NBK honors its MVPs, collaborative teams through its 2019 program
Our human capital is the cornerstone of NBK growth: Sager
KUWAIT: The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) honored its distinguished employees and teams for 2019 at its fourth Annual Award Ceremony Most Valuable Team Players Awards. The prestigious event was attended by Isam Jassim AlSager, NBK Group Chief Executive Officer, Shaikha Al-Bahar, NBK Deputy Group CEO, Salah Youssef Al-Fulaij, NBK Chief Executive Officer-Kuwait, and Emad Al-Ablani, General Manager - Group Human Resources, in addition to a number of NBK’s top executives.
In his speech, Isam Al-Sager highlighted the importance of human capital as a main pillar in NBK’s success over the years, indicating that none of the Bank’s strategic objective would have been possible if it weren’t for the efforts and contributions of such an amazing effective group of employees.
“We highly appreciate our employees for their efforts, dedication and commitment to the highest professional standards as they are the cornerstone of NBK’s future success and the force driving our leadership in providing excellent services to our valued customers,” Sager said.
“I am extremely proud of your dedication and very proud to be part of such an outstanding leading organization,” Sager added. In the meantime, the Group CEO also called on all NBK family to foster and promote positive professional conduct to ensure business transparency and maintain future success.
Sager stressed that NBK Group establishes an environment shaped by the highest values of integrity, thus creating synergy among all employees to drive the Bank’s continued success and achieve its vision and objectives.
He assured that NBK will continue to invest in its human resources, which now exceeds more than 6,000 employees in four continents, as it firmly believes in their vital role in executing NBK’s strategy to maintain its local and regional leadership.
NBK organizes several events throughout the year to honor its employees in an effort to support and encourage its human capital to always strive for excellence. The selection of MVP honorees depends on the votes of their colleagues within the same business unit. The voting criteria is based on teamwork, cooperation, participation, and efficiency. The ceremony honoring MVPs included several activities and contests, as well as awarding prizes to participating employees. This year, and for the first time, teams across NBK Groups were also awarded for their effective transparency, communication and team spirit.