Dubai, 18 January 2017: His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman, Emirates NBD, felicitated and revealed his gratitude to the 27 staff members celebrating 25 years of continuous service at a ceremony held at Emirates NBD headquarters.

The event, attended by participants of the Board and members of the Executive Board, was organised as part of Emirates NBD's initiatives to honour employee for their loyalty and contribution over the past years to the bank's success and development.

Thanking the employees for their dedication and loyalty, HH Sheikh Ahmed commented, "I wish to acknowledge the steady and faithful commitment of every one of you which enabled Emirates NBD to end up being the marketplace leader that it is today."

HH Sheikh Ahmed continued, "I want to give thanks to all our personnel present that have actually remained integral participants of the Emirates NBD family members via its landmark transformations and contributed substantially to our business. It results from their hard work that we have actually done well in protecting our setting as the leading bank in the UAE, aligned to the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. And as His Highness is working to fulfilling the vision of a new age and smart Dubai, so is the world of banking swiftly removaling to an increasingly digital and futuristic direction. While we continue forward on this transformative trip of the digitisation of our product or services, it is absolutely our longest-standing employees that will continue to be more vital than ever before to maintain our focus and vision the very same: to be a customer-first bank that values people most importantly else."