Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group LLC

Key people	HE Easa Saleh Al Gurg (Chairman), Abdulla Fareed Al Gurg (Managing Director)

Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group LLC is a conglomerate in the United Arab Emirates. It consists of 26 companies. The Group is led by its Chairman, HE Easa Saleh Al Gurg. It has operated for over five decades. The Group’s interests predominantly include retail, building and construction, along with industrial and joint ventures.

As one of the leading businesses in the UAE, ESAG is regional partner to over 370 international brands and principals from across the world. Its portfolio of exclusive brands includes Siemens, Osram, British American Tobacco, United Colors of Benetton, Dunlop, Armitage Shanks, Viking Johnson, SieMatic, Danfoss, Fisher & Paykel, Interfaceflor, Parador, Smeg, and 3M, among others. The Group’s key joint ventures include Al Gurg Unilever, Siemens LLC, Al Gurg Fosroc, Arabian Explosives and Al Gurg Smollan.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Expansion

The Group expanded in the GCC region; in the Sultanate of Oman, Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The activation of a Treasury Management System within the Group, helped establish the first in-house bank in the GCC region.^[7][8]

In April 2015, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group became the first large conglomerate in the UAE to migrate to the SAP HANA system. The company expects the SAP HANA project to transform its business planning and budgeting processes.^[9] The Group also focuses on a learning environment through a dedicated Learning & Development Centre.^[10]

Charitable efforts

The Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charity Foundation is a private non-profit organization wholly funded by its founder, HE Easa Saleh Al Gurg and subject to the supervision of the Department of the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai.

The foundation provides assistance to the needy citizens of the United Arab Emirates, and other nationalities living in the country, through cooperation and collaboration with other charity associations and government agencies. The foundation also provides international aid through relief campaigns run by charities, such as the UAE Red Crescent and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Humanitarian & Charity Establishment.^[11][12]

References

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