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J&K Bank is here to stay, grow, deliver and succeed, says Mushtaq
9th October 2010 Srinagar
J&K Bank is here to stay, grow, deliver and succeed, says Mushtaq
With support, dedication and right attitude of the entire J&K Bank family to back me, this institution is here to stay, grow, deliver and succeed. We are abundantly capable of taking the bank to the newer heights.
The Chairman and CEO Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad expressed these thoughts during his keynote address at the function organised by the J&K Bank Officers' Association, Kashmir Unit held at corporate Office to welcome and felicitate him. This was his first formal address to the bank officials after the assumption of his charge. Mushtaq Ahmad said, "Customer satisfaction, capacity building of available HR, and punctuality would be some of the key areas of his immediate focus in the bank".
He also thanked the gathering for their profuse affection and love. He also extended his gratitude for the anchor of the function Mr. Shabir Malik Gen. Sec. Officers' Association for welcoming him as one amongst them. "I have always taken pride in being a respectable member of JK Bank family. Such a tribute reflects real respect and recognition of my personal sentiments", he said.
I would like to see my replacement after the tenure coming from my family, he added.
Commissioner Secy Fin Mr. Sudhanshu Pandey (IAS), who was also present on the occasion, said that the government attaches highest importance to the bank.
Lauding the bank as an extraordinary organization, he said, "History stands witness to the fact that the rise and fall of societies and nations has been organically linked to the rise and fall of their financial and economic institutions".
The bank has a huge reservoir of talent that needs to be exploited fully in order to take lead over all the other such institutions in the region, he added.
Summing up the function, President Officers' Association Mr. Shahzad Teli, in his uniquely inimitable way, expressed the delight and warmth that all the officers and staff had felt in their hearts when they received their own family member as their Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
He said, "I have no words to express our joy to welcome you. We feel honoured. However, on this occasion I would like to reiterate our commitment towards the bank that defines and determines us and our existence." Our families and future are tied to this institution and we will leave no stone unturned to extend our full and irreversible co-operation in taking this Bank ahead with pride and perfection, he added.
Earlier, Mr. Shabir Malik gave a quite impressive overview of the hopes and expectations on behalf of the Officers' Association.