The Rise of

Qatar
Regional Reach
Joining hands and

building bridges to Italy

Bringing future technology to Qatar

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3/10/09 10:42:01 AM

 The Emirates Post Ofce has awarded us (their

accredited designer and contractor for the past
3 years), three new projects for total interior tout solutions at their Headquarters, Al Riqqa &
Al Wahda branches across the region.

We topped sales as Middle East Distributors for

Eiki Multimedia Projectors.
We are supplying and installing 233 Digital
Photocopiers for the Ministry of Education, Qatar
University & Ministry of Interior.

Even during the height of road closures in Qatar

our doors were open, as always. The main access
route to Salam Plaza is open once again and our
customers can come to us and leave happy.
Among our new offerings: Lanvin made to
measure outts!
We have also delighted our customers by giving
them a larger than ever Ladies shoes and bag
area at The Mall.

Weve won a huge contract from Salam Studio

and Stores Wa Showroom for loose furniture
for more than 10000 m2.
Our work at the Palm Jumeira Villas, Golden
Crest Tower, Jafza Tower in Jabal Ali free zone
& Emaars Riyadh branch continues.

Construction Division:
We are supplying Chemical Anchors for the
Dubai Marina Mall, Hotel & Residences project.
We are also supplying a xing system for
aluminium curtain walling for 3 tower projects
in Dubai; Sky Gardens, Emirates Crown & Burj
Dubai Lake Hotel.
Water Treatment Division:
We have been appointed by Pentair Water
(Europe) as their Product Exclusive Dealer for
the newly-introduced Siata Deionization valves
& controls.

We bagged a huge ERP order from Lekhwiya

(Internal Security Forces), resulting from our
successful series of other ERP orders & projects
completed previously for the government.
Now our hit rate within the ERP market is 4:5
compared to our 2003 hit-rate of 1:5.
We closed our 4th order in a row with Al Jazeera
Satellite Channel for Networking & Security
Solutions. The order was won against stiff
competition.
We also won the largest single order weve
received from QTEL in the last 3 years for a total
solution for Q-TEL ISP. This win positions us as
the main supplier for all QTEL ISPs for the next 5
years !!!
We are supplying Mowasalat with more than
2,000 radio Tetra units in a large deal. The Tetra
radios will be installed in all current transport
solutions of Mowasalat.
Finally we cemented a long term relationship
with the Ministry of Interior (MOI) by winning a
large order for the supply, installation, acquisition
and implementation of a Police Investigation
and Criminal Case History system (PICCH). The
system will serve the whole of Qatar and will be
the heart of the MOI for the next 10 years.

We won the contract for the supply & installation

of the water treatment systems for the Canadian
Hospital Dubai.
Weve also been nominated to undertake the
supply of the desalination system for the Dubai
Sports City project.
We supplied and installed 3 water treatment
systems, for Busco Aluminium Sharjah, Alumco
Dubai and Techno-glass Jordan.

We are in our new ofce now. Since November

2006 weve been at the MANA Building in Suhaim
Bin Hamad Street, right next to Chilis Restaurant.
You can nd us on the 6th Floor in Unit No. 14.

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Among the substantial contracts we won this

quarter are orders from Kahramaa for the
supply of 6 way free standing feeder pillars, Oil
cooler seamless tubes for QNCC, and the supply,
supervision, installation and commissioning of
Busduct systems for Electrical Refrigerating
Engineering Co. & PT Adhikarya, as well as
supplying Demag Double Girder Cranes &
Accessories for Degremont in Qatar.

We have provided Aghani TV, a 24 hour Arabic

music channel, a Sea Change Server and Etere
Automation together with a Harris Inscriber for
SMS & MMS.
We also won a contract from Ten Sports to
upgrade their storage system, which we provided
to them in 2001.
The Tourism & Real Estate Channel, Al Aqariya,
got a Vizrt ticker system through us in a
signicant contract for an on-air graphics and
SMS system.

COVER STORY
We are agents now for Senetica Italy, a premier
furniture company.
Weve already won solid orders to supply large
clients in the likes of Texas A & M University,
State Audit Bureau, Qatar Shell & HMC.

Bechtel qualied us to supply Low Voltage

switchgear for the New Doha International
Airport. Weve also received purchase orders
for Medium Voltage & Main LV panels, and look
forward to receiving orders for MCC panels too!

The rise of Qatar. It is the story

on everyones mind. The country
is growing, changing, booming.
In a land that is blazing into the
future, there are many players
behind the scenes who help
make things happen. At SIIL, we
are proud that we too have had a
hand in enabling Qatars rise. For
this editions cover story we have
more than one feature. When
you ip through the pages you
will see weve highlighted a few
aspects of our wide and various
work. Work that bears the mark
of our hand in Qatars rise.

3/10/09 10:42:04 AM

5 Years

and Going Strong

On November 26, 2006 our 4U turned
5 at the City Center branch and to
celebrate they gave gifts to others!!!
The fortunate walked away with the
nest products and services
that 4U is renowned for. There
were vouchers for 12 sessions
of
make-up
application,
vouchers for 12 sessions of
facial treatment, hampers of
perfume and a bath line worth
QR 1000 and a grand prize
of a gift voucher from 4U worth QR
2500!!! The celebrations ended with
a grand prize draw.
Listen to Camelia Georgescu, the
4U Store Manager: 4U is one of

our store concepts that specialises

in brand name fragrances and
cosmetics, from the worlds leading
perfumeries and cosmetic houses,
in a world-class atmosphere
matched with exceptional
service.
Our
products
truly match our discerning
customers tastes. Having
said that though, let me also
say this; as a team we thrive
on continually evolving ways
to exceed our service standards and
what we offer.
The New Year is for new experiences.
So if you havent walked into 4U yet,
why not check it out?

Congratulations 4U!

Think
Think Omnix / Think STS!
We have delightful news! Now, when
you turn on the Al Jazeera Sports
Channel, you will see our work right
there, day after day, on the integrated
video wall backdrop.

pleases us greatly because we have

made the brand Barco synonymous
with Video Wall solutions, and we
have enjoyed substantial contracts in
return.

We have been able to prove our

capability in Qatar and the world
over. We have over 4 international
Al Jazeera sites under our belt,
and others at DAGOC, College of
North Atlantic and Hamad Medical
Corporation just to mention a few. It

Did we have to work hard? You bet.

But heres the good news we wiped
out the competition. Does that mean
we are sitting back and relaxing? No
way!
The Omnix/STS team.

Regional

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Heres news from our corner of SIIL.

