2019 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon Diary: Standard Chartered CEO Rola Abu Manneh on why her company supports the Dubai Marathon after 15 years!

Rola Abu Manneh is the first UAE female to manage a bank. Rola Abu Manneh is the CEO of Standard Chartered Dubai, and she was at the front table in the Dubai Marathon press conference this past Wednesday. We were fortunate to get a few minutes with the gracious CEO. Ms. Abu Manneh was quite pleased to explain why Standard Chartered continues to support this event in Dubai, after 15 years and her company supports nine marathons arund the world.

Rola Abu Manneh, CEO, Standard Chartered Bank, is third from left, photo from Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon

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Sponsorship is a tough battle. There are always reasons to cut back, but Standard Chartered understands the cultural climate they thrive in, and where running is going in the Gulf States. Rola Abu Manneh has succeeded Julian Wynter at CEO of Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon and she contiunues her brand’s tradition of supporting this fine event.

We thank Rola Abu Manneh for her time and look forward to seeing her at the race on Friday.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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