DALE CARNEGIE TRAINING® BESTOWS MOBILY WITH ITS 2009 LEADERSHIP AWARD: Saudi Arabian Telecommunications Provider Is First Arab Firm To Garner DCT Distinction

DALE CARNEGIE TRAINING® BESTOWS MOBILY
WITH ITS 2009 LEADERSHIP AWARD

Saudi Arabian Telecommunications Provider Is First Arab Firm
To Garner DCT Distinction

HAPPAUGE, NY (March 15, 2009) - Dale Carnegie Training®, the internationally recognized leader in human resources and employee management, announces the 2009 recipient of its prestigious Leadership Award: Mobily, a Saudi Arabian telecommunications provider. The first organization within the Arab world to receive the distinction, Mobily engaged Dale Carnegie Training's Riyadh-based franchise in February 2007 to further develop the innovation and organizational creativity of its human resources. Mobily spent 12 months implementing Dale Carnegie Training's proposed development program, the rewards of which have been unparalleled. In 2008, Mobily accomplished its business objectives while becoming a major contributor to the social and economic advancement of Saudi Arabia and its neighbors.

In 1985, Dale Carnegie Training established the Leadership Award with an international scope. Among the companies and people who have been granted the award are Daimler-Chrysler Corporation and its president, Mr. Lee Iacocca, SAS Scandinavian airlines and its CEO, Mr. Jan Carlson. At a ceremony held on Sunday March 8, 2009 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dale Carnegie Training's Chairman and CEO Peter Handal proudly added Mobily and its Chief Executive Officer Khalid Al Kaf to the distinguished recipients list.

"It is truly admirable to see an organization as large and successful as Mobily remain steadfast in its commitment to the development of each and every individual within the company," said Mr. Handal. "Under the leadership of Khalid Al Kaf and his team, a unified workforce emerged allowing Mobily to move forward with more aggressive acquisition strategies."

Mr. Al Kaf lauded the role Dale Carnegie played at Mobily saying, "There is no doubt that Dale Carnegie Training has contributed to the success of our people and business. Dale Carnegie Training has been an integral part of our emphasis upon human resources training and its importance to our business is quite clear."

Mobily is Saudi Arabia's foremost telecommunications provider, offering a converged line of mobile voice and data products and services with a customer-base of 14.8 million.

Mr. Handal added, "There are specific qualities that distinguish the truly great companies including commitment to providing their customers with quality service and products, understanding employee value and dedication to their growth in addition to a demonstrated high level of community involvement. It is for these reasons that we acknowledge and recognize Mobily as a truly formidable organization."

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