Individual Professional Awards Category Winners

Listed here are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners in these categories in the 2026 Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards. Those winners in attendance were celebrated on stage during the 7^th annual awards gala on Friday, 11 September in İstanbul, Türkiye. Learn more about the event here (opens in new tab).

Innovative Entrepreneur of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Adscope Consulting, Cairo, Egypt: Eslam Salah
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Quentin Lo Chi Chiu, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operation Officer
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Astronaut Global, Amman, Jordan: Tasneem Al-Sheikh, Founder & CEO
Karma Developers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Navneet Mandhani, Founder & CEO

Most Innovative Chairman of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Sharif Omar Hashisho, Chairman
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Karma Developers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Captain Pradeep Singh

Most Innovative Creative Person of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Qatar Vision Production Company, Doha, Qatar: Sharif Omar Hashisho, Chairman
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Anas Al Bitar, Art Director
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Ava Paclibar, Art Director
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Hadi Alghossainy, Senior Design Director

Most Innovative Customer Service Executive of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
General Directorate of identity and foregners affairs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: First Lieutenant Yousef Al Hammadi Head of lden Residence Permits
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Ajman Police General Headquarters, Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Magor Ali Al Nuaimi Head, Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Section
DHL Express UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Moustafa Abdalla, Senior Manager Customer Service
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Meriangiline Idaloy

Most Innovative DEI Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Le Chene, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Anton Bray

Most Innovative Finance Executive of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
ADNOC Drilling, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Youssef Salem, Chief Financial Officer

Most Innovative HR Executive of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Asem AlAwadhi, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Director of Digital Transformation
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Fahad Al Mazrooqi, Director of Human Resources
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Doha, Qatar: Abdulla Mohd Al-Khalifa, Human Resources Director

Most Innovative Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Ahmad Khalifa AlFalasi - CEO of Dubai Business Registration Licensing Corporation
Emirates Academy for Identity and Citizenship (affiliated with the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Brigadier Abdulrahman Abdullah Al Khuraim Al Zaabi, Academy Director
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
barn’s, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Alzain, CEO
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Adel Al Suwaidi, Director of the Technical Support Department
Karma Developers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Navneet Mandhani, Founder & CEO
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Pavishia Nair, Chief Operating Officer
SEIZE, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Dr. Fahad Al-Sahli, Dean
SEIZE, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saud Al-Qunaian, Director of Quality and Institutional Excellence (From Compliance to Impact: Saud Al-Qunaian’s Leadership in Transforming Systems into Sustainable Institutional Value)
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
ADNOC Drilling, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Abdulla Naji Ateya Al Messabi, Chief Executive Officer
Al Dhafra Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Mr. Fahad Al Mazrooqi
Beltone, Cairo, Egypt: Noha Ihab El Guindy, Chief Operating Officer
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Quentin Lo Chi Chiu, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operation Officer
Le Chene, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Anton Bray
MEXC, Victoria, Seychelles: Vugar Usi Zade, CEO
National Bank Of Egypt (NBE), Cairo, Egypt: Diaa Eldin Abd Elshafy, Deputy General Manager of the Central Postal Sector
Saudi German Health UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dr Ahmed Eissa, CEO

Most Innovative Mentor of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Courts, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: His Excellency Mohammed Ahmed Al Obaidli, Assistant Secretary General - General Secretariat of the Cabinet

Most Innovative Operations Manager of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
RAKEZ: Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: Fatemah Fakhr Aldeen
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Byrne Equipment Rental, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Quentin Lo Chi Chiu, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operation Officer
Retal Urban Development, AL Khobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Mostafa Ashour

Most Innovative Sustainability Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation, Government of Fujairah, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates: Engineer Samya Salem AlSereidi, Director of Geology and Mining Department
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai Customs, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Mansoor Al Malik, Executive Director of the Policies & Legislation Division
Schneider Electric, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Omar Zayed, Senior Sustainability Manager, SE Advisory Services

Most Innovative Team Builder of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Aster DM Healthcare, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Ms. Kshitiza Bawa, Deputy General Manager – Chairman’s Program Management Office
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
MEXC, Victoria, Seychelles: Vugar Usi Zade, CEO

Most Innovative Technology Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Asem AlAwadhi, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Director of Digital Transformation
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Deanship of E-Services, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir Province, Saudi Arabia: Mohamed Mohana, Head of the Research, Innovation, and Digital Sustainability Unit
Ministry of Investment, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Latifa AlShehhi Chief AI Officer & Director, Investment Data Department, Ministry of Investment
The General Administration of Customs, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Yanal Alkhasoneh, Director of Information Technology
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Express, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Adham Bayoumy, Senior Customer Service Analyst And Trainer
Le Chene, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Matt Clarke, CTO

Most Innovative Woman of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dubai courts, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dr. Hamda Al Suwaidi, Senior Corporate Communication Specialist
Quill Communications, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Pavishia Nair, Chief Operating Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
ADNOC Drilling, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Manal Al Mazrouei, Senior Vice President, Commercial & Business Development
Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Salwa Aladidi, Director of Data Management
King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia: Areej Thamer Al-Shahrani, Deputy Head, Digital Research, Innovation & Sustainability Unit; Digital Transformation Specialist; Deanship of E-Services, King Khalid University
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
EDELSTER, Casablanca, Morocco: Oumnia El Haid, CEO & Founder Disqualified
Ministry of energy and infrastructure, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Noura AlHouli, Director of federal roads control center