Powering the sails of success
Adeeb Ahamed is the Managing Director of Tablez; LuLu Financial Group; and Twenty14 Holdings.
Adeeb is a multifaceted entrepreneur who successfully established LuLu Financial Group, an ISO 9001:2015 certified global financial services enterprise, which today has 200+ branches across 11 countries. He also heads Twenty14 Holdings which since its inception in 2014 has acquired more than $750 million worth of assets spread across Europe, Middle East, and India - including the historic Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian in Scotland, and negotiated a £110m agreement to create a luxurious five-star hotel at 1-5 Great Scotland Yard.
In 2010, Adeeb Ahamed forayed into organised retail along with Shafeena Yusuff Ali through Tablez by introducing homegrown as well as franchised brands into the UAE, and the Indian subcontinent in 2014.
Through Adeeb’s exceptional foresight, Tablez established the first-ever franchises of Cold Stone Creamery, Galito’s, Springfield, Women’secret, Build-A-Bear, Go Sport, YOYOSO, Desigual, Courir, and Oshkosh B'gosh in India, while in UAE, it has gone on to introduce brands likes Famous Dave’s, Pancake House and Galito’s, in addition to their homegrown brands of Peppermill and Bloomsbury’s.
An inspiring leader who works with passion and achieves success while upholding his integral values and principles, Adeeb has set standards of excellence in the fields of business he has ventured into. For his stellar achievements in business, Adeeb has been the recipient of Leadership Icon Award, Living Legend & Iconic Leaders Summit 2017; and Entrepreneur of the Year, Franchise Awards 2017.
