At Owners Forum Abu Dhabi 2012: "Abu-Ghazaleh Salutes H.H. Sheikh Nahyan’ leadership and Celebrates TAG-Org’s 80 Offices"

We have now 28 specialized companies offering 50 professional, educational and business advisory services products. A total of 80 offices, staffed by nationals and 150 national representatives worldwide- HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

ABU DHABI------October 15, 2012------Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE's Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research and Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology, the Owners Forum Abu Dhabi 2012 was inaugurated at Park Hyatt Hotel.

The October 13-15 event brings leaders of family enterprises and affiliated stakeholders together from throughout German-speaking Europe and the Middle East with a focus on issues of immediate relevance to family enterprises, such as leadership, governance, family dynamics and succession planning.In his speech, HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) reflected on the quick developments at TAG-Org due to its solid commitment by all to quality and excellence.

"We have now 28 specialized companies offering 50 professional, educational and business advisory services products. A total of 80 offices, staffed by nationals and 150 national representatives worldwide," he said.

"Our core values as a family reflects on our vision at work that is why we seek to develop our range of services and introduce new ones, commit to the latest technology and build new strategies for new markets," he added.

For a visionary who was dubbed the godfather of accountancy, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh has a passion for numbers that make sense in the world of business starting with 80 inventions for web based operations, 20 databases supporting TAG-Org services with unparalleled resources,64 CSR projects in human capacity building, 14 internal mandatory training programs, the first private sector computer cloud, the first Arabic Digital Encyclopedia TAGIPEDIA with one million entries, and not a single conviction or financial, professional or administrative violation since its inception in 1972.

At the end of his speech, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh thanked HH Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan saying:" Thank you for contributing to our success by giving us the chance to learn from your accomplishments, by supporting us, and by honoring me personally with your friendship."

The Owners Forum is designed exclusively for family business owners, non-family executives, and affiliated stakeholders from throughout German-speaking Europe and the growth regions of the world.