Some of you might know that our
Construction Division had strategy
to expand regionally. And you know
what? We have!

We also successfully completed

installation & commissioning work
of a water ltration system for two
villas belonging to His Highness the
President of the UAE, in Morocco.

Weve secured 2 considerable orders;

one from the Texas A & M University
College of Engineering campus in
Qatar Foundation and the other for
a large industrial Ethylene plant in
Kuwait.

Just wanted to touch base with all

of you and tell everybody we are
enjoying our work!
The SEN UAE crew

NEWS

Hello Family!

3/10/09 10:42:07 AM

Redesigned,

Enhanced and back!

We are proud to announce to the rest
of the family that our new, redesigned
and enhanced website is live!
Checked us out yet? You will notice
that we have several new online
features. New and returning surfers
will see that, as always, SIIL is
living out its commitment to provide
superior services to our stakeholders
and community. As we recognize
todays need for increasingly eenabled services, we are treating
our surfers to improved eCommerce
functionalities in the likes of offering
direct access to Doha Stock Market
quotes.
Our new Investor Relations section,
has given our shareholders their own
dedicated area on the site, covering
any and every question that is likely
to spring up in their minds! The

nancial information related to the

company has also been placed online
for quick reference and efcient
dissemination.
Information on our business sectors
of Energy and Industry, Construction
and
Development,
Technology
and Communications, Luxury and
Consumer Products, Investments
and Real Estate has been placed
online in separate segments focusing
on each sector.
As an organization who is parent to
more than 20 subsidiary companies,
we are thrilled that the fresh look and
feel of the new site enables a pleasant
surng experience, which carries
news highlights and information,
enhanced by an efcient navigation
structure and tasteful design.

www.salaminternational.com Go ahead. Just click it!

Top Note
on top in Oman
Top Note has been on the tip of ones
tongue as a popular cosmetics chain
brand with outlets in Oman, Qatar
and the UAE. Thats why they opened
their fourth successive outlet in
Seeb Lulu Hypermarket El Burj, at a
ceremony ofciated by H.E. Juma Bin
Ali Bin Juma, Minister of Manpower,
Sultanate of Oman.
The new Top Note on the rst oor
of the new Lulu Hypermarket at El
Burj, Seeb, was built on the success
of three Top Notes outlets at Lulu
Hypermarkets Ghubra, Darseit and
Sohar.

in Oman
and further expansions
are in the pipeline for 2007.

More new Top Note outlets are

planned to open at different locations

Your brothers, sisters, cousins at

SIIL

Congratulations Top Note! We

celebrate your growth with you!!

NEWS

English
Channel
Shatters
Records

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In the last edition of our newsletter

we told you how our SMC helps Al
Jazeera deliver the news in English
to London, Doha and Kuala Lampur.
Now take a look at these gures.
When this rst global high denition
television network launched they
had a target of reaching 40 million
households.
Want to guess how many households
theyve actually reached? 80 Million!!! Al Jazeeras English channel
is now one of the three biggest global
language 24 hour news channels.
Its so good to see our clients set such
phenomenal records and to know we
had a part to play in it.
The SMC Crew

3/10/09 10:42:13 AM

Bringing Future
Technology to Qatar
Someones got to do it!
Few were surprised when Omnix,
the leading IT system integrator and
Autodesks main Authorized Dealer
for more than 14
years, arranged a
Technical Seminar
at the Marriott Hotel,
marking the launch
of Autodesk 2007
products with a
special focus on the
new
Engineering
Software AutoCAD
2007, Architectural
Desktop and 3D Viz.
Thats because the 100+ engineers
and architects who attended the
seminar and others in the industry

count on us, to usher in the best

available resources in the world.
Not
only
did
we
showcase
Autodesk 2007,
our
specialists
gave
detailed
presentations and
demonstrated
product features.
You can get a sense
of how the industry
counts on us by the
simple fact that
we received many requests asking
us to get into the Services Business
aspect in the industry and introduce

a Professional CAD Service Center,

which the local market lacks.
Those who attended included people
from various sectors including
Contracting, Oil & Gas, Education
and Utilities. If you want names; QP,
QAPCO, QASCO, QAFCO, RasGAS,
QatarGAS, plus other government

Winning is our

Magical

We are thrilled that our Lancome

Team won not just one but two awards
at the Lancome Marketing Conference in Dubai on 29th October 2006.
We walked away with the awards for
the Best Wholesale Progression 2006
in the Middle East and the Best Retail
Ranking 2006 in the Middle East. Are
we delighted or what?!

Remember the fancy graphic features you enjoyed on Al Jazeeras

Sports Channel during the Asian
Games for instance? Tilting images
of the athletes on the screen, views
from unusual angles of your favourite sports event...Well, at SMC we
considered it our job to make sure
you were kept entertained with the
best graphic systems in the world.
So thats our technology you see on
Al Jazeera Sports.

Your friends & family at Salam

Studio and Stores
Congratulations SSS! We are proud
of you!

agencies like Ashghal, Planning,

the Ministry of Municipal Affairs &
Agriculture along with more than
20 other international contracting
companies such as Bechtel, Halcrow,
M&Z, just to mention a few.
The Omnix Clan

Good to know SMC!

We never expected

such excellent workmanship!

Client

Our Gulf Steel was complimented

by Bradens Director. In his words
We never expected such excellent
workmanship
and
quality
of
commitment from a newly founded
company in the region, I continuously
witnessed the execution of the works,

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and found Gulf Steel making things

happen in a professional
manner.
The order was for the
supply, fabrication, testing,
and commissioning of
two lter house modules.
Braden as the world leader
in such technology has a
global supply chain, and Gulf
Steel has been successfully
included in their vendor
register. Gulf Steel is also in
the process of securing other
power-related industrial process
packages from Braden.

Way to go Gulf Steel!

NEWS

Our Gulf Steel & Engineering

has successfully completed the
manufacturing of the latest version
of an air ltration system for the
JIZAN Power plant in Saudi Arabia.
The lter houses are part of a
contract order Gulf Steel received
from Braden Manufacturing, a multifaceted company specializing in
the design and manufacture of gas
turbine air ltration, inlet silencing
and exhaust silencing systems and
related equipment. The company is
based in Tulsa USA.

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We made sure Jewellery Arabia
2006 had world class sparkle! Our
partnership enabled De Beers
and SIIL to participate at the
annual Jewellery exhibition, held
consecutively for the past 15 years,
in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The ve-day Jewellery Arabia 2006
exhibition was inaugurated on
November 7th 2006 by HH Sheikh
Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of
Bahrain. The Prime Minister took a
tour with senior ofcials to several
exhibition stands including ours,
where he spent a substantial amount
of time viewing the collections. His
Highness also took time to have

a pleasant conversation with Mr.

