HSBC Bank Malta recognised the invaluable contributions of a number of its employees for their outstanding dedication, competence and ingenuity throughout the last year.

The recipients were honoured with the coveted Employees Excellence Awards during the bank's annual employees' summer event held at Fort St Angelo. HSBC Malta is one of the largest private-sector employers in Malta and these awards are a major initiative within the bank's internal engagement programme.

More than 200 employees, managers and their teams were nominated in this year's eight categories. The winners of the excellence awards were: Customer Excellence Award: Ivan Galea; Cost Conscious Excellence Award: Marica Delia; Best Growth Initiative Excellence: Raymond Bugeja; HSBC Values Excellence Award: Joseph Attard; Protecting Our Business Excellence Award: Patrick Pace; Corporate Sustainability Award: Maria Rapinett and Outstanding New Recruit Excellence Award: Glen Mifsud.

The Finance and Lending Services team won the Team Excellence Award. The members of the team were Dennis Gravina, Robert Ancilleri, Nathalie Abela, Doreen Cunningham, Brian Baldacchino, Andrea Gerada, Sonya Chircop and John Heywood.

HSBC Malta CEO Andrew Beane thanked the winners and all the nominees: "These colleagues are a testament to the valuable work done at HSBC Malta every day. The extraordinary commitment of these employees leads the way in creating a highly positive impact not just at the bank, but also in the community in which they live and work. HSBC is honoured to recognise and celebrate such individuals and teams."