BNH 2011 Annual Report awarded with honors from ARC Awards International

The International ARC Awards, now in its twenty-sixth year, is the "Academy Awards of Annual Reports", according to the financial media.

The ARC Awards is the most anticipated event of the year. The Awards are globally recognized, providing a platform for the highest standards in the annual report industry. It is the world's largest international competition honoring excellence in annual reports.

Mahmood Al Soufi, Chief Executive of BNH commented: "We are very pleased to have received this prestigious award that recognizes our commitment to operate at international standards. Our talented team was able to work with our partners, beedesign, to successfully express the identity of the Group. BNH is proud of its traditional heritage and will continue in line with its corporate social responsibities to empower the local community and educate the wider public on the rich and varied Bahraini culture, both past and present."

Patricia Saghbini, General Manager of Beedesign commented further: "The competition was intense this year - with a record breaking twenty two hundred entries from 32 countries around the world, Beedesign team is proud to be honored this award for world class achievement in annual reports and would like to thank the BNH team for their trust."