“Markaz” Organizes Second Blood Drive in Cooperation with the Blood Bank

06/10/2010

“Markaz”, invited the Blood Bank to organize the Second Markaz Blood Drive. The initiative, which took place yesterday, was well received by a large majority of Markaz’s staff members.

On this occasion, Ms. Rasha A. Al-Hamad, Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Administration at “Markaz” said “We organized the Second Markaz Blood Drive owing to employees’ support for this endeavor the last time.”

“I would like to thank Kuwait Central Blood Bank for their efforts in maintaining blood reserves and supplying hospitals. We are proud of supporting an institution of such competency.”

“Finally, I would like to thank Markaz employees for volunteering, and to announce that we plan to arrange further blood drives in the future to contribute to providing this invaluable human substance.”

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About Markaz:

Kuwait Financial Centre S.A.K. 'Markaz', with total assets under management of over KD928 million as of June 30, 2010, was established in 1974 has become one of the leading asset management and investment banking institutions in the Arabian Gulf Region. Markaz was listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) in 1997.

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Photo caption: Markaz’s employees donating blood