Belgium honours chairman of Salam International

24/03/2015 08:44 AST

Issa Abdul Salam Abu Issa, Chairman and CEO of Salam International Investment Ltd received the honorary title of “Commander in the Order of Leopold II” at a special ceremony in the Gate Mall. The award was bestowed upon by Princess Astrid on behalf of King of the Belgium.

The award recognises his significant contribution to the Belgian presence and activities in Qatar strengthening the cooperation between the two countries. The ceremony was held on the occasion of the Belgian Economic Mission to Qatar and was attended by high ranking officials, including Pieter De Crem; Ambassador of Qatar in Belgium and Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al Thani; Ambassador of Belgium in Qatar.

As Chairman and CEO of Salam International, Abu Issa has been instrumental in diversifying the family business portfolio by establishing strategic partnerships with several reputable international firms. One of the strongest and most successful collaboration has been with BARCO — a display hardware and software manufacturer founded in Belgium. Salam Technology, one of Salam International’s business units, has over 80 installations of BARCO products in the country, with over 1,000 users per day, resulting in an annual revenue generation of $5m.

Salam International has also been working closely with other Belgium-based companies across a variety of sectors including: LUCIAD (Technology), Harco Group (Technology), KCC (Entertainment) and STOLZ (Interior).

Commenting on the award, Issa Abdul Salam Abu Issa said, “I am greatly humbled by this honourable felicitation. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Princess Astrid and His Majesty Philippe, King of the Belgians, for recognising Salam International’s role in fortifying ties between Belgium and the State of Qatar.”

The Peninsula