Fidelity Bank Ghana PLC, Ghana’s largest privately-owned indigenous bank, has won an impressive five awards at the 2022 Health, Environment, Safety & Security (HESS) Awards.
The award held at the Gold Coast Kempinski Hotel, in Accra, saw the bank named the Most Safety and Security Conscious Company of the Year. It also won the Best Company in Data Security Management and Best Company in Fire Safety and Security Management.
The Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Ghana, Julian Opuni, also emerged winner of the HESS Exemplary Leadership Award (Banking & Finance), while the Environment, Health & Safety Manager of the Bank, Ebenezer Gbolonyo, was adjudged the HESS Male Personality of the Year.
The Managing Director of Fidelity Bank, Julian Opuni, commenting on the awards, intimated that the awards are a testament to the Bank’s commitment to safety in all spheres of its business.
“Winning five awards in an award scheme, that recognizes the efforts of organizations in prioritizing health, safety, security and the environment, is something Fidelity Bank is most proud of.
“This is a validation of all the work we do to ensure the safety of all stakeholders. We wish to express our appreciation to the organizers for this enormous recognition. I have no doubt that these awards will spur us on to do better than we already have.”
Julian Opuni
The MD, moreover, thanked the loyal customers of the bank and the staff.
“I also wish to dedicate these awards to all hardworking staff of Fidelity Bank and our loyal customers whose support and loyalty continue to urge us on to greater heights.”
Julian Opuni
The Role of the Bank in Security Consciousness
Fidelity Bank, over the years has been organizing periodic security awareness training for all staff and partner agents. The bank has recently taken steps to upgrade its electronic systems, as well as put in place a remote backup for CCTV footage with AI functionality. Additionally, the Bank’s initiative to train staff on general Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) issues, including emergency preparedness and procedures with respect to first aid and the use of appropriate HSE signs together with fire, flood, and other occupational disasters were factored into the awards.
The bank’s capacity to monitor its full branch network, office ATMs and other collection points in real time through an internet protocol from a central monitoring station, among other things were also major factors leading to the recognition.
Fidelity Bank’s attainment of globally standardized ISO and PCI-DSS certifications were also acknowledged and contributed to the accolade of Best Company in Data Security Management.
The Bank continues to validate it’s position as an indigenous business with global standards and a pacesetter in innovation.
In a little over a decade, Fidelity Bank Ghana has grown from a discount house to a Tier-1 Bank and is now the largest privately-owned Ghanaian Bank in Ghana.
The HESS award seeks to identify and celebrate health, safety and security-conscious companies which exhibit exceptional leadership and innovation in occupational Health, the Environment and Employee Stakeholder Safety and Security.
READ ALSO: Two Bulls Lift the Local Bourse Amidst Profit Taking Activities