Philippe McGarry of De Beers.
Jewellery Arabia has established
itself as the regions largest, longrunning, best attended and most
prestigious watch & jewellery
trade exhibition. Jewellery Arabia
2006 was held at the Bahrain
International
Exhibition
Centre
with 500 direct exhibitors from 28
countries participating. Word has it
that Jewellery Arabia 2006 attracted
113,000 visitors!
Not only
shined!!

were

we

there...we

SE out does itself!

GIANTS like
Emaar trust us!

Want a peek at a section of a note

sent by Mr. Gaby Koudsi (the Herman
Miller Middle East and Africa
Marketing Manager) regarding Salam
Enterprises Qatars phenomenal
growth over the last years?

Who hasnt heard of Emaar? Well,

even industry giants count on
trustworthy partners to get their
work done. We just completed the
5th branch for Emaar Financial
Services which is located in Riyadh.
And theres more...we are just
getting through the design stage for
the next 1200 m2 branch for Emaar,
set up in the regional business hub of
Dubai.

...With a 33% YTD growth over last

years performance, which was the
highest ever, I would personally like
to thank Salams management and
your team for these solid and healthy
gures. It is rewarding to see results
of the teams hard work.

Congratulations
Salam Enterprises on
your record breaking
performance!

Check these percentages out:

Performance
Vs
Goal
121%,
Performance Vs prior year 33%!

Feeling good about being trusted by

our clients, so thought of sharing it
with all of you!
The Atelier 21 Team

Technology on

NEWS

Know those hi-tech looking Television Transmission vehicles you

see in movies? The ones that have all sorts of antennas mounted
on them and loads of breathtaking equipment inside? The ones
that transmit live news feeds around the world, with smart
newscasters standing by?
Qatars got its own such vans now and we tted them out with all
the technical wizardry it required! Salam Media Cast designed,
supplied, equipped and commissioned state of the art Outside
Broadcast Vans (OB Vans) with Digital Satellite News gathering,
editing, sound over and video tape playback via satellite capability.
The vans were used to cover the 15th Asian Games and the Al
Jazeera Festival.

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Good work SMC!

3/10/09 10:42:25 AM

shops with us!

When a giant of the football world chooses to go
shopping people get curious. What will he buy? Who is
he shopping for? What is his taste like? And where will
he shop? Well, we wont answer the rst few questions
for you but we will denitely answer the last. On Friday
the 3rd of November we opened up our store just so that
the legendary Sven-Goran Eriksson could enjoy a private
shopping experience with us!
It was our pleasure to serve Mr. Eriksson, and afford
him the best of everything we offer at Salam Plaza. His
visit, only conrmed the trust our customers have in us
to provide them with the regions absolute best and the
worlds ultimate brands.
Sven-Goran Eriksson was Englands
rst foreign coach, and is a man
admired and respected by fellow
managers, players and fans the world
over. Mr. Eriksson is a Swede, well
known for his astute tactical awareness
and his calm, reassuring style.
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Motorolas Tetra partner for Qatar.
This move on our part to cement a
partnership with one of the worlds
leading telecom device providers
has given us a solid foothold into the
telecom business within the country.

The orders we bagged for Dohas

Asian Games and the contracts
we inked with Mowasalat for Tetra
equipment was a direct result of
this new partnership. We see great
potential for business in 2007 and
look forward to the challenge of
closing some good deals.
Good Luck Omnix with the New
Partnership!

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Qatar

A world rst &

we are part of it!

Remember how we invited you to
take a look at the Qatar Airways
brand new Premium Terminal at
Doha International Airport, in the
last edition of our Newsletter?

Last time we showed you concept

images of our work but this time
we can show you the real thing. So
enjoy!
All of us at Salam Industries

NEWS

We want to announce that we

completed the new rst and business
class terminals at Doha International
Airport which was ofcially opened
for travellers on the 27th of November
2006 ahead of the Doha Asian Games.

This terminal is considered to be

the Worlds rst dedicated terminal
which includes two oors totalling
10,000 m2.

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3/10/09 10:42:31 AM

Connecting

Qatar,
South Korea, UK
Qatar Gas II works closely with
Korea as part of their 13.5 Billion
Dollar project to build 57 ships for
transportation of LNG to different
countries. It goes
with out saying that
a massive project like
this needs state of
the art technological
solutions. We are really glad that our Omnix has had a hand in
providing a dedicated
Cimage
Document
Management System
for them.
Our relationship with
Cimage has spanned
14 years. Satisfaction in our product
offering and service
is what led Qatar
Gas II to look to us for a brand new
Electronic Document Management
System connecting a central Server
located in Ras Laffan to 4 remote locations - 3 Shipping Building industries in Geoje Island, South Korea
and one at a remote site in the UK.

and Mr. Lijo Antony established the

systems in South Korea and the UK
during the period 2005-2006. Once
the systems were established weve
kept on working to expand Cimage modules
with various new applications developed to
suit Qatar Gas changing business needs.
Thats not all. Our
people also trained
all the System Administrators, Document
Controllers, Secretaries, Site Inspectors
and Site Leads at the
sites and the system
is currently being remotely supported by
our team.
Omnix believes in total
solutions and our clients know that.

Hats off to our Omnix Team for

crossing boundaries again!

Your SIIL Family

Our Mr Roy Pascal, Mr. Shony Rappai

We help

& this time its Radio!

Orbit Transmit

Our SMC Qatar has scored a major

breakthrough by designing, supplying, installing, and commissioning
digital radio studios and a fully solid
state stereo FM radio transmitter for
QBS Radio. These digital studios are
the rst of their kind to be installed
and embedded in the country. Since
providing total solutions is a quality
that runs in the SIIL family, not only
are we getting the studios & transmitter up and running, but we are
also training their people.

system to on-air digital continuity,

tted out the Music Studio with a
state of the art music recording mixer and editing systems, connected
the two master control rooms using
underground bre optics which enables them to communicate, transmit, exibly operate and control the
system!
The SMC team Qatar

NEWS

For the Techies among us. We

equipped control rooms of Studio 1
to 6 and upgraded from an analogue

Orbit moved some of their Arabic

Channels (Prime, Alyom and Music
Now) from Italy to Lebanon so they
can make better use of their production studio set-up in Lebanon. Sounds
easy enough but the move involved
critical technological processes. Our
SMC UAE provided a tape-less solution for Orbit by using a Seachange
Server, Etere Automation and a Harris Switcher.

say that not even a war stopped our

installation team.
Good work SMC UAE We are proud
of you!

