Srinagar, April 22: The greatest strength of J&K Bank lies in the unparalleled emotional attachment of its employees with it. Every employee has given his heart and soul to the Bank over the years. Indeed, the J&K Bank has become what it is today -- an iconic institution -- largely because of the sheer dedication of its employees. The involvement of employees in the Bank has given its stakeholders’ concept a new meaning.

Dr. Haseeb A Drabu, Chairman and Chief Executive of the bank stated this after issuing promotion order in favour of 291 employees in various cardes of the bank.

Notably, with a plan to build all round competencies and have a framework for succession planning, the bank promoted five Vice Presidents to the post of President. Mr Gh Ahmed Beigh, Mr. Tafazul Hussain, Mr Sahibzada Gh Mohi-ud-Din, Mr Parvez Ahmed Nengroo and Mr. K K Sharma are the five newly promoted Presidents.

Besides, 19 Senior Executive Managers have been promoted as Vice presidents, which include: Mr. Nazir Ahmad Parimoo, Mr. Mohammad Amin Narchoor, Mr. Raja Abdul Latif, Mr. Mohammad Afzal Khan, Mr. Bashir Ahmad Lone, Mr. Om Prakash Sharma, Mr. Fazale Mehboob Gani, Mr. Vagish Chander, Mr. Abdul Hamid Banday, Mr. Shafat Ahmad Banday, Mr. Meera Jamwal, Mr. Roop Krishan Shah, Mr. Surjeet Singh, Mr. Abdul Rauf Bhat, Mr. Abdul Rashid, Mr. Mohammad Sayed Wani, Mr. Surinder Krishen Bhat, Mr. Nayeem-Ullah and Mr. Khursheed Ahmad Pandit.

The Bank also promoted 267 Associate Executives as Executives.

“The bank has over the last two years done more promotions than had happened over the last ten years. Employees who had not got a single promotion in almost two decades have been elevated. Indeed, at some levels, there will be two promotions within a year,” said Dr. Drabu. He further added that more importantly, on all occasions, the bank has gone beyond the prescribed norms and availability of vacancies. “This has not been done thoughtlessly, but with a careful design in mind: to maximize the best of what we have,” he said.