KARACHI: Etihad Airways has won four coveted accolades at the fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in Government Performance (ADAEP) 2015, said a statement issued on Friday.
Under the patronage of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the awards were presented at a glittering ceremony held last night at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
The awards, presented by Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, were attended by top government officials, Hamad Al Shamsi, Vice Chairman of Etihad Airways Board, and members of Etihad Airways senior management.
More than 50 Abu Dhabi government-owned entities competed for the awards, organised by the Office of the Abu Dhabi Excellence Programme, part of the General Secretariat of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The awards were divided into three categories – entities, projects / teams and individuals.
Etihad Airways won an award in each of the three categories. In the first category, the airline received the awards of Excellent Entity in Human Resources Development and Excellent Entity in Risk Management and Sustainable Business. In the second category, the airline received the ADAEP Project / Team award for Outstanding Internal Improvement for its Performance Management and Winning Behaviours project. The awards were accepted by Hamad Al Shamsi.