Now it sounds all techie doesnt it?

Well, just hold onto this. Our SMC
UAE created an optimal solution for
Orbit Lebanon, despite the fact that
installation occurred when Lebanon
was under Israeli attack. Sufcient to

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3/10/09 10:42:37 AM

Joining hands and building bridges to Italy

The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) recently

reached out to industrialists and entrepreneurs of
Torino, Italy and presented the wealth of investment
opportunities available in Qatar. More than a few
of our own were part of the delegation. The team
was led by Mr. Bassam Massouh, General Manager
of QBA. As members of the team Mr. Bassam Abu
Issa of Salam International, Mr. Issam Al-Faqih

of Salam Industries, Mr. Yasser Hamad of Salam

International, and Mr. Dado Quilacio of Stream,
discussed ways to promote business co-operation
and investment opportunities between the small
and medium enterprises of the two countries.
Some 150 Italian companies attended the session.
They also held talks with the Chairman of Chamber
of Commerce and Industry in Torino. Furthermore,

a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed

by the QBA for bilateral co-operation with Alberto
Tazzetti, President, Union of Industrial Businessmen,
Torino, Italy, during the visit. Italy is a major investor
in the infrastructure projects in Ras Laffan.
SIIL is glad to link hands with QBA and be part of
building Qatars future!

Thank you for your hard work!

Satellite monitoring for

Al Jazeeras
Arabic channel

You will remember that we mentioned the release

of our employee HR manual in the last edition of our
newsletter. Well, wed like to show you the people
behind it, who have worked hard at providing you
with a common set of guidelines and standards that
will put us all on the same page.

Our special thanks to the Chairman, Vice Chairman,

Executive Directors, HR Department, Corporate
Marketing & Communications Manager, Personnel
Manager, and Legal Advisor for their contributions
and hard work that helped the manual achieve its
goal. The HR Manual is now available to all of you.

We have been responsible for the supply, installation,

commissioning and training of Al Jazeera staff for
Satellite Monitoring and setting up their Master
Control Room for incoming and outgoing audio
and video. The technical details are complex but all
we wanted our SIIL family to know was, our work
contributes toward the transmissions you enjoy on
al Jazeeras Arabic channel.
SMC Qatar

HMC counts on us for

STS /Omnix along with BARCO will supply the Main

Video Wall which will form the core of the new Control Centres for HMC, managing all emergencies
at the hospital and the trafc of all emergency vehicles.
Ominix / STS

Visitors, Friends & us

Mr. Sami El Shafai was happy to meet
Siemens Dr. Hanz-Joerg Grudmann
(Member of the Group Executive
Management) and Mr. Rudi Lamprecht
(Member of the Managing Board)
at a reception arranged by Siemens
to celebrate the 1st anniversary of
their ofce in Doha. The event also
celebrated Siemens achievements for
Asian Games.
SIIL was pleased to be part of the
gathering. We look forward to being
partners in the evolving presence of
Siemens in Qatar and the GCC.

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Mr. Rudi Lamprecht

Dr. Hanz-Joerg Grudmann

NEWS

The Emergency Control Centre at HMC is the nerve

centre of the hospital. And weve been awarded the
contract to supply them an integrated video wall solution.

3/10/09 10:42:41 AM

What lies
at the core?
Face to face
with our CEO
Mr. Issa Abu Issa
At the center of our Earth lies a super-dense core that is
larger than the planet Mars! This core, made up of two
distinct layers, has a liquid outer layer and a solid inner
core. The inner core, experts say, is made up of metallic
iron-nickel alloy which is about 5 times as thick and dense
as the rock we walk on at the surface! But there it is; thats
what lies deep within our planet. Thats what helps hold
together all that is outside. Thats what gives it strength.
The beginning of a new year gives us a great opportunity
as individuals and as a company to stop and take a look
within; to sort of take a personal inventory. What really
lies at our core? What gives us strength from within? What
powers us, sets us apart? What makes us who we are?
Just as individuals each of us have been blessed with special
talents and capabilities, as an organization too, we have
our own distinctive strengths. These talents/strengths are
enduring and unique and they form the qualities that draw
others to us. Heres a truth; an individuals or organizations
greatest room for growth will always be found in the areas
of their greatest strength.
What unique qualities do we believe lie deep within Salam?
World class management experts will tell us that it is
this knowledge of our uniqueness which formulates our
positioning.
At Salam we come from a heritage that was built by a
discerning visionary with an entrepreneurial spirit. And
that gives us a priceless legacy. It places the qualities of
discernment and the capacity to make things happen, deep
within our core. It is those core qualities that make others
come to us, prefer us, choose us. We have the discernment
to make things happen.

EDITORIALS
EDITORIALS

Those of us who love poetry and philosophy will no doubt

recognize the distinguishing voice of the great poet Ralph
Waldo Emerson in one of his famous quotes when he said,
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small
matters compared to what lies within us.

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So, at the beginning of this new year lets honour those who
came before us and extend our legacy of discernment and
capability to those who will come after us, and celebrate
what lies at our core.

Editors
Corner
Nadine J. Fattaleh-Al Shaa
Hello again!
Its good to be talking to you and
meeting you out here. My warm wishes
for a wonderful 2007! With each new
year most of us nd ourselves on the
threshold of making resolutions we
hope to keep in the 365 days ahead.
Interestingly, the tradition of making new
year resolutions has been traced back to
the early Babylonians, who held lavish
celebrations for the new year. History
says the Babylonians most popular new
year resolution was to return borrowed
farm equipment! Well, our resolutions
are sure to be different. But since we are
on the topic of resolutions I thought Ill
share a few tips that can help us stick to
our decisions, be they resolutions made
concerning our work lives at Salam or
our personal lives at home.
Review last years resolution if we
made one. Have we succeeded, if no,
why not?
Set our Goals
Maintain clear focus. Lets ask ourselves
if we really want the change.
Dont let the cup spill over
Dont create too many resolutions at a
time.
Let it be for a year not a day
New year is the time to plan for the entire
year. So lets not stick to our resolution
for a day or two alone.
Acknowledge the price, and decide to
pay it
Any worthwhile achievement requires
sacrice, risk, effort and perseverance.
So dont overlook the fact that our
resolutions will cost us time, energy and
effort.
This is going to be an exciting year for
us, who form the large and dynamic SIIL
family. This year will bring many tools
our way, which will help us go beyond
our achievements in the past years.
So, the best of wishes to each and every
one of you for a winning year ahead!
Lets be strong and go for our goal!

