SAE Magazine 12-2

by Steve Hartley Romy Hawatt Story Recognised and respected globally for his managerial and negotiating skills, Hawatt has been hugely successful in the world of business development. What’s his passion? What motivates and drives him? T alking with Romy Hawatt, the Dubai based Chief Executive Officer of the SAE Group and member of the Navitas SAE Advisory Board, is never dull. He’s the real thing – a “what you see is what you get” type – and a unique combination of an entre- preneur and a safe pair of hands who can navigate the global corporate world and also seal the deal. Born in a small country town in Queensland, Australia he moved to suburban Sydney as a child. He grew up reading Mark Twain type adventure stories like “Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn” and even as a child these classic books appealed to his own natural sense of adventure. ➤ The Executive Portrait: Romy pictured at an official SAE Institute opening 20 SAE & SAE Alumni News // Featured Profile Index

SAE Magazine 12-2

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