Burgan Bank celebrates its employees in the annual IBS graduation ceremony

Press release

Published February 12th, 2017 - 06:22 GMT

During the event

Burgan Bank celebrated its employees’ achievements at the Annual Institute of Banking Studies (IBS) graduation ceremony. The employees successfully concluded their training programs at the institute.

Under the patronage of H.E. Mohammad Yousef Al -Hashel, Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait and Chairman of the IBS, the ceremony held in commemoration of its graduates took place recently at the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The 8 employees being celebrated completed different levels and training programs offered by IBS as part of their career development program; a long term and highly individualistic program nurtured by the Human Resources Department at the Bank.

As he honored the graduates, Burgan Bank Group Chairman, Mr. Majed E. Al Ajeel and a board member of the Institute of Banking studies, expressed his pride towards the success of the career development program at the bank which placed emphasis on high potential professionals and talents and hence provided training programs which support their career evolution.

The training programs which the employees had undertaken during 2015-2016 were specialized programs in Certified Credit Management (CCM), Advanced Certificate in Credit Management (ACCM) and Certified Bank Branch Manager (CBBM).

Ms. Halah El Sherbini, Burgan Bank’s Group Chief Human Resources and Development Officer said: “We take pride as we congratulate our employees for their dedication and drive towards their training programs and their careers. As we continue to strive to recruit the best talents in the market, we only expect this type of dedication and success from our employees. We aim to always recognize and celebrate talent, and do our best to nurture their strengths and set of skills through individually-set training and career enhancement programs.”

El Sherbini continued: "Our employees are our strongest asset and our investment in their career development is merely a reflection of our belief in the fact that our highly experienced, dedicated, and professional staff constitutes the backbone to our success and achievements as a Group. We will continue to invest in our human capital and show them the same dedication to their futures as they have shown towards Burgan Bank Group."

Background Information

Burgan Bank

Established in 1977, Burgan Bank is the youngest conventional Bank and second largest by assets in Kuwait, with a significant focus on the corporate and financial institutions sectors, as well as having a growing retail, and private bank customer base. Burgan Bank has majority owned subsidiaries in the MENAT region supported by one of the largest regional branch networks. which include Gulf Bank Algeria - AGB (Algeria), Bank of Baghdad - BOB (Iraq & Lebanon),Tunis International Bank – TIB (Tunisia), and fully owned Burgan Bank – Turkey, (collectively known as the “Burgan Bank Group”). Furthermore, Burgan Bank has a present in the UAE through its corporate office (“Burgan Financial Services Limited) which had helped the bank to participate in multiple financing opportunities in the UAE.