YAS HOLDING

GROUP CORPORATE PROFILE

www.yasholding.ae
 CONTENTS
03 GROUP STRATEGY - INVESTING IN GROWTH AND DIVERSIFICATION
04 MOVING FORWARD - VALUE PROPOSITION - VALUES
05 YAS HOLDING - BY THE NUMBERS
06 OUR STORY
ABOUT THE GROUP 07
10
STRUCTURE: GROUP - DIVISIONS - SECTORS
AGRICULTURE
11 FOOD
Yas Holding is a business development and 12 AVIATION
investment company based in Abu Dhabi. 13 CONTRACTING
14 EDUCATION
Originally established in 2006, Yas Holding has 15 GOVERNMENT SERVICES
launched many investment initiatives which have 16 HEALTHCARE
been transformed into successful, profitable 17 HOSPITALITY
operations in a range of sectors. 18 REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
19 SHARED SERVICES
20 TECHNOLOGY
21 TRADING & DISTRIBUTION
22 MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS & CERTIFICATION
23 ERP & ICT SYSTEMS
24 GOVERNANCE ASSURANCE RISK & CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
25 CONTACTS

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G R O U P S T R AT E GY
Yas Holding strategy centres around efforts to explore, create
and realise new investment initiatives.
Though the Group has investments in both local and
international markets our focus is firmly on opportunities which
will help to grow, diversify and bring about the transfer of
knowledge, skills and technology to the UAE.
Our ultimate goal is to make a valuable contribution to the
economic development of the country.
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INVESTING IN GROWTH
A N D D I V E R S I F I C AT I O N
The group is adept at building companies from the ground up,
importing and growing talent and forming consortiums and
joint ventures to take advantage of opportunities to grow and
diversify.
Yas Holding also works diligently with our clients to identify
future opportunities.
Where these opportunities are in the UAE’s national interest,
the Group has a greater appetite for investment risk.
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M OV I N G
F O R WA R D
We are an agile investment group with a
steadfast commitment to partnership and
business excellence.
Our driving mission to invest in people,
technology and diverse industries, will continue
to create value for our shareholders and our
customers.
Our vision is for Yas Holding to become an
international leader in value creation,
knowledge and innovation, through investment
in diverse industries which contribute to the
UAE’s security and economic development.
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VA LU E OUR
PROPOSITION VA LU E S
Yas Holding is 100% Emirati owned. Our products We base everything we do on a strong set of
and services are fully tailored to the needs of our values which we live by in our daily dealings
customers, and our demonstrated ability to act with customers, colleagues and the wider UAE
swiftly to meet the strategic requirements of our and global communities.
clients and the country is unparalleled.
These values ensure that we build lasting,
This commitment to the ongoing development quality relationships with everyone we work
and success of the UAE, and our focus on areas of with.
national strategic importance serves to further
differentiate us from our competitors. Our values are:
Active in sectors as diverse as technology, CUSTOMER FOCUS
agriculture, healthcare, education and aviation,
our breadth of scope is underpinned and TEAMWORK
strengthened by our commitment to the
provision of high value, high quality PA S S I O N F O R E X C E L L E N C E
products and services.
LEADERSHIP
TRUST
RESPECT
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BY T H E N U M B E RS

15 Number of years since the Group was founded

12 The number of companies which operate internationally

1 Group : 9 Divisions
• Agriculture & Food • Education • Shared Services
1:9 • Aviation
• Contracting
• Healthcare • Hospitality & Commercial
• Technology • Trading & Distribution
7000 The group is staffed by more than 7000 highly skilled employees

The number of nationalities which make up our

60 The Group has grown from humble beginnings to now
encompass 60+ operating companies 80 employee population

The numbers of successful joint ventures with market-

8 leading international partners established since inception 18% For a Group this large we are proud to be 18% Emirati

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O U R STO RY

60+ companies operating

across 12 sectors

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G R O U P & H O L D I N G C O M PA N Y S T R U C T U R E

9 DIVISION HOLDING COMPANIES

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I N D U S T RY S E C TO R S

AGRICULTURE AVIATION CONTRACTING

EDUCATION FOOD GOVERNMENT SERVICES

REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY

HEALTHCARE HOSPITALITY
MANAGEMENT

TRADING AND
SHARED SERVICES TECHNOLOGY
DISTRIBUTION

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A G R I C U LT U R E
The Agriculture sector of our Group is focused
primarily on local food production to meet consumer
demand and our national food security requirements.

We invest and create developments in modern

farming technologies internationally, and fuse these
with in-house learnings and local farming dynamics
that drive growth and enable sustainable, responsible
and efficient production methods.

By leveraging new technology and infrastructure,

we drive significant productivity improvements and
accelerate growth.

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FOOD
Our fresh food companies play a leading a role in
supplying first-rate products including the freshest
and healthiest 100% organic produce across the
UAE.

We carefully source our produce from the most

experienced and passionate farmers - some of
whom are pioneering the way forward for a new,
more sustainable era of farming.

