Annual - Aramex
Annual - Aramex
Annual - Aramex
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and our support of the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture are among<br />
the programs we embarked upon in 2008.<br />
We have also expanded our community outreach and youth<br />
empowerment activities through Ruwwad, Entrepreneurs for<br />
Development, a region-wide Corporate Social Responsibility<br />
initiative that focuses on offering better education and employment<br />
opportunities to underprivileged youth through creative schemes<br />
that focus on activism, volunteerism, and entrepreneurship.<br />
Ruwwad, which commenced in East Amman, now includes the<br />
north and south of Jordan and a community in Cairo, Egypt. Plans<br />
for Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine are already underway.<br />
Promoting excellence in research and nurturing the region's<br />
intellectual capital are also part of <strong>Aramex</strong>’s push in the education<br />
field. We are providing, over a four-year period, a scholarship fund<br />
to Middle Eastern scholars participating in the Middle East Studies<br />
Association Conference and sponsoring the Best Student Prize Paper.<br />
Needless to say, we are very grateful that our community recognizes<br />
such efforts. In 2008, <strong>Aramex</strong> received The Environmental Green<br />
Apple Award, The Supply Chain and Transport Awards (SCATA)<br />
for outstanding achievements in Third Party Logistics (3PL) and<br />
Corporate Social Responsibility, and Arabian Business Magazine’s<br />
<strong>Annual</strong><br />
Report 2008<br />
“Businessman of the Year” award which honoured Fadi Ghandour,<br />
the founder and CEO of <strong>Aramex</strong>.<br />
On the regional expansion front, <strong>Aramex</strong> inaugurated a 20,000 sqm<br />
state-of-the-art facility at the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai that is<br />
wholly dedicated to InfoFort, the leading records management<br />
company in the Middle East.<br />
Franchising has proven to be another successful strategy in<br />
boosting <strong>Aramex</strong>’s geographic reach, We are setting up a franchise<br />
support program that will allow young businesses in Georgia,<br />
Ghana, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, and Mauritius to realize their<br />
entrepreneurial ambitions. At the same time, we are looking for<br />
prospects in Africa and Eastern Europe.<br />
Clearly, without the support of our people, <strong>Aramex</strong>’s ambitions<br />
would still be the stuff of dreams. We thank you for your continuous<br />
support and your confidence in this company and its vision.<br />
Abdullah Al Mazroui Fadi Ghandour<br />
Chairman Founder and CEO<br />
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