Valletta Fund Management held the 2nd edition of the Annual Awards for Bank of Valletta Branch Managers and Heads of Investment Centres on the 27th February at The Palace Hotel, Sliema. The event aimed to congratulate branch managers for their continuous support to the VFM Brand throughout the financial year 2013/14.
During the event, prestigious awards based on set criteria, were presented to the winners by the Chief Executive Officer - Charles Borg, Chief Business Development Officer - Kenneth Farrugia and Executive Head VFM - Mark Agius.
This year, the awards were split into six separate categories; Best Branch Award, Top Investment Centre, Branch Performance Consistency Award, Best Branch Manager Award and Team of the Year Award. Each of the six awards were based on various criteria. The winners for the six esteemed awards were Siggiewi Branch (Best Branch Award), Qormi Branch (Top Investment Centre Award), Zurrieq Branch (Branch Performance Consistency Award), Horace Laudi (Best Branch Manager Award) and Gozo Branch (Team of the Year Award).
Kenneth Farrugia, BOV Chief Business Development Officer, opened the ceremony by thanking branch managers and heads of investment centres for their constant support during the last financial year. He also thanked the VFM team for their continuous efforts in supporting the BOV authorised representatives, with regular training and updates in the promotion of VFM funds. Mr Farrugia further congratulated all those nominated for the awards and concluded his speech by stating that 'winning is not everything, but rather winning is all about the effort taken to actually win.'