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parking, a 4-storey high end shopping centre
and 12-storey executive and highly equipped
ofce blocks above it.
Mr. Issa Abu Issa, explained: The Gate will
represent a unique, ultra-modern mixed
use
development
with a combination
of commercial, retail
and entertainment
facilities. He added:
The Gate is primed to be the number one
destination for leading retail brand names
and franchises that will revolutionalise the
shopping and entertainment scene in the
city. The full complex is expected to be
operational by early 2007.

Hugo
Boss
has been one
of our brands
and weve been
giving it a home
in Qatar, Oman and Al Ain in the UAE for over 15
years! Having started small, the brand has regionally
grown steadily under our patronage. We opened
the very rst dedicated boutique for Boss Orange
recently at The Mall. Our future plans for Boss
include the following; to have a Hugo Boss shop
located at The Gate once the project is complete,
and to have Boss Black and Boss Orange boutiques
set up by 2008 at The Pearl of Qatar. August 2007
will see us open a Boss Black boutique at the City
Center in Muscat, Oman.
The history of Hugo Boss dates back to 1923
Germany. Having gained a strong foothold in the

BOSS Black
The womenswear and menswear
collections of the BOSS Black line
offer wide-ranging styles. The
comprehensive spectrum encompasses elegant
business ensembles, casual sports clothing and
evening wear designed for special festive occasions.
The person wearing these clothes appreciates the
awless look that expresses his or her personality
and the high standards of quality.

BOSS Selection
The luxurious
BOSS Selection
Menswear
collection
embodies the premium tier of the BOSS brand
world, implementing the design competence of the
BOSS brand using the best materials and the nest
workmanship. Hand-stitched details and features
of traditional custom tailoring express the lines
exclusive nature and assure its positioning in the
upper market segment.

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apparel market over a few decades, in 1953 Hugo

Boss released its rst suit design for menswear.
In 1993, 70 years after its founding, Hugo Boss
launched its rst fragrance, and created a division
which has since grown to be an important part of
the company.
Hugo Boss offers the world classy and elegant
clothing, shoes, fragrances and accessories. HUGO
BOSS is represented in the fashion market by the
BOSS and HUGO brands.
These brand collections and their fashion lines
are aimed at various target groups, creating a
brand world of extraordinary fashion diversity at
a constantly high level of quality. The BOSS Black,
BOSS Selection, BOSS Orange and BOSS Green lines
as well as the accompanying accessory collections
are all part of the core BOSS brand.

BOSS Orange
The BOSS Orange collection offers
leisure fashion for men and women
who enjoy stylish outts and an
element of surprise. Unusual materials, vibrant
colors and intricate details are aimed at customers
who like experimenting with fashion and also value
good workmanship.

BOSS Green
The functional sportswear in the
BOSS Green line offers athletic and
fashion-oriented men a collection
that promises optimum performance from both a
sports and fashion perspective.

HUGO
The
HUGO
brand
combines
creativity and individuality. It offers
self-condent men and women
a collection to express their own style. HUGO is
unconventional and avant-garde a fashion dened
not by age group, but by attitude.

EDITORIALS

Salam Bounian formally launched The Gate

Project, a commercial and entertainment
complex in the heart of Doha, offering
superlative commercial and entertainment
facilities in West Bay. Mr. Issa Abu Issa, our
CEO and Chairman announced the beginning
of work on the project, at a ceremony held on
the site of The Gate. Also present were Salam
Bounians
General
Manager,
Yasser
Hamad, and several
members
of
the
business community
and members of our Board. The Gate will
be built at an estimated cost of QR560
million, with the rst phase involving the
construction of infrastructure costing QR60
million. The rst phase is to be completed
by June 2007. The project is a commercial

3/10/09 10:42:50 AM

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In order to identify the most useful timesavers

you must rst identify your time stealers.
Rank the following in order of importance to you:

Too many phone calls

Too much to read
Too many interruptions
Inadequate equipment
Too many meetings
Indecisive bosses
Too much paper work
Incompetent colleagues
Too few staff
I cant say no!

Prioritize actions ( a) Do Now ( b) Do Soon (c) Do

later
Treat all appointments like the dentist
(Postponing normally means it turns into a big
job)
Implement a quiet hour with no interruptions
Never touch a piece of paper more than oncework on it and send it off
Group appointments together and x time limits
Always seek precise information from others
Put time limits on meetings and stick to them

came about when I met the rest of the

Salam Board and Mr Issa in Doha.

Ross Nicholas
To do or not to do.... (not to be
confused with Shakespeares ....to
be or not to be....) became a dening
experience for my family when we
began considering joining Salam.
I have always been extremely aware
of not falling into any comfort zone
and have always practiced the
philosophy of maintaining a degree
of nervous tension in a professional
environment as I believe that this
will ensure that nothing is taken for
granted and it prevents complacency
from creeping in... Why then, when I
was approached by Salam for the rst
time did I decline?
In fact, upon reection, I was extremely
happy at my previous company, I had
initiated a series of changes that I
would have liked to see through and
yet I started to think about the Salam
opportunity seriously.
The turning point in my decision
to consider joining Salam came
about upon my rst meeting with Mr
Bassam Abu Issa in Dubai. Having
nally managed to synchronize our
diaries and actually meet face to
face, I was pleasantly surprised by
the genuine wish of the company to
achieve signicant changes in the way
it operated its retail outlets.

The answer was unequivocally

YES! This was NEW, EXCITING,
CHALLENGING
and
FORWARD
THINKING, who would not want to be a
part of it...and best of all the PEOPLE,
were sincere in their willingness to
initiate changes.
So, why did I join Salam? The answer
was the people, the corporate
philosophy and the potential to be
part of something unique, signicant
and ground breaking. Its not often
that one nds the opportunity where
the corporate mission is not just lip
service but is in fact a living thing I
had found a company that wanted to
live and breathe its corporate mission
and I wanted to be a part of it.
Like an infant, our corporate goals will
be born, evolve, grow up and mature
and we will go through growing
pains and teenage difculties on the
way but this is the very thing that
creates the excitement for our future
vision because through our actions
and commitment we could model and
determine the nature, character and
future of our business.

