HSBC Malta honoured six employees and also a team who typified the values and culture of excellence of the Bank during this year’s annual staff gathering. The HSBC Malta Staff Townhall 2015 is one of the major initiatives within the Bank’s internal communications programme.

The employee excellence awards celebrate individuals and teams who live the HSBC values and demonstrate excellence in providing exemplary services to the Bank and its customers.

Nearly 100 staff, managers, and teams were nominated in this year’s seven categories. The winners of the excellence awards were: Joe Cachia for the Dependable Award 2015, Bernard Grima for the Connected Award 2015, Charlene Camilleri Zarb for Outstanding New Recruit Award 2015, Brian Cilia for Open & Inclusive Award 2015, Mark Spiteri for Customer First Award 2015, and Daniela Cassar and Maureen Micallef for the Social Responsibility Award 2015.

The Helicanus Project team won the Team Award 2015. The members of the winning team were Marie Kristie Galea, Ray Schembri, Elaine Scerri De Giorgio, Andre Cutajar, Graziella Dimech, Naomi Bugeja, Audrey Aquilina, Mariella Fitzerald, Joseph Farrugia, and Joseph Sammut.

HSBC Malta CEO Mark Watkinson thanked the winners and the nominees, “Congratulations on getting the awards and thank you for going the extra mile. It makes a huge difference.” He also shared his vision on the challenges and opportunities for the Bank and the staff in 2015.

The Bank’s executive committee members, comprised of the heads of business divisions, provided further insight into last year’s performance, and their respective business area’s objectives for 2015.

The event culminated with each member of the audience receiving a pair of 3D glasses to peek at the HSBC’s futuristic new office designs.