Bank of Maldives PLC (BML) has held an event to honour the loyalty of its long serving employees.

At a special ceremony held last night at the Manhattan Business Hotel, CEO and Managing Director of BML, Tim Sawyer, presented awards to 61 employees who have worked in the Bank for 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years.

Last night saw special commendation for the Manager of Customer Service at BML, Zulfa Mohamed for having served the bank for 35 years along with the Head of Customer Processing, Shamsiyya Ibrahim, who has served the bank for 30 years.

Speaking at the ceremony, BML CEO Sawyer said that they were proud to celebrate the dedication and commitment to the bank.

"Thank you for touching the lives of our customers every day and working so hard with professionalism and commitment to excellence. It is indeed an honour to give due recognition and celebrate your role” Sawyer said.

BML is the largest bank and one of the largest employers in the Maldives, with 99 percent of its staff base being Maldivians.

The bank takes great pride in implementing forward looking human resources policies to ensure the highest professional standards of employee recruitment, development and reward and holds regular events to honor its top performing staff and to recognize their loyal service including Staff Awards and Long Service Awards.