FirstCaribbean has won two 'Best Bank' Awards from Euromoney magazine for its operations in Jamaica and The Bahamas.
The Awards, bestowed on FirstCaribbean by Euromoney Latin America, placed FirstCaribbean among leading banks in 20 countries across Latin America who were singled out for honour.According to Euromoney, the Awards 'recognize institutions and individuals that demonstrate leadership, innovation, and momentum in the markets in which they excel.'Clive Horwood, Euromoney's editor, noted: "Picking the outstanding financial institutions in the world over the past 12 months has never been more difficult. The firms that stood out from the crowd were those that exhibited the ability to innovate, react at speed and make best use of the inherent strengths of their organisation."FirstCaribbean's CEO, Charles Pink, has congratulated the two business units for their most recent honours."Our bank has performed very strongly over the past year and we are delighted that two of our units have been honoured in this way. We are proud of the performance of all parts of our business, but we would particularly like to pay tribute to the teams in these two countries, on whom Euromoney has bestowed this honour. Everyone there has contributed to the success, no matter what role they play in the business. It's been a team effort, as it is in our teams across the region," he said.The two Awards from Euromoney bring to five the 'Best Bank' Awards for FirstCaribbean in 2007, following the Best Bank Awards for Barbados and Jamaica won from Global Finance magazine, and Deal of the Year 2007 Award from the Banker magazine.