Bio

The evolution of Danube Group, one of the established building material firms in the Middle East, is directly linked to the journey of its Founder and Chairman, Rizwan Sajan. Born and brought up in a middle class family in Mumbai, India; Mr Sajan is a man with the 'Midas Touch'. He has built his company into the undisputed market leader for building materials in the GCC and now slowly and steadily moving his foot prints towards property development and home improvement. The company has recorded a turnover of 1.3billion USO dollars in 2017 and has been growing steadily ever since. Under Sajan's guidance, over the last 25 years, the company has charted a path that transformed from being just one shop with one employee to global employee strength of over 3,300 people, over 50 locations in nine countries worldwide including UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Africa and India. Danube Group occupies more than 5.5 million square feet of land in JAFZA making it one of the biggest land bank occupiers in JAFZA. The warehouses across the UAE stock more than 50,000 products. Ranked 7th among the 'Top 100 Indian leaders in the UAE' List by Forbes Middle East, Sajan's story is made of a very simple lesson: A man's grit and hard work can turn a small organization with humble beginnings to become a brand to reckon with. It was not just his experience but foresight, perspective and commitment that built Danube from a two-person team to a strong business empire with a global presence. His mantra for success is very simple: find the right people, then trust and empowers them to run the business and this is exactly how he has steered his company to success. A workaholic by all means, Sajan has always believed that there are no shortcuts to success. Hard work and determination are the keys to his victory. During his leisure time he indulges himself in partying, travelling and watching movies with his wife, Sameera.