Corporate Vision May 2017

40 CORPORATE VISION / May 2017 , Most Outstanding Sales &MarketingManager Qatar award winner Salman Shaban shares his thoughts on this impressive accolade and his position of SeniorMarketingManager at the scrapmetal recycling firmhe works for. It’s a Steel Lucky Group is a leading integrated scrap metal recycler, established in 1973 with Global Headquarters in Dubai, UAE. The group has six strategically located operations in the Middle East, Far East and North America. Its modern recycling facilities are located in Dubai, Jebel Ali, Doha and Miami. It also has an International Trading Office in Toronto and an Liaison Office in Shanghai. The group’s operations are fully equipped to handle all types of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous scrap metals including copper, aluminium, stainless steel, brass and iron. Lucky Group is a family owned and operated business entity. Its core values strictly follow three key principles: (1) Contractual commitments; (2) Long-term business relationships (3) Commercial ethics. In terms of my own career background in Sales and Marketing, I have completed my under-graduate degree from the University of Waterloo (Canada) in Managerial Science. I also had the opportunity to attend numerous conferences, seminars, workshops and symposiums on this subject field. Needless to mention, that I have almost fifteen years of strong solid job experience in Sales and Marketing. To be awarded the Most Outstanding Sales & Marketing Manager Qatar award, I believe this will act as a boost to my attitude and a motivational tool to achieve higher strides. I joined Lucky Group in 2003 in the low rank of the shop floor. Almost fifteen years later, today I am proudly working as a Senior Sales and Marketing Manager combined with a value-added experience, global travels and completion of the group’s rigorous Management Training Programme. I feel privileged to be part of this group and I look forward to the next amazing fifteen years of working here. I am thankful and honoured to be awarded with the Most Outstanding Sales & Marketing Manager Qatar award. My current position is the Senior Sales and Marketing Manager at Lucky Group. I look after the global marketing collaterals for the group. Some of my responsibilities include: (1) Branding & Sponsorships (2) Media Campaigns (3) Event Management (4) Business Development (5) Data Analysis. My personal successes can be defined by some of these recent achievements: (1) I have managed a team to set up a metal recycling facility in Qatar; (2) I am a Global Ambassador to the UAE and Qatar for the University of Waterloo (Canada); (3) I have travelled to almost thirty countries globally for business and pleasure; (4) I have lived in six countries including Pakistan, UAE, Oman, Canada, New Zealand and Qatar and; (5) I am included in more than ten media coverage outlets including magazines, websites, newsletters and newspapers. Lucky Group’s success can be defined in terms of several awards and recognitions received in the last five years. These includes (1) Most Outstanding Exhibitor award at the 2016 Annual CMRA Convention held in Guangzhou, China; (2) Top 100 Recycling Blogs selected by Feed Spot in March 2017; (3) Best Metal Recycler 2017 award by the UAE Business Awards 2017; (4) Certificate of Appreciation bestowed by Qatar Red Crescent in 2013 and; (5) Being selected by the Bombay Non-Ferrous Metal Association as the only facility in the GCC market for their delegation tour. At Lucky Group, we primarily focus on the Implementation of latest technologies, equipment and machinery. The group does not shy away from large CAPEX items. Nevertheless, innovation is being done at every stage of all process driven cycles of our production. In addition, we have a marketing team which consists of a Business Research Analyst, Marketing Coordinator, Senior Marketing Manager and a Board Advisor. This team reports to the Board that decides on the group’s marketing strategy. The nature of our marketing decisions solely relies on three key factors: (1) Branding & Sponsorships within key industry events (2) Editorial & Publications targeted towards key decision makers (3) Search Engine Optimisation in all leading search engines. My hope for the future is to see Lucky Group meet its Vision 2020. Contact: Salman Shaban Email: [email protected] Company: Lucky Group Address: Lucky Star Alloys WLL Bldg. 131, Zone 81, Street 23, New Industrial Area Po Box 40543 Doha, Qatar Telephone: +97444115311 Web: www.luckygroup.com 1704CV29