Kuwait Finance House – Bahrain recently honored 3 more employees in the "Fursan Baytik" employees’ recognition awards for their outstanding contributions. They were selected based on a criteria of high performance and achievements both in the workplace and during their time outside the office. At an award ceremony held at the KFH-Bahrain headquarters, Mr. Yacoob Majed, Chairman of KFH-Bahrain, Mr. Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat, the Managing Director and CEO together with Executive and Senior Managers at KFH-Bahrain presented the three employees with awards and certificates of appreciation. Winners of Q4 2013 were Ms. Sara A.Razak Zainalabedeen who received the ‘Leadership Award’, Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Burashid who received the ‘Smart Performance Award’ and Mr. Meshal Khalifa Buachale for receiving the ‘Smart Performance Award’. Mr. Yacoob Majed, commented during an award ceremony "Both inside and outside the workplace, these employees have confirmed their excellence. It makes me very proud to congratulate them for their skills and efforts that have been demonstrated to make them eligible to be nominated for the "Fursan Baytik" employees’ recognition awards. The motivation of aiming higher is the key concept behind the "Fursan Baytik” awards and these winners have proven themselves to be of the high caliber that is sought after.” Mr. Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat also added that "Our employees play an essential role in the Bank as they are considered the most valuable asset available. In today’s market, the Bank relies heavily on the performance of our employees who contribute towards any success achieved on the many products and services offered by an Islamic bank to their customers. I am delighted to welcome these staff members to the family of “Fursan Baytik” award winners to date." The Fursan Baytik employees’ recognition awards aim to honor and appreciate the achievements of employees in the Bank based on a set of criteria that considers their performance both during work and in their own time out of the office in order to motivate and develop their potential. Employees are nominated every quarter from all departments within the Bank and a special committee selects employees who fall within the pre-defined criteria. Candidates for the award would need to be recognized for having a positive attitude towards work and colleagues, providing an outstanding level of service to a customer, leadership, innovation, teamwork and active participation in team achievement. The committee also considers employee's achievements outside work such as pursuing and attaining professional certificates or academic degrees in order to motivate them for self-development.