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This month's influencers
Leaders in Taxation’
Sarkis Sakr & Partners
Sarkis Sakr & Partners
Lebanon
CEO of the Month
Abdallah Massaad
RAK Ceramics
The United Arab Emirates
Finance
Leading Lebanese Accounting Firm Secures Success
Having been named Lebanon’s leading taxation and assurance consultancy of the year in Acquisition International, Sarkis Sakr & Partners has secured its status as one of the country’s foremost accounting practices. Following the firm’s win in Acquisition International’s 2019 Leading Adviser Awards, we profiled them to learn more about their award-winning services and successes.
Innovation
Innovate to Improve
Ensuring that safety procedures are completely and totally compliant with all the necessary rules and regulations is becoming increasingly important with more guidelines coming into effect every year. One firm, The Compliance Workbook (TCW), are helping clients simplify safety, compliance and budgetary tasks through the enthusiastic and sagacious leadership of CEO Ryan Dempsey. Discover why he is definitely one to watch heading into a new decade.
Leadership
Offering True Customisation in Every Sense of the Word
RAK Ceramics is known for their wide product selection and ability to produce bespoke ranges for both small and large scale projects. Recently, the firm found success in AI’s Global Excellence Awards 2019 where they were selected as the World Leaders in Ceramics Production – 2019. On the back of this win, we profile the company and caught up with Group CEO, Mr Abdallah Massaad, who provided us with a glimpse into the innerworkings of the successful firm.
Legal
Poll Reveals Most UK Workers Are Putting IT Networks At Risk
Nearly half of working Brits are visiting sites or opening email attachments that could cause a virus, malware or ransomware attack, according to a new UK-wide study commissioned for strategic IT consultancy, Aura Technology*. The anonymous poll of 2,000 office workers also found that 29% have already caused a virus, malware or ransomware attack at work by accident.
M&A
Wesco Aircraft Acquired by Affiliate of Platinum Equity, Combined with Pattonair at Closing
The combined company, which will be headquartered in Valencia following closing, becomes a $2.4 billion business with a global footprint in 17 countries and more than 4,000 employees. The combined company will serve more than 8,400 customers, including many of the world’s leading aerospace and defense original equipment manufacturers and their subcontractors.
Strategy
Tapping into the American Psyche Using Market Sentiment
Most commonly used in the trading world, market sentiment refers to the overall attitude of investors towards a particular market. Now, Apple’s Steve Jobs famously said he didn’t pay attention to market research and, instead, aimed to give customers something they didn’t know they wanted. However, for the average US business, reacting to market sentiment can often be a winning strategy.