SupplyChain Magazine September 2017 | Page 119

MIDDLE EAST

My first day here , I sat there drawing an organisation chart detailing what I felt the company should look like in a years ’ time – brainstorming what the core values of the company should be . I was the first and we now have 765 employees ,” reflects Jay Andres , CEO at Mai Dubai . “ As we hired people we worked to adjust that vision and our strategies . One thing was to think about how to be competitive , how can we beat our competitors .”
After a brief period of retirement , Andres relocated from the US to the UAE to help Dubai Electricity and Water Authority ( DEWA ) start Mai www . supplychaindigital . com 119