Burgan Bank empowers Talented Role Models for its Youth Account

Press release

Published June 19th, 2012 - 06:44 GMT

Al Bawaba

Burgan Bank reached out to four of Kuwait’s talented youth role models with an objective to endorse the bank’s newly launched Youth account. Burgan Bank’s selection criteria for the talented role models were based on vision and perseverance. Hawraa Al-Qallaf is a young talented inventor, Mohammad Al-Soudan is an Engineer and Partner in Humbah, the first Kuwaiti owned portable fast food concept; Fatima Al-Othman is the Creative Director and Owner of F2o Designs; and Yousef Al-Qanai is the Athlete/Ultra Runner & Founder of Aymstrong Event Management company.

When asked to share some pearls of wisdom to inspire fellow youth, the Youth Account’s role models stated:

Hawraa Al-Qallaf- Young Talented Inventor - “My invention helped the hearing-impaired parents to understand their child”

Mohammed Al- Soudan – Engineer & Partner in "Humbah", the first Kuwaiti owned portable fast food concept. “Anything is possible; you just have to give it your best”.

Fatima Al-Othman – Creative Director, Owner of F2o Designs. “Dare to be different, Do what you love and love what you do”

Yousef Al-Qanai- Athlete/Ultra Runner & Founder of Aymstrong Event Management. “Believe in yourself, work hard and be determined then you will realize your goals”.

Burgan Bank’s Youth Account was created with the target of young adults between the ages of 15 and 25 who wish to attain a successful future. With its new dynamic logo and visionary youth perspective, the Youth account caters to the young people in Kuwait by empowering talented youth with inspiration and creative ideas.

Background Information

Burgan Bank

Established in 1977, Burgan Bank is the youngest conventional Bank and second largest by assets in Kuwait, with a significant focus on the corporate and financial institutions sectors, as well as having a growing retail, and private bank customer base. Burgan Bank has majority owned subsidiaries in the MENAT region supported by one of the largest regional branch networks. which include Gulf Bank Algeria - AGB (Algeria), Bank of Baghdad - BOB (Iraq & Lebanon),Tunis International Bank – TIB (Tunisia), and fully owned Burgan Bank – Turkey, (collectively known as the “Burgan Bank Group”). Furthermore, Burgan Bank has a present in the UAE through its corporate office (“Burgan Financial Services Limited) which had helped the bank to participate in multiple financing opportunities in the UAE.