Burgan Bank wins excellence award in recruitment of national labor
Bank honored at the meeting of the Ministers of Social Affairs in Oman
KUWAIT: Burgan Bank, the progressive financial powerhouse in Kuwait and the region, announced its latest award from the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States. Burgan Bank was nominated for achieving one of the highest nationalization in the field of job placement and localization in the GCC in 2018. This recognition was presented during the meeting of the GCC Ministers of Social Affairs in Oman. The award was received recently on behalf of Burgan Bank by Maali Al-Rushaid, Head of Human Resources and Development at Burgan Bank in the Oman capital.
Burgan Bank has recruited over 500 nationals into its workforce since 2015 and rewarded them with best-in-class benefit programs to aid their career development and growth opportunities in the Bank. As a valuable contributor to Kuwait’s long-term economic growth, the staff have been employed under our various divisions that range from Retail, Operations, Investments and Risk departments.
Group Chief Human Resources & Development Officer at Burgan Bank - Halah El Sherbini said, “This is an honorable accomplishment for all of us at Burgan Bank, and an addition to our achievements towards localization. We strive to promote the advancement of the nation’s human capital as well as invest in their future by hiring and recruiting ambitious employees. This commitment comes as part of our aggressive strategy to support our youth’s capabilities and Kuwait’s vision 2035 to grow the country into a leading financial hub and sustaining national development. We now have a significant 73 percent of Kuwaitis as part of the Burgan family.” Burgan Bank currently holds 736 employees across its wide local network. With a growing workforce, the bank remains a successful model of a private sector firm’s ability to attract talented youth, and accommodate their promising careers with core skills through modern training and development programs in preparation for leadership positions in the future.