UGNEWSLETTER QUARTER II 2018 WE PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AS A COMPANY AND AS INDIVIDUALS We provide leadership as a company and as individuals. UG leadership is founded on talented employees effectively applying sound business management. We each lead through our competence, creativity and teamwork. Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing other. - Jack Welch WELCOME NOTE P.2 EMPLOYEE CORNER P.5 NEW JOINERS P.6 NEW BORN P.8 www.unitedgroup.com.sa
1. WELCOME NOTE! It s our pleasure to welcome Onur Barim as the General Manager for Lactalis Saudi Arabia (), effective June 11th, 2018. With a solid experience in Marketing in Turkey, Onur Actively contributed to multiple success stories for AK Gida in Turkey (Double digit growth since 7 years), significant evolution of market shares, successful brand strategies and Innovations and gaining a strong experience with different brands and categories (Milk, Butter, Cheese and Yogurt). We wish him best of luck in his new assignment. 2. SUCCESS IS WHEN YOU TAKE ACTION (RALPH MARSTON) The foolproof way to convince people you ll do something is to do it. Promises can be broken, delayed, amended, but actions and results cannot be denied. The best way to sell yourself is to be yourself, without pretense, with sincerity and enthusiasm, with action. Your actions are far more compelling than any words or mere appearances could be. If you wish to make a great impression, then accomplish something truly impressive. Spend your energy creating real, unique value and you won t have to be concerned with what others think. It s great when you do what you say you re going to do. What s even better is when you don t need to say what you re going to do because it has already been done. Don t wait to be prodded; don t hold off until conditions are perfect. Just move forward, take action, see a need and fill it, recognize a problem and solve it. Success is when you go beyond wishing, planning, talking, and promising. Success is yours when you take action. 3. THE HONORABLE HEROES CONGRATULATIONS ON COMPLETING 10 YEARS OF SERVICE! 1. DAWOOD AKBAR NEVAREKAR 2. SYED ABDUL KARIM KOTHERKANI 3. ALI EL CHAYAH ABBOUD 4. VIPINDAS KANGATH 5. NOUR SHAIK 6. ALTAF ABDUL SATAR DESAI UTC WE MUST EXERT OUR MAXIMUM EFFORTS TO OVERCOME THE OBSTACLES AND LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES 4. THE SUPER SOLDIERS WE PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AS A COMPANY AND AS INDIVIDUALS CONGRATULATIONS ON COMPLETING 5 YEARS OF SERVICE! SALBINO MATHEW ALEX JOY HUSSEIN BEBARAS HASSAN ABDEEN RAKAN SAUD DHAIFULLAH ALSOLAMI HERATH MUDIYANSELAGE MANJULA BANDARA MOHAMMED SALAH BADER HAMED ABDELRAHMAN DISMON PETER ROJY KURIAKOSE MILAD KAMEL ABDULMESSIH MASAUD VIPIN SASIDHARAN NAIR CHANDRAKUMARI LAFI AFAIN MASHAIKHAS ALSOLAMI JOE ANTHONY DSOUZA RYAN CLEMENT GEORGE ROLAND SHALLITA SAHAJADE SIDDIQUI MANOJ MANOHARAN NAIR GIRIJA SAIJU PHILIPOSE SAM 5. SHARK BAIT ( MUSTAFA) UTN Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. A marine biologist placed a shark into a large holding tank and then released several small bait fish into the tank. As you would expect, the shark quickly swam around the tank, attacked and ate the smaller fish. The marine biologist then inserted a strong piece of clear fiberglass into the tank, creating two separate partitions. She then put the shark on one side of the fiberglass and a new set of bait fish on the other. Again, the shark quickly attacked. This time, however, the shark slammed into the fiberglass divider and bounced off. Undeterred, the shark kept repeating this behavior every few minutes to no avail. Meanwhile, the bait fish swam around unharmed in the second partition. Eventually, about an hour into the experiment, the shark gave up. This experiment was repeated several dozen times over the next few weeks. Each time, the shark got less aggressive and made fewer attempts to attack the bait fish, until eventually the shark got tired of hitting the fiberglass divider and simply stopped attacking altogether. The marine biologist then removed the fiberglass divider, but the shark didn t attack. The shark was trained to believe a barrier existed between it and the bait fish, so the bait fish swam wherever they wished, free from harm. The moral: Many of us, after experiencing setbacks and failures, emotionally give up and stop trying. We should try not to be like the shark in the story; in fact after experiencing setbacks and failures we must exert our maximum efforts to overcome the obstacles and should learn from our mistakes and always stay positive.
