KUALA LUMPUR: SYARIKAT TAKAFUL MALAYSIA BHD [] (Takaful Malaysia) and its group managing director Datuk Mohamed Hassan Kamil won two major awards at at the 2nd Global Awards 2009 held on Sunday.
Takaful Malaysia won the Global Diamond Award (Diamond Winner Category) while Mohamed Hassan was picked as recipient of the "Smart Entrepreneur" Award during the ceremony here.
"The awards are certainly a wonderful beginning to 2010 and an added motivation for the company," he said, adding the recognition would further spur the staff to continue to serve the company and customers, more efficiently and effectively..
The ceremony was organised by the Business Productivity Network in collaboration with the Malaysia-Guangdong Chamber of Investment Promotion, No. 1 Enterprise and Company of the Year Award.
The "Smart Entrepreneur" Award is based on the winner's capability to position the company and its business approach, to help further the 1Malaysia philosophy.
Takaful Malaysia said during the recent economic downturn, Hassan managed to overcome challenges without compromising profitability and turnover of employees while championing corporate social responsibilities