Visa hails NBK’s FIFA World Cup 2018 campaign

Dubbed as one of the best Visa campaigns in MENA region ‘Best Facilities Management Executive Award 2018’

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 3: Visa honored National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) for the extraordinary success of the FIFA World Cup 2018 campaign, which included draws for fully paid round trip tickets to Moscow to attend the World Cup finals.

NBK, in cooperation with Visa, launched an extensive campaign for NBK Visa credit cardholders, for a chance to win a fully paid trip to Moscow to attend FIFA World Cup Russia Final match. Each package included Business Class flights, 5-stars hotel accommodation, free transportation and KD 1,000 for expenses.

The campaign was a great success and was well received by NBK Visa cardholders. It concluded by announcing the lucky three winners to attend the World Cup FIFA 2018 final matches. Three more winners received signed jerseys by the famed football player, Zlatan Ibrahimović, in addition to many more cash prizes.

“We are delighted to partner with Visa to bring such amazing and exclusive campaigns to our clients. We have dedicated our FIFA World Cup 2018 campaign to football fans. It was a huge success and was very well received by our clients,” said Ms Hanadi Khazal, Chief Marketing Officer at National Bank of Kuwait.

“NBK works very closely with Visa to offer NBK Visa credit card holders the best advantages and rewards. We are extremely delighted with the huge positive feedback this campaign has drew and we look forward to offering more unique and exclusive campaigns in cooperation with Visa, in addition to providing the most advanced payment solutions to our customers in line with the highest technological and safety standards”, she added.

Meanwhile, Karim Beg, Visa’s Head of Marketing for MENA, com-

A photo from the event

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 3: United Facilities Management Company K.S.C.C. (UFM), a subsidiary of United Real Estate Company K.S.C.P. (URC), one of the leading real estate development company’s in the Middle East and North Africa; announced its Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Yousef Al Kandari the title award winner of “Best Facilities Management Executive Award 2018” by Dubai-based Middle East Facilities Management Magazine specialized in regional facilities management industry.

The title award was awarded to Al Kandari after thorough evaluations and reviews by a panel of independent judges and industry experts in both facilities management and real estate. More than 16 international government and private sector contenders competed in this annual award.

In addition, Al Kandari’s achieved accolade was in recognition for his notable success in running UFM as

mented, saying: “We are thrilled with the response received through the NBK campaign due to its reach and impact which has actively contributed towards the success of Visa’s sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup 2018. The strategic utilization of multi-channel media platforms for the promotion of the

Ahmad Al Kandari

a mainstream industry provider in facilities management for more than 10 years of catering towards government and private sector.

Al Kandari is UFM’s driving force in positioning the company as

campaign which included print, radio, OOH and digital led the company’s global team to consider it as one of the best partnerships of Visa in the MENA region.” “We look forward to continuing our cooperation with NBK to offer new and advanced payment solutions to meet our customers’ needs,” he added. the leading national recruiter with more than 40% of its Kuwaiti workforce as high skilled calibers.

Over the years, Al Kandari has not only directed UFM towards providing facilities operation and maintenance services, but also defined strategic planning in facilities management effectively from design stage to operational requirements, not to mention sustainability and environmental conservation.

“We are delighted to accept this title award as we are relentlessly keen to position UFM amongst Kuwait’s leading industry operator in facilities management,” commented Al Kandari. “I would like to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to the panel of independent judges and industry experts as well as the organizers for choosing me as a title award winner.”

UFM manages several utilities in various vital sectors, including oil, telecommunications and banking, as well as the government sector.

NBK, in cooperation with Visa, strives to bring customers world-class services, with customized products and offers. The bank creates the best offers to NBK Visa Credit Card holders, including cash back, premier rewards, promotions and discounts like FIFA World Cup 2018.