Markus Giebel
Quick Facts
Biography
Markus Alexander Giebel (born 29 September 1966) is the CEO of Insight Plus, an investment company active in real estate, financial services, healthcare and consulting. He is also the co-owner and Chairman of Eternity Clinics (www.eternityclinics.com) a healthcare company revolutionizing the traditional model of diagnostic healthcarewith the invention and introduction of a new health screening software. Markus serves on multiple Boards of Directors, including Insight Plus, Soliton Holding, Eternity Clinics, CiTC and MSS. He holds a Master's Degree in Business from SBS in Switzerland and a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Munich in Germany. He was also known to be the CEO of Deyaar Development PJSC (a publicly traded real estate company), and was a Senior Executive and the youngest ever Vice President of Corning, a Fortune 500 company in the United States. Markus has received several awards, including the Middle East CEO Award, the Leadership award, HIMSS Innovation award, SME Award, Enterprise Asia Award, Inventor of the Year Award and others.He has more than 20 patents in his name which are primarily focused in the opticaltechnology sector.
Career
In 2017, Markus became CEO of Insight Plus, a Dubai-based investment firm with global reach managing projects worth several billion dollars, focusing on real estate, financial services and healthcare.
Since 2013 Markus has been CEO of Eternity Clinics, Managing Partner of Soliton Holding, and Chairman of CiTC, actively involved in healthcare, financial services and trading sectors.
In 2008, Markus was appointed CEO of Deyaar Development PJSC. He was leading one of the largest real estate developers in Dubai overseeing assets and development projects worth over US$3 billion.
In 1999, Markus became the youngest Vice President of Corning after the acquisition of Siemens NK, with full P&L responsibility for the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and Private Networks Group in Europe and the Middle East. He was a member of the M&A team which acquired Siemens NK.
Markus Giebel joined as a Product Manager at Siecor (JV between Siemens and Corning), NC, USA in 1993 and was selected to participate in an 18-month Trainee Program. He was promoted to Product Manager in 1995 and developed the connectivity strategy for Siecor.
Awards and honors
Year of Award or Honor | Name of Award or Honor | Awarding Organization |
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2017 | Entrepreneurship Award for Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals | Asian Entrepreneurship Awards |
2015 | Gulf Capital SME Awards | MEED |
2014 | Health Program Winner | SHAPE |
2010 | Middle East Emerging CEO Award | Deyaar Development PJSC |
2010 | Middle East Leadership Award | Deyaar Development PJSC |
2003 | Business Award 2003 | German Ministry of Economic Affairs |
2002 | Corning Inventor of the Year (Two Fiber Connectivity )2002 | Corning Inc. |
2001 | Corning Inventor of the Year (Optical Receiver Stub ) 2001 | Corning Inc. |
2000 | Corning Marketing Excellence Award | Corning Inc. |
Patents
Patent # 5745633: Fiber optic cable assembly for securing a fiber optic cable within an input port of a splice closure
Patent # 5727101: Monolithic ferrule for receiving and positioning multiple optical fibers and an optical fiber connector incorporating same.
Patent # 5768460: Low skew optical fiber ribbons
Patent # 5778122: Fiber optic cable assembly for interconnecting optical fibers within a receptacle mounted within the wall of an enclosure.
Patent # 5863083: Pulling grip for pre-connectorized fiber optic cable
Patent # 5867621: Adapter and guide pin assembly for coupling of fiber optic connectors
Patent # 5923802: Flexible connector assembly having slack
Patent # 5940561: Adapter assembly for precise alignment of fiber optic connector
Patent # 5971624: Multi-fiber splice mechanism and associated splicing connector
Patent # RE36,592: Optical receiver stub fitting
Patent # 6068410: Splice housing assembly and associated assembly method for mechanically
Patent # 6149313: Gender selectable fiber optic connector and associated fabrication method
Patent # 6350062Multifiberferrule defining alignment holes having a tapered lead-in portion
Patent # 6396993: Optical fiber breakaway apparatus and method
Patent # 6439780: Field installable fiber optic ribbon connector and installation tool
Patent # 6457874: Wall mountable mixed media outlet
Patent # 5768460: Low skew optical fiber ribbons
Patent # 6499887Windowless, rectangular ferrule in a pre-assembled multi-fiber connector