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Batelco Chairman Presents the Winners of the

“Chairman’s Award”

Batelco Chairman Shaikh Abdulla bin basis throughout 2020. The names of the was a difficult task to select a clear winner
Khalifa Al Khalifa rewarded the winners winners were revealed for the first time to but encouraging a healthy competition
of the Batelco “Chairman’s Award” during all Batelco team members in an exciting is always a good thing.” “People are the
the annual Town Hall that took place at atmosphere amid much anticipation. The greatest assets of Batelco and we on the
Batelco’s Headquarters. The event was 3 winners who each took home a trophy Board are very pleased to see promising
broadcasted live to Batelco team members, and cash reward are Hussain Abdulla in young talented Bahrainis who are the
of which 80% continue to work remotely due first place, Sana Mayoof in second place leaders of tomorrow. It’s important to
to COVID-19. Launched under the direction and Hussain Barakat in third. Commenting support them, encourage them to realize
of the Chairman, the “Chairman’s Award” is on this rewarding ceremony, Shaikh their full potential and provide them with
an annual award created to acknowledge Abdulla said, “I’m pleased to be here today the tools to ensure a bright future,” he
and reward Batelco team members to award the winners in person as they added.
who have demonstrated exceptional truly deserve the recognition, and I would
performance and have accomplished like to take this opportunity to personally Batelco’s CEO Mikkel Vinter
remarkable achievements while practicing congratulate them on their success. It has who was also present on the
the Company’s values. The 12 finalists were been a long selection process with the occasion gave a presentation
selected from a pool of high performing involvement of Batelco’s top management
employees that have been selected by team and Board members, and the finalists to the Batelco team members
the top management team on a monthly have proven themselves at each stage. It highlighting Batelco’s achieve-
ments for 2020 and outlining
the strategy for 2021.

“We were honored to have the attendance
of the Chairman today to present the
awards to the winners in person. This
reflects the importance the Chairman and
the Board gives to encouraging young
talents. I would also like to congratulate
and recognize the 12 finalists,” said Mr.
Vinter. “The “Chairman’s Award” is one of
the main initiatives that Batelco is putting
in place as part of its culture transformation
journey in line with its strategic vision and
mission. This is a positive way to start the
year and we have exciting plans to continue
with this journey in 2021,” he added.

Batelco Chairman Welcomes the Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain
at its Hamala Data Center

Batelco Chairman Shaikh Abdulla bin the Uptime Institute, a global authority sectors, saying: “We are proud to have a
Khalifa Al Khalifa welcomed the Governor that specializes in evaluating global data Data Center of this caliber in the Kingdom
of the Central Bank of Bahrain, Mr. Rasheed centers through a series of performance- of Bahrain. The establishment of a data
Muhammad Al Maraj, to Batelco’s Hamala based assessments designed to measure hub that meets the highest international
Data Center. The visit took place in the progress and efficiency of all data centers standards will contribute positively
presence of a number of executives from across the world. Commenting on the visit, towards boosting the Kingdom’s digital
both organizations, where the Batelco the Governor praised the excellent quality economy." He added, “In recent years,
team introduced the Governor to the Data of the Data Center, pointing out that the organizations in general and specifically
Center’s facilities, which is the largest development of such facilities is in line the banking and finance sector have
of its kind in Bahrain. The Hamala Data with the Kingdom of Bahrain’s aspirations expressed a need for reliable local data
Center received a Tier III certificate from for the banking and financial technology hubs that meet world-class standards

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