Mukesh Vasandani
Transition and change is always a
challenging process, though if one
looks at the fundamental idea of
change, its actually quite simple. To
change is simple. Maintaining change
is the difcult part.
After having been in hospitality for
many years, I took the decision to
create change in my life, and maintain
it by moving on to a new challenge.
All of you have gone through a
transformation period, in which Salam
has been evolving, through a stage of
chrysalis, and even now, continually
evolving. Its an exciting time, one of
growth and opportunity, new ideas,
new horizons, and new goals. It was
one of the key factors in my keen
desire to be part of this process, and
help in this transformation.

Through my experience in hospitality,

one thing that has always stuck
with me is the value of training and
development. As the saying goes,
Train, Train, Train, and then Train
again! One of the core beliefs held
here in Salam is the belief that all
employees have the right tools and
resources to do the job correctly,
and the ability and means to further
develop themselves. As stated by Mr.
Issa Abu Issa; Salam is a breathing,
living organism that receives its
breath from all of us. We are the
company, the brand ambassadors,
and the drivers of the future.
I look forward to working together to
create innovative and valued trainings,
which will help us all in delivering
The Salam Experience. Knowledge
is power, and as the great B.B, King
once said, The beautiful thing about
learning is that no one can take it
away from you.

EDITORIALS

The second push over the edge in

terms of my decision to join Salam

Being new to Salam International,

I have spent the past few months
looking at the large diversication
of our company, and see enormous
talent, where people have built their
careers, lives, and Salam to what it
is today. I look forward to being part
of a key driver in the HR & Training
process that continues to balance the
demands of several different roles:
business partner, internal consultant,
operational and administrative expert
and both employee and employer
advocate.

Achieving corporate change in any

company is only possible if the
people in that company are willing to
initiate and embrace change ..... and
I had met people who were willing to
embrace corporate change and who
had recognized the need and urgency
for change. So there I was ying back
to Riyadh from Doha staring out of the
airplane window with visions of a new
Salam logo oating in front of my eyes
..... imagining the new Salam Wa
Store as the initiator of a new era in
Salams history and asking myself if
I wanted to be an integral part of this
change process.

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Top notch luxury magazine Society

Dubai makes a bold statement on
its cover. It features three sharply
dressed men and says These three
men persuade you to part with
millions of dirhams every year . A
readers immediate reaction? Who
are these guys? Movie Moghuls? Tax
department? Maosi?!
Look closely. One of the faces belongs
to one of our own. Steven Giedymin,
our Visual Merchandiser for Salam
Stores Dubai was one of three
leading merchandisers interviewed
for a six page feature in the opulent,
hip magazine. The captivating spread
titled The Conversation took a
unique trajectory, to uncover the
secrets behind the persuasive art
of visual merchandising. To permit
readers a peek at the masters behind
the mind game of luxury retail, they
chose three of the citys best. Saks
Fifth Avenue, Villa Moda and our
Salam Stores led their list and so the
conversation began.
A fashion expert posed questions
and the three men answered. (We
wish we could share the entire

feature with you. Unfortunately we

can only give you a glance at it due
to space constraints.) Ever wondered
how a particular set of clothes and
accessories ended up on a mannequin
posing a certain type of look? Listen
to our Steven. You assume things
just appear there. There are so
many details the consumers take
for granted. But for us, we have to
take note of every tiny detail, right
down to the minute one. Think about
emptying a room and then lling it up
again, with xtures and mannequins
and lighting and wall coverings and
furniture; its many layers.
About being part of a store in the
caliber of Salam, Steven says, When
you are working with a company that
has more than one store, consistency
is everything. You have to voice the
message the company represents.
It can go from blueprints of the store
to should the mannequins wear
earrings? The details are vast. The
more open you are to understanding
the operational aspects of how it all
integrates, the smoother the store
runs. It is a learned profession.

Connecting
Greetings to all, from us lot at SIIL
IT Department!

Industries & Gulf Industries in the

Industrial Area.

You want to know what weve been

up to? A whole lot. But heres just
a few highlights. We set up the new
SIIL Data Center at our Bin Omran
premises. This nerve center, is
what helps keep all IT functions in
the SIIL system running smoothly.

We are running a shared Internet

and security implementation service
that is currently providing secured
Internet services to all SIIL sites
(250+ users) through our Data
Center. This solution is reducing our
connectivity/service costs due to the
sharing of infrastructure in addition
to providing state of the art security.

We also completed a Multi-protocol

Label Switching project (which
sounds highly technical we know!),
but what it does is that it enables
our SIIL family companies to connect
with each other and work as if they
are located within the same room!
Here are the folk who are virtually
connected now as if their tables are
right next to each other ~ Bin Omran,
Salam Tower, STS Town Center,
Stream, and Alu Nasa, Salam

At IT we believe that good things

must be shared so we have a plan in
the pipeline to eventually offer this
service to our Dubai Users, Vendors,
Customers etc, so that they too can
benet from the IT advances that we
are enjoying.
Want to talk to us? Just give us a
buzz.

Mr. Moataz Obar

Salam Warehouse Manager

When an organization is as diverse and as dynamic as ours,

there are thousands upon thousands of functions that go on
day after day. Things we hardly give thought to. Sometimes
just taking a peek behind the scenes brings out interesting
facts. Ever thought about the Salam warehouse? Weve
got two of them and gigantic ones at that. Our warehouses
have six (6) sections: Perfumery & Cosmetics, Photography, Luggage, Household, Bed & Bath, and Red Bull. They
currently store about 1 million items and we have 23 colleagues working at the 2 warehouses. Our warehouses receive about 500 consignments per year. Thats a whole lot
of goods.

EDITORIALS

Some Colleagues

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4U Garangao 2006 a
Resounding
The Garangao Event and promotion

of Garango didnt stop here. Patrons

held at 4U City Center and Royal Pla-

were treated to fabulous gifts with

za at the end of 2006 was successful

every purchase made, children were

and the best to date. Patrons were

offered sweets and toys on entry

afforded 15% discount on perfume

and to their delight, had their faces

and cosmetic purchases. The spirit

painted.

both on individual and corporate

nancial models of such a venture.

business mentor of Folio Design

levels an exciting range of creative

This is yet another example of Salam

House, a wholly owned Qatari com-

services in fashion and interior de-

International supporting causes that

pany, formed by several talented

signs. Salam International contrib-

benet Qatari entrepreneurs as part

young ladies, graduates of Virginia

uted to Folios capital and continues

of its corporate social responsibili-

Commonwealth University Qatar

to expose the enterprising ladies to

ties as a corporate citizen.

