforts of The Kanoo Group’s Marketing Team in adapting to the ever-changing social media and technology landscape when it comes to the field of employer branding and marketing.

LinkedIn, one the world’s biggest professional networking platforms, recognised and awarded The Kanoo Group as one of the sought-after employers across the MENA for its strong brand reputation through effective use of marketing communications in building talent, inclusion and diversity for employee engagement.

Ms. Maha Kanoo, General Manager for Admin, HR & Marketing (UAE & Oman) said, “Employer branding is the main key in attracting and engaging qualified job seekers. The success of this award lies in aligning employer brand with our corporate brand and business core values.”

Mr. Ali Islim, Marketing Manager (UAE & Oman) added, “While we manage the branding and marketing efforts across our social platforms, our strong employee experience on LinkedIn is mainly because of the support of the Management, as well as employees and followers who continue to engage (share, like and comment) on our page. We would like to thank you all for making this award possible.”

“I would like to commend my team for excellent work, Ramesh Varakkoth for the creative and designs, and Michelle Verzola for content and social media management, as well as Sundar Liwang for overall marketing assistance efforts.”

According to LinkedIn, the Best Employer Brand is powered by insights and driven by data, such as based on the number of followers and member engagement, as well as the frequency of posts on the LinkedIn page.

The Kanoo Group also won the “Best Talent Acquisition Team – Other MENA Countries” for two consecutive years at the LinkedIn MENA Talent Awards led by HR Talent Acquisition Team.

Mr. Mishal Kanoo, Chairman (UAE & Oman) and Mr. Fahad Kanoo, CEO (UAE & Oman) also expressed their warmest congratulations to the whole teams (Marketing & HR) for their achievement and well-deserved success.

See also: The Kanoo Group hosts the 20th Kanoo Blood Donation Drive

Kanoo Shipping South Africa handles first of this year’s flights to Antarctica

Kanoo Shipping is handling the first of this year's flights, the ‘Dassault Falcon 7X’, supporting various Antarctic Research bases. The operation is based in Cape Town which is the preferred gateway for the DROMLAN community. The season runs from November 2019 to February 2020.

Kanoo Shipping ̶ South Africa which assists a number national bases in Antarctica have commenced their Antarctic season and provides a range of services to support these bases, including logistics support for 10-12 flights & ship agency services for the general cargo vessel that sails to the ice shelf each year. 

The said gateway, the DROMLAN (Dronning Maud Land Air Network Project), is a coordinated project between 11 countries with bases in Queen Maud Land (Norwegian: Dronning Maud Land) to create a coordinated logistics service to reduce costs. These countries are South Africa, Belgium, Finland, Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Jonathan Bygrave, CEO, Kanoo Shipping said, “It is not often that a humble ship agent can claim to be the first on a continent ̶ although we were in our region, we have been around since 1890... But Kanoo Shipping has put in a claim following the handling of the first of this year's flights (Dassault Falcon 7X) supporting various Antarctic Research bases.”

“We have developed a great relationship with many of the Polar Research Organisations worldwide to support both their flights/personnel and equipment as well as their vessels through our Kanoo Shipping ̶ South Africa operation based in Cape Town. I would like to commend Jonathan Millar and the Kanoo CT Team for yet another Kanoo first... The world is no longer big enough!” he expressed.

A member of The Kanoo Group, Kanoo Shipping is the largest regional shipping agency in the Middle East which operates in 20 countries and all principal ports and offshore tanker loading terminals around the Arabian Peninsula, including Iraq and handles 20,000 ship calls every year through its professional network.

See also: Kanoo Shipping conducts 2019 regional meeting in Dubai

The Kanoo Group celebrates the 49th Oman National Day

Muscat, Oman: The Kanoo Group celebrated the 49^th Oman National Day held on 18^th November 2019 at its head office in Azaiba, Muscat. It was attended by employees from Kanoo Shipping Muscat branch, as well as from the Accounts, HR, and Administration departments.  

On the auspicious occasion, Oman Nationals and Expats alike came together for a banquet meal with a festive spirit, while exchanging pleasantries and National Day greetings to commemorate the country's independence. It was followed by a cake-cutting ceremony led by Mr Janaka Hewage (Shipping Manager), Mr Vijay Shankar (Accounts Manager) and Mr Mustafa Mohamed (HR & Administration Manager).