8. EMPLOYEE S CORNER ATAUL HAQUE 6. RAMADAN KAREEM All companies gathered to enjoy the blessed moments of Ramadan Iftar ceremonies organized by UG Management team in our different branches all around the Kingdom. NEVER LOOK AT BAD THINGS, DO NOT HEAR BAD, AND DO NOT SAY BAD. GANDHI JI 7. UTC TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY 2 days team building activity was held by the UTC management at Holiday Inn Halfmoon beach resort. Commercial teams across the Kingdom attended and participated in the activities throughout the event. Name: Ataul Haque Date of joining: 31st March 1988 Favorite food: Continental Cuisine Favorite color: Light Blue Favorite vacation spot: Hill Areas and Beach Resort Favorite music: Indian Music Favorite singer: Mohamed Rafi Favorite actor/actress: Dilip Kumar Favorite car: BMW Favorite hobby: Watching Nature Favorite season: Winter Favorite time of the day: Evening Favorite perfume: Fahrenheit Favorite book: Any Islamic Book Favorite place to relax: Any Pleasant and Calm Area with nature Favorite movie: Deewaar Favorite quote: Never look at bad things, do not hear bad, and do not say bad. Gandhi Ji, Favorite clothing: Smart Casual Favorite place in KSA: Beachside Favorite dessert: Tiramisu Favorite cartoon: Tom & Jerry Favorite pet: Rabbit Favorite city: Chennai Lucky number: Don t know How long have you been living in KSA? Almost 30 years Do you enjoy KSA and why? Yes, indeed due to Islamic culture When you were young where did you see yourself? Almost reached my objective What is the one thing you dream of doing that you didn t do yet? Own business One thing you can t stand: Discrimination Things you re proud of: My parents Things you re good at: Writing and communicating Describe yourself in 2 words: Honest and Hard work If you had only 1 wish what would it be? To spend missing time with my parents If you were to take any position in the company what position would that be? Happy with my current position 9. HUGUES MEAUDRE S FAREWELL In the occasion of Hugue s departure, UG management in the presence of Mr. Ahmad Hajj loved to share a farewell cake with all the team and to wish him all success in his new endeavours.
10. NEW JOINERS We wish all the luck to the new employees who joined our group, Good Luck! 12. WE HAVE A WINNER FOUAD BADRAN EXECUTIVE (AL ELSAYED TAGELDIN ELSAYED EXECUTIVE LOUIS ZAKHIA ELIA MANAGER (AL TARIQ AL SOUD SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVE (AL Retail Wholesale Cash Van ISLAM KHAIRY ABOELKHEIR INDUSTRIAL COST CONTROLLER () MAHMOUD MABROUK ELOKDA MOHSEN ISMAIL TOHAMY ELHEFNAWY ALI SAFI ALSAKKAF SAMIR MAHDI SHERIF SAADELDIN NAHLA LOU CARLONNE LUGO MERCHANDISER ARNEL DE GUZMAN CUETO PURCHASING COORDINATOR CARLO FULGENCIO MERZA DATA ENTRY OPERATOR ISSAM JAMAL ABUHALTAM ASHRAF IBRAHIM HAMED SAMEER 11. WE HAVE A WINNER APRIL, MAY & JUNE 2018 RASHID NAWAZ SHAMSELDIN -Madina MOHAMMED ANWARUDDIN WALID ESEILY -Madina MUHAMMAD IRFAN AMRO SHOKR APR 2018 OMAR ESSAM DARWISH EZZAT MAHMOUD JAALOUK MOHAMMAD GHULAM KHAN MUHAMMAD RAFI -North MAY 2018 JUNE 2018 KESHAV PRASAT KESHAV PRASAT ESSAM DARWISH HOSAMELDIN KHALIL OMAR EID -JOHN THE PESSIMIST COMPLAINS ABOUT THE WIND. THE OPTIMIST EXPECTS IT TO CHANGE. THE LEADER ADJUSTS THE SAILS. MAXWELL
13. NEW BORN Our colleague Majed Awajneh is blessed with a lovely baby Boy, Youssef. Congratulations!!! Majed and wishing baby Youssef a great life full of health and happiness. Our colleague Mahmoud Khalil is blessed with a lovely baby Girl, Ziya Mehbin. Congratulations!!! Mahmoud and wishing baby Ziya a great life full of health and happiness. Our colleague Abaid ur Rehman is blessed with a lovely baby Girl, Ayat. Congratulations!!! Abaid and wishing baby Ayat a great life full of health and happiness. FUTOSHIKI Every row, column and box must contain all the digits 1 to 9. Each number can only appear once in every row, column or box. BINOX The finished puzzle should be filled with Xs and Os. Horizontally and vertically, there should never be a continuous run of the same symbol longer than 2. There are an equal number of Xs and Os in each row and column. All rows are unique. All columns are unique, too. INNOVATION DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN A LEADER AND A FOLLOWER Steve Jobs