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MGT GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED IN L
1988 in Dubai with a mission to become M
the region’s leading supply house for
seamless procurement services. N
Thirty years later, MGT is represented
in 11 countries, calling on a 1,500-strong O
team that has a wide range of skill sets P
and enjoys a very high rating of
credibility in the financial sector. Q
MGT’s main areas of business include R
construction, joinery, logistics support,
shipping, oil and gas supplies, safety, S
security and surveillance. MGT also T
works in close consonance with the
UN on turnkey missions. U
Ashok Puri is the man behind this V
three-decade march toward global
influence. The Kenyan national of W
Indian origin earned his degree from X
the University of Delhi in Business and
International Affairs, then did his ACCA Y
from London and is today a Fellow of the
British Institute of Management. Z
In 1975 he joined the well-known
Mehta Group in Kenya and worked with
them till 1981. He was instrumental in
setting up the South Nuanza Sugar in
Awendo in Kenya in 1979. Before that
he jumpstarted his career working with
Ashok the World Bank in Kenya.
He set up Maitha General Trading
(MGT) in the 1980s in Dubai, fast-
Puri tracking it to becoming a multi-purpose
entity. Puri became known as a hands-on
leader who would travel to war zones
if necessary to set up his services and
be with his teams. This trait has given
Founder him great loyalty, a dependable support
and Chairman staff, and has become the trademark for
MGT in delivering on its promises and
MGT GROUP
constantly pursuing excellence.
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