LALU SAMUEL
“A leader understands the different behavioral instincts of the employees and constantly adds value to the people of the organization.”
A leading Industrialist headquartered in Sharjah, UAE, he is the Chairman & Managing Director, Kingston Investment Holding, Rexton Technologies Middle East, Pierlite Middle East, GP Battery Marketing Middle East & CSS Kingston Logistics, and also the nominated Chairman of Industries in Sharjah.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND VISION
He has been living in the UAE for the last 37 years. He holds a degree in Science with ICWAI and an MBA in General Management.
The group has a large manufacturing and regional distribution facility in the Saif Zone, Sharjah. The group is involved in multiple businesses- manufacturing, shipping & logistics, and international joint ventures.
The group is the largest investor and has the largest facility in the Saif Zone covering a land area of one million sq. ft. with a covered area of over 750,000 sq. ft. and manufactures over 5,000 products.
Current Positions:
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Chairman of the Industries Business Group under the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (2800 manufacturing units) under the Government of Sharjah, spread over 21 industrial zones from 2011 till date
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Indian Business & Professional Council
- Member of the Board of Directors of the India Trade & Exhibition Centre
For more information, please visit: www.kingstonholdings.com
“A leader understands the different behavioral instincts of the employees and constantly add value to the people of the organization”
- Manufacturing
- General Management
- International Businesses
- Sharjah Economic Excellence Award, 2016
- Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award (The Vice President’s award) for the Manufacturing Category in the UAE, 2008
- Economic Excellence Award from the Sharjah Government for the Best Industry in the Major Industries Category, 2007
- Best Company in the Sharjah Free Zone, 2001
- Excellence Award from the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an acknowledgment of the high standards and excellence achieved by his company and its exemplary performance and contribution to the economic development of the Emirate of Sharjah, 2000
- Samuel also has won several awards as a businessman.
- Selected as one of the ‘Top 100 Most Influential Indian Business Leaders in the Arab World’ by Forbes Middle East continuously for 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016
- Excellence Award (SEA) Business Man of the Year, Sharjah Airport International Free Zone
- Global Industrial Leadership award at the House of Lords in London
- Achiever Excellence Award from the NRI Institute
- Golden Honor Award from the King of Travancore in India
