Today House Motors is one of the best known brands in the UAE for quality automobiles and sells both Nationally and Internationally. In 2001, Mr. Al Zarooni took an interest in a U.S. based technology company called EssTec, Inc. which in 2003 was acquired by a U.S. Public listed company called Alpha Virtual, Inc. Immediately after the acquisition, Mr. Al Zarooni was nominated and elected the Chairman of the Board for Alpha Virtual. As a result of this nomination, Mr. Al Zarooni became one of the first Emiratee Nationals to become the Chairman of a U.S. public listed company.