Reign Holdings, a UAE-based group with business interests in real estate, interior design and facilities management, said its chairman, Samir Salya, has been ranked one of India’s top businessmen - in a major international poll.
The 43-year-old has been named in the ‘Top 100 Indian leaders in The Arab World’ list in Forbes Middle East’s annual round-up.
Salya, who created the multi-billion-pound construction and real estate company fund, Reign Holdings, is making it to the Forbes Arab list for the second time.
Judges ranked candidates across several key business categories; collecting information from questionnaires, annual company reports and government and industry body statistics.
They considered in detail the financial impact of Salya’s Reign Holdings - analysing revenues as well as the age of the business and number of employees, said the statement from Reign Holdings, also a fund manager for regulated funds in Asia and the Middle East.
The award, which is in its sixth year, recognises the huge contribution being made in the Middle Eastern region by Indian-controlled companies, it added.
On the awards, a Forbes spokesman said: "The Indian community is the most populous expat community in the Gulf, and probably the most successful too. Indians today play a significant role in the GCC as they helm businesses that form a backbone of the regional economies."
"Billionaires of Indian origin, based in the Gulf, have a collective net worth of $26.4 billion. Having made their fortunes, these top businessmen are now investing heavily, both in the region as well as in India," he added.
Salya received his award at a glittering ceremony held at Five Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE earlier this month.
Addressing the gathering at the award ceremony, he said: "I am delighted to be in such esteemed company. It’s a real honour to have made the final 100 - and recognition of the great work my teams continue to do in the region and beyond."
Reign Holdings, which began its journey from the UK and set up base in the UAE in 1995, now delivers projects all around the world, and has invested heavily in the Dubai tourism market.-TradeArabia News Service