GEC Media gives away top business transformation awards at gala night

Organised by GEC Media Group, the 6th edition of the GEC Awards roared its way to a houseful theatre as over 230 stalwarts, veterans and leaders from the IT industry walked the red carpet on 1st October at The Rixos Premium JBR. Over the years, the GEC Awards 2019 has emerged as one of the most pivotal recognition in the industry that felicitates the achievements of the IT solution and service providers in the Middle East and Africa region. This year the GEC Awards committee received over 246 nominations in 72 categories, out of which 64 companies emerged as winners.

The event, held in Bollywood theme, was indeed a star-studded affair. The opening keynote was done by Haidi Nossair, Marketing Director MERAT followed by a market intelligence keynote by CONTEXT that was addressed by Timothy Davies and Guruvan.

The sponsors and partners of the 2019 edition were; Dell Technologies, Veritas, Bulwark Technologies, A10 Networks, Finesse, Rittal, Kingston Technologies, Talariax and Context.

“As we celebrate the sixth anniversary of The GEC Awards, GEC Media Group are also unveiling our new brand identity – Committed. Passionate. Responsible. GEC’s vision 2023 is also aimed at walking towards rekindling these key words in whatever products and solutions we bring to the market and pioneering the motto of One Voice, One Industry,” said Ronak Samantaray, CEO, GEC Media Group.

“This year we are celebrating 6th year of The GEC Awards. Over the years, the awards have been recognized as one of the most benchmark events in the region. This year we felicitated 64 companies for their outstanding merit in imbibing the ‘change’ culture in enterprises and fearless transformation. We are also thankful to our valued sponsors and partners for their extended support” said Anushree Dixit, Editor at GEC Media Group.

Going by the tradition, the GEC Awards 2019 also crowned its Hero and Heroine. Samer Semaan of Pure Storage and Sahiqa Bennett of Searchie were the best dressed at the event.

The gala night was also attended by dignitaries that included; Col. Saeed Al Hajri, Director of Cybercrime Dept of Dubai Police, Captain Abdullah Al Shehhi, Deputy Director of Cybercrime Department, Dubai Police; Hamad Khalifa, Head of Telecom Division, Infrastructure Department ; Ahmed Abdulsamad Al Hammadi, Director IT,  Abu Dhabi Municipality; Dr.Esam AlFalasi, Director IT, Ministry of Economy amongst others.

The winners of 2019 are;