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Asia Pacific & Middle East
RAK Ceramics supports its growth strategy with two senior appointments to its
management team
Dubai, UAE – RAK Ceramics has announced the appointment of two new
senior members to its management team in the UAE. These new senior
hires are in line with RAK Ceramics’ commitment to strengthening its
management team by hiring top talent from the global industry.
The two new senior appointments are Stefan Schmied and Raaqib
Mutvalli. Stefan Schmied has been appointed as the President of Tiles
and Sanitary ware at RAK Ceramics and brings to the business a wealth
of industry experience. In his new role, he will be responsible for the
sales and marketing of tiles and sanitary ware products both regionally
and internationally. Prior to RAK Ceramics, Stefan held several key
management roles within Geberit, one of the most successful and
renowned brands in the sanitary industry, as Managing Director for the
business in South East and North East Asia, based in Singapore. Before
this, he was Managing Director for the Gulf Region within the firm; based
Raaqib Mutvalli
Stefan Schmied
in Dubai with responsibility for the growth of the Middle East and Africa business. Stefan started his career at Roland Berger Strategy
Consultants where he was responsible for numerous international assignments focusing on restructuring, turnaround, M&A, PMI
and Corporate/Business Strategy across different industries.
Raaqib Mutvalli has been appointed as the Head of the Performance Management Office at RAK Ceramics and will be working
closely with the leadership team to drive key projects, which will enable the business to achieve its 2017 vision. Raaqib joins RAK
Ceramics after spending his entire career as a Management Consultant, most recently with PwC Consulting in the UK where he
advised Fortune 500 companies on how to make sustainable improvements to their organizations and implement cross-functional
changes in leading companies.
Abdallah Massaad, Chief Executive Officer of RAK Ceramics said: “As a global brand, we continue to take actions to ensure
that we have the resources in place to support our new corporate strategy. These appointments underpin our commitment to
strengthening our organisational and management activities. Stefan and Raaqib join RAK Ceramics at a key point in our on-going
growth and I look forward to their valuable input in their respective roles.”
KONE wins order for Sengkang General and Community Hospitals
Singapore – KONE has won an order to supply elevators and
escalators to Sengkang General and Community Hospitals. Upon
its completion, the 1,400-bed integrated hospital development will
bring holistic, multi-disciplinary and patient-centric care to meet
the healthcare needs of the residents in northeast Singapore.
KONE will be installing energy-efficient KONE MiniSpace
elevators, KONE S MonoSpace® machine room-less elevators,
KONE TranSys elevators, KONE TravelMaster 110 escalators and
dumbwaiter elevators from an external source.
All elevators and escalators will be linked up by KONE E-Link
monitoring solution with remote management capabilities. KONE
E-Link provides real-time status updates of the equipment
performance and Artist’s impression of the Sengkang General Hospital in Singapore.
facilitates rapid
resolution deployment to ensure operational quality. In addition, some elevators will
be equipped to interface with Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV), ensuring smooth
and on-time delivery for meals, documents, etc.
“We are delighted to be awarded the contract for this new development. As
an insightful organization, we were able to understand the end-user requirements
in a medical segment and provide the right kind of solutions,” said Neeraj Sharma,
Executive Vice President for KONE Asia Pacific and Middle East. “KONE’s people flow
planning expertise will enable patients, hospital staff, and visitors to move smoothly
Mr Neeraj Sharma
and safely within the hospital,” he added.
20 Southeast Asia Building MAY-JUNE 2015