(VCU). Folio will offer the market,

the business, marketing, legal and

OUT & ABOUT

Fables and Folio

design house

Salam International is the proud

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Ms. Mona Fadel

Concept developer and

General Manager of Folio

3/10/09 10:43:21 AM

VCUQ Students visit Salam furniture factory

A visit to Dubai by interior design students
from Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar, which includes attendance of the Index
Exhibition, a visit to Salam Internationals
Modern Decoration Company (MDC) and the
Ibn Battuta Mall counts for a worthy education.
The trip gave an opportunity to the students to
experience some of the most innovative interior
design concepts ever seen in the region. At
MDC, the students were shown the design
details of furniture, adaptation of new colour
trends and explanations of design solutions.

The slogan of Salam Omans LOreal Professional

Division Products is Train our Dealers and
the upshot is growth in business. Dealers are
educated on the latest international concepts,
have demonstrations on how they can attract
more clients, serve them professionally, and

advise them to use LOreal products. The training

programmes for 2006 resulted in more than 210
hairdressers being trained. Ms. Amani Shahine,
LOreal Professional and Kerastase trainer heads
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In aid of HMCs Organ donation department

As part of the one year awareness campaign handled
jointly by the Organ Donation Department at Hamad
Medical Corporation and SIIL, various road shows
were arranged at many
public places in Qatar.
The road show includes
booths setup in various
venues around Doha with informational yers
and gift items.
They
were run by operational
staff and nurses ready
and willing to provide
information in various
languages to interested
parties. The rst stop
of the road show was

the City Center Mall on October 30 31, 2006. The

second stop of the road show was Royal Plaza on
November 16 17, 2006 near the Information Desk
on the main level. Next
stops include Landmark
Mall and Hyatt Plaza.

A young team of volunteers joined Reach Out to Asia

(ROTA) on a mission to Lebanon. They delivered
stationery and school bags as a gesture of friendship
and support to their counterparts in Lebanon.
Students from schools that were damaged or
disrupted due to recent events in Lebanon received
these gifts from ROTA team members and a young
Qatari student volunteer group that included Aya
Abu Issa.
Concerning the gesture, the Lebanese Minister of
Higher Education said Reach out to Asia was an
appropriate name given to an organization reaching
from the heart of Qatar to the farthest regions of
Asia, spreading seeds of goodness to those in
need.

OUT & ABOUT

The school supplies were bought with the funds

donated during the Atfalouna Our Children
campaign and money raised
by schools throughout Qatar.

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Executive Directors of Salam Group attended: Mr.

Ibrahim Bitar, Mr. Ross Nicholas, Mr. Pierre Khoury,
Mr. Bassam Abu Issa, and Mr. Hekmat Al Younis,
CFO Salam Group, and Mr. Mukesh Vasandani, HR
Training and Development SIIL - UAE.

OCCASIONS
Salam Group
Management
Sessions
Our CEO invited Salam Group management from
both Qatar and the UAE to attend management
sessions dedicated to discuss the Salam Group
new business expansion strategy and the new

organisational structure. The November 2006

discussions were based on the work done by
Mr. Walter Kleinschmit, a retail consultant to the
group, facilitated by Mr. Suleiman Al Khateeb, SIIL
Executive Director, Strategic Planning. The following

Salam Dubai celebrates Iftar

Dubai Grand Hyatt Hotels Al Baniyas Ballroom was the venue
for the festive Salam Iftar, where all Salam Ofce staff, including
personnel from the Perfume and Cosmetics Department and Hi
Rez celebrated. The 50 revelers and 10 guests invited had a special
and memorable evening.

Living Life to the fullest

Thrill seeker, sky diver and fun lover, Dima Abu Issa, daughter of our Vice Chairman
and COO, Mr. Hussam Abu Issa, jumps from 13,000 feet in England.

Mr. Iyad Touq Hasiba, SIIL Legal Advisor,

completed a training course held in Doha
from November 5 8, 2006 offered by the Arab
Center for Arbitration in collaboration with
the Qatar Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Mohammed
Baby Boy Mohammed born to Salam
Petroleum Mrs. Fadia Qassim,
Administration on June 21, 2006.

OUT & ABOUT

Jihanne

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Haya
Baby Girl Haya born to Nohad Hallab
and Lamies Miqdadi (Lamies was our
previous HR coordinator at SIIL) on
September 18, 2006.

Maya

Baby Girl Jihanne Nyah born to SSS

Qatar GSD Assistant Mrs. Joan Thifanny
Iigo on July 25, 2006.

Baby Girl Maya born to SSS Qatar

Graphic Artist Mr. Mustafa Ardity &
Sales Associate Mrs. Rania El-Refai on
December 10, 2006.

Stanly Emmanuel

Natalie

Baby Boy Stanly Emmanuel born to

SSS Qatar GSD Assistant Mrs. Ellen
Grace Vistan on August 21, 2006.

Baby Girl Natalie born to Edward Al

Shaa and Nadine Fattaleh, SIIL Corporate Marketing & Communications
Manager on January 1, 2007.

3/10/09 10:43:40 AM

A Warm Welcome to the Salam Family!

akkak
Bassel D joined us as a new
as
al
Bassel h
for LOre
Manager
. Bassel
Division
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m
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CPD divis Lebanon with
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distributo
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leader
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and nd
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believes

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profession gineer by
, Mahmou
d is now
part of th
e Atelier
21 & MDC
teams.

Walid Jamal
at Atelier
Walid has begun work
ager
21 & MDC as Site Man
team in
and will be helping the
work.
ongoing development

Ibrahim Farraj
SIIL as Deputy
Ibrahim has joined
cer. He is a
Chief Financial Of
te with more
Commerce Gradua
erience in
than 23 years of exp
ds a BSc.
Finance. Ibrahim hol
. He has
Degree in Accounting
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worked with Deloitt
3 he joined Mid
for 10 years. In 199
Financial
Gulf International as
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Controller and Adm
1 Ibrahim
Manager. Since 199
of the
has been a member
Institute of
Colorado American
ountants and
Certied Public Acc
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a member of the Col
Accounting Society.

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Hekmat Al Yo
unis
Hekmat is ou
r SIIL Deputy
Chief
Financial Of
cer for the
UAE
and will carr
y the author
ities,
duties and re
sponsibilitie
s
as CFO for Sa
lam Group of
Companies
& De Beers.
The
group of com
panies includ
es:
Salam Stud
io & Stores
Qatar,
Salam Stud
io & Stores
UAE,
Salam Stud
io & Stores
Oman,
Salam oper
ations in Ku
wait and
Jordan, Sala
m Group Do
ha, De
Beers, and Ad
abisc. He jo
ined
Talal Abu Gh
azaleh & Co
in 1983
as an Audito
r up to 1992
when
he joined Sa
lam as Acco
unts
Manager for
Salam Hold
ings.
In 1996 he m
oved to Duba
i
as Finance &
Administratio
n
Manager an
d was then
promoted to
Deputy CFO
for
Salam Intern
ational UAE.