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The entire office was adorned with miniature flags and tricolour decorations signifying the colours of the Oman flag (red, white and green) to mark the celebration.

The 49^th Oman National Day was the start of a two-day break, as 19^th November was also declared a public holiday to mark the 79^th birthday of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

See also: The Kanoo Group celebrates Oman National Day

Muscat, Oman: The Kanoo Group celebrated the 49th Oman National Day held on 18th November 2019 at its head office in Azaiba, Muscat. READ MORE: https://t.co/P1yTIIu7yq#omannationalday #Oman #thekanoogroup #nationalday pic.twitter.com/BAm97Cpxps

— The Kanoo Group (@KanooMarketing) December 5, 2019

The Kanoo Group wins LinkedIn MENA Awards for Best Talent Acquisition Team and finalist in Best Employer Brand

[left to right: Mr. Mohammad Tariq, Ms. Amna Al Mheiri and Ms. Fatna Jabeur]

The Kanoo Group's Talent Acquisition Team receives the awards for Best Talent Acquisition Team and 
finalist in Best Employer Brand at the LinkedIn MENA Awards 2019

Dubai, UAE: The Kanoo Group, one of the longest-running, family-owned conglomerates in the region won the“Best Talent Acquisition Team – Other MENA Countries” and nominated as a finalist in the “Best Employer Brand – 500 to 1000 employees” at the 2019 LinkedIn MENA Talent Awards.

The 5^th Edition of MENA Talent Awards was held at the Four Seasons Resort in Jumeirah, Dubai on 20^th November 2019 under the theme, “The Future of Talent” with the presence of the UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Omar bin Sultan Al Olama.

The award was received on behalf of The Kanoo Group’s HR Talent Acquisition Team led by Ms. Amna Al Mheiri, Group Talent Acquisition Manager together with Mr. Mohammad Tariq, HR Manager (UAE & Oman), and Ms. Fatna Jabeur, Associate Manager Talent Acquisition.

Mr. Mishal Kanoo, Chairman (UAE & Oman) and Ms. Maha Kanoo, GM, HR & Administration (UAE & Oman) congratulated the team behind the success and wished them all the best in their future endeavors.

Mr. Fahad Kanoo, CEO (UAE & Oman) also expressed, “Now I am very confident that we don’t have to engage with any outsource recruitment agencies as our HR Talent Acquisition team is fully capable of handling the recruitment needs of the whole Group globally.”

The Kanoo Group (UAE & Oman) is one of the few companies that have been recently nominated as a Finalist for more than one category. For the second consecutive year, it also won the same category for Best Talent Acquisition Team – Other MENA Countries.

Commenting on the most recent achievement, Ms. Amna Al Mheiri said, “We are honored to win such prestigious award and nominations which is a moment of pride for all of us here at The Kanoo Group. I would like to commend the HR Talent Acquisition team for hard and stunning work. This is a testament to our efforts in driving to be the best in what we do.”

  

“Challenge is a way of life as the Team caters to almost 6 -7 diverse streams of business across the regions, but overcoming these challenges by finding the right & positive solutions is what sets us apart from others. Well done team!”

Mr. Mohammad Tariq added, “Almost 98-99% of all our vacancies are now being sourced internally by the team without engaging with any external agencies and this cost-effective solution is setting a precedent for the future.”

The MENA Talent Awards is a celebration of the success of leading companies in the Middle East and North Africa in the talent and employer branding space. This year’s event was attended by over 1,000 prestigious, private and public companies from various sectors.

LinkedIn is the world’s largest and most popular professional networking site. The MENA Talent Awards recognizes different ways in which businesses generate competitive advantage by leveraging the LinkedIn platform.

See also: The Kanoo Group wins LinkedIn's 2018 Best Talent Acquisition Team in MENA

It said that the criteria for the judging approach are powered by insights and driven by data. The LinkedIn Insights teams analyze relevant LinkedIn metrics to identify the organizations creating the most impactful and engaging employer brands, which build powerful learning cultures to future-proof their strategy, and which access the skills they need through top-performing talent acquisition teams and social recruiters.

The entire Talent Acquisition Team posed with Mr. Fahad Kanoo, CEO - UAE & Oman (3rd left) at The Kanoo Group Headquarters in Dubai for winning top accolades at the recent  LinkedIn MENA Talent Awards