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AV I AT I O N
The Group’s aviation sector is a leader in Air
Navigation Services (ANS) as well as aircraft parts
supply and distribution.

Our ANS provider has state of the art certified

training facilities that provide extensive air traffic
management training to local and international
customers.

Our Air Traffic Controllers move more planes per

annum than any others in the country.

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CONTRACTING
Our contracting sector offers a comprehensive
range of products and services in the building
materials and construction industry.

With companies who are leaders in the field of

design, construction and project management,
the Group delivers exceptional projects of all sizes
with a focus on sustainable building and
renewable energy.

The Group’s rapid deployment companies deliver

shelter and camp facilities for military, medical
and commercial needs.

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E D U C AT I O N
Our education sector specialises in innovative,
technology-based, education solutions,
products and services that deliver excellence
within modern and diverse learning
environments. We integrate technology to inspire
and engage.

Our solutions are fully customised and integrated

to meet the needs of educators, students, parents
and regulators. Our solutions are currently
deployed to over 2,000 education establishments,
serving approximately 600,000 students,
more than 34,000 teachers and over 81,000
school staff.

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G OV E R N M E N T S E RV I C E S
Our Government Services sector is transforming
the way government transactions are executed.

Our innovative and reliable solutions empower

companies and individuals when it comes to
performing government transactions on-demand
– wherever and whenever.

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H EA LT H C A R E
With investments in leading bio-pharmaceuticals
and innovative manufacturing solutions,
the Group is delivering on it’s commitment to
healthcare outcomes and patient quality of life.
Our healthcare portfolio is committed to
delivering world class services across a range of
areas including customised clinical and
non-clinical hospital management and healthcare
consultancy services. Our companies specialise in
biopharma, hospital management, medical supply
chain, manufacturing, and occupational health.

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H O S P I TA L I T Y
Our companies in hospitality span the range and
breadth of offerings in this sector. Our dining
portfolio includes coffee shops and boutique
dining experiences. With innovations in kitchen
manufacturing, custom fabrication and
maintenance, to cloud kitchen solutions our
companies are at the forefront of sustainable
production processes to serve the hospitality
sector across the UAE.

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R EA L E S TAT E & P R O P E R T Y
MANAGEMENT

The property management sector provides facility

and hotel services including operations and
management, as well as associated hotel services
such as industrial laundry, hotel supplies and
interior design. Our companies employ
professionals with a rich expertise in every aspect
of hospitality and real estate delivering
exceptional service and quality.

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S H A R E D S E RV I C E S
Today, the Group's shared services companies
provide solutions in the tourism and travel
segments catering to individual and business
customers, along with a complete suite of
integrated outsourced HR services including
consulting, administration and operations across
the full employee lifecycle.

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T EC H N O LO GY
The companies in our tech sector deliver
world-class digital transformation leveraging state
of the art technologies. Our tech companies
specialise in a wide range of solutions including
cloud integrations, infrastructure, software
development and security solutions.

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TRADING & DISTRIBUTION
Our Trading and Distribution sector is committed
to delivering wide ranging local and international
products across the Emirates. With companies
that specialise in FMCG, food and pharma
distribution the Group’s trading and distribution
portfolio is rapidly expanding.

CANOPUS TRADING

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M A N A G E M E N T SY S T E M S & I N F O R M AT I O N T E C H N O LO GY
C E R T I F I C AT I O N S & E R P SY S T E M S
Yas Holding is certified to the ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Standard Yas Holding first implemented Oracle ERP in 2011 and have since been working to
and this forms the foundation for our business management systems. enhance and tailor this implementation to the range of businesses in the Group.

Group-wide management system certifications include

• 9001 - Quality
• 14001 - Environment
• 18001 - Occupational Health & Safety

Our systems are also based on and compliant with the ISO 27001, Information
security management systems standard. Many additional industry-specific
management standards and certifications are held by our individual Group
companies.

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G OV E R N A N C E C O R P O R AT E S O C I A L
ASSURANCE RISK RESPONSIBILITY
Our companies operate in sectors and markets which are both highly sensitive In line with our corporate philosophy and in keeping with our strategy to build and
and regulated. Our governance, assurance and risk management systems are develop capability in the UAE, our CSR activities are focused on making a difference
world class. within the borders of the country.

Our comprehensive Corporate Governance framework was developed in A range of ongoing CSR activities include:
consultation with PriceWaterhouse Coopers and is the foundation for our • Sponsorship of the study and development of high potential Emiratis through
group management systems. the Yas Holding Education Fund
• Sponsorship of events and exhibitions
Our dedicated Internal Audit department provides ongoing assurance and the • Special Assistance Fund
accounts of all our group companies are independently audited by Deloitte. • Zakat Fund

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 Khalifa Commercial Center, Emirates Post
Building, Khalifa City (A) 16th Street Corner
29th & 54th Street, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

CONTACTS +971 2 614 9000

www.yasholding.ae

P.O Box 5254 - Abu Dhabi, UAE

info@yasholding.ae

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