Deloitte recognized as Middle East’s best Continuity and Resilience provider in 2016

26 July 2016 – Deloitte was awarded the Continuity and Resilience Provider (Product or Service) award by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) in the Middle East during BCI’s 6^th Annual Business Continuity and Emergency Response Forum.

“Winning this award for the first time in 2014 and again this year reaffirms Deloitte’s commitment to working tirelessly with clients across all sectors to ensure that their programs enable effective continuity and resilience in a highly complex and challenging business environment,” commented Tariq Ajmal, Enterprise Risk Services (ERS) partner and leader of Information & Technology Risk Services at Deloitte in the Middle East.

Deloitte presented an interactive session on crisis simulation and war-gaming, providing attendees with innovative techniques and methods for simulating crisis scenarios.

“Our work is driven by our sense of responsibility in advocating business continuity for societal security in these challenging times. Our foundation will continue to be not only an evolving Business Continuity Management (BCM) framework that enables practical and effective resilience and recovery capabilities, but also one that is aligned with leading industry standards such as ISO22301 as well as nation specific BCM standards such as NCEMA 7000,” concluded Ajmal.

About Deloitte:

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Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax and related services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries and territories, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and high-quality service to clients, delivering the insights they need to address their most complex business challenges. Deloitte’s more than 220,000 professionals are committed to making an impact that matters.

About Deloitte & Touche (M.E.):

Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) and is a leading professional services firm established in the Middle East region with uninterrupted presence since 1926.

Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services through 26 offices in 15 countries with more than 3,300 partners, directors and staff. It is a Tier 1 Tax advisor in the GCC region since 2010 (according to the International Tax Review World Tax Rankings). It has also received numerous awards in the last few years which include best employer in the Middle East, best consulting firm, the Middle East Training & Development Excellence Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), as well as the best CSR integrated organization.