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Fayad
SSS Q
Mirna as joined r. She has
h
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sales of ed
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wall coverin
ing Salam.
prior to join

Jinane El Hage
new Brand
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Bachelors
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hol
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er.
Manag
ting
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Ma
&
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in
degree
nce gained
and has vast experie
based in
in leading companies
Lebanon.

Imthias Ahmed Koor

Imthias. joins Atelier 21
& MDC as Production
Co-ordinator.

Nasse
e
Nassee r Shadid
Engine r joined Strea
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m
accoun ring Projects as
ta
of the E ble for the d Manager,
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tr
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capacit ce, complex tic
intellec
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and ac
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facets ievements fr perience
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will su
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this ne
w role. ly assist him rse
in

Fouad Souaid
SSS
A new member of the
has
Oman team, Fouad
l Channel
joined as Traditiona
er. Fouad
Development Manag
iastic
is a young and enthus
worked in
Lebanese who has
eld for
the merchandising
anon,Fouad
quite a while. In Leb
the Matco
raised the prole of
ving to the
portfolio before mo
ertook the
UAE, where he und
customer
Al Waseet newspaper
in objective
portfolio. Fouads ma
rior markets
is to develop all inte
portfolio in
and build the Salam
Oman.

Congratulations to all of you from your extended

Salam Family!

Abdul
Rahim
Mahm
ou
Promo d
te
from S d
en
Superv ior
is
to Cred or
it
Collec &
tio
Manag n
er SSS
Qatar.

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m
ia Ar
Ran oted fro e to
t
m
Pro Associa or
s
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Sale Superv
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s
Sale ies Wea
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Dep
laza
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Sala

OUT & ABOUT

Joseph
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Promo tanly
ted
from S
en
Superv ior
iso
to Pers r
on
Manag nel
er SSS
Qatar.

Khubaib Hamdan
Promoted from Se
nior
Supervisor to Gene
ral
Services Manage
r SSS
Qatar.

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ahmo
Ala M a Hamed les
f
a
a
t
Mus ted from S
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Salam

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www.salaminternational.com

Welcome to the IT age!!

A group of alumni, highly established
in their careers, got together to
visit
their
old
university professor.
Conversation
soon
turned into complaints
about stress at work
and in life.
Offering his guests
coffee , the professor
went to the kitchen
and returned with a
large pot of coffee
and an assortment
of cups - porcelain,
plastic, glass, crystal,
some plain looking,
some expensive, some
exquisite, telling them
to help themselves to the coffee. When
all the students had a cup of coffee in
hand, the professor said:
If you noticed, all the nice looking
expensive cups were taken up, leaving
behind the plain and cheap ones.
While it is normal for you to want only
the best for yourselves, that is the
source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself adds no
quality to the coffee. In most cases it is

just more expensive and in some cases

even hides what we drink.
What all of you really
wanted was coffee,
not the cup, but you
consciously went for
the best cups. And
then you began eyeing
each others cups.
Now consider this. Life
is the coffee; the jobs,
money and position in
society are the cups.
They are just tools to
hold and contain life,
and the type of cup we
have does not dene,
nor change the quality
of life we live.
Sometimes, by concentrating only on
the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God
has provided us.
God brews the coffee, not the cups..
Enjoy your Coffee!!
The happiest people dont have the best
of everything. They just make the best
of everything.

One day, there was a blind man sitting

on the steps of a building with a hat
by his feet and a sign that read: I am
blind, please help.
A creative publicist was walking by
and stopped to observe. He saw that
the blind man had only a few coins
in his hat. He dropped in more coins
and, without asking for permission,
took the sign and rewrote it. He
returned the sign to the blind man
and left. That afternoon the publicist

A mouse looked through the crack in the

wall to see the farmer and his wife open a
package. What food might this contain?
The mouse wondered - he was devastated to
discover it was a mousetrap.
Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse
proclaimed the warning. There is a mousetrap
in the house! There is a mousetrap in the
house.! The chicken clucked and scratched,
raised her head and said, Mr. Mouse, I can
tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of
no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered
by it.
The mouse turned to the sheep and told him,
There is a mousetrap in the house! There
is a mousetrap in the house! The sheep
sympathized, but said, I am so very sorry,
Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do
about it but pray. Be assured you are in my
prayers.

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We must be on a mailing list.

returned to the blind man and

noticed that his hat was full of
bills and coins.
The blind man recognized his
footsteps and asked if it was he who
had written his sign and wanted to
know what he had written on it.
The publicist responded: Nothing
that was not true. I just wrote the
message a little differently. He
smiled and went on his way.

The mouse turned to the cow and said There

is a mousetrap in the house! There is a
mousetrap in the house! The cow said, Wow,
Mr. Mouse. Im sorry for you, but its no skin
off my nose. So, the mouse returned to the
house, head down and dejected, to face the
farmers mousetrap alone. That very night a
sound was heard throughout the house -- like
the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.

But his wifes sickness continued, so friends

and neighbors came to sit with her around the
clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered
the sheep. The farmers wife did not get
well; she died. So many people came for her
funeral; the farmer had the cow slaughtered
to provide enough meat for all of them. The
mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the
wall with great sadness.

The farmers wife rushed to see what was

caught. In the darkness, she did not see it
was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had
caught. The snake bit the farmers wife. The
farmer rushed her to the hospital, and she
returned home with a fever.

So, the next time you hear someone is facing

a problem and think it doesnt concern you,
remember -- when one of us is threatened,
we are all at risk. We are all involved in this
journey called life. We must keep an eye out
for one another and make an extra effort to
encourage one another.

Everyone knows you treat a fever with

fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his
hatchet to the farmyard for the soups main
ingredient.

He saw your laptop and wants to know

if he can check his Hotmail.

The new sign

read : Today
is Spring and
I cannot see
it. Sometimes
we need to change
our strategy. If we always do
what weve always done, well always
get what weve always gotten.
And remember too, sometimes
its not WHAT we say, its HOW we
say it !!!!

REMEMBER EACH OF US IS A VITAL

THREAD
IN
ANOTHER
PERSONS
TAPESTRY; OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN
TOGETHER FOR A REASON.

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