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Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)'s Chief Executive Officer Tim Murray is a key speaker at the Annual 7th HRD Congress being held on November 10 and 11, 2014 at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain under the theme "Evolving HR function as a Business Partner".

Alba is also the Silver Sponsor of this event, which is being held under the patronage of H. E. Jameel bin Mohmmed Ali Humaidan, Minister of Labour, Kingdom of Bahrain.

As the keynote speaker at the Annual 7th HRD Congress event, Alba's CEO, Tim Murray presented a case study on Alba titled "HR as a Business Partner", which highlighted topics such as: Alba investing in human assets; Alba is in the people business, Alba strides in safety initiatives and Safe employees and productive Alba.

Speaking at the event, Tim Murray said:

"At Alba, people are our most valuable resource. We believe that it is important to invest in educating and training the workforce, which will improve employee capabilities and organisational competences. It is also a key part of our succession planning, which is necessary to develop the future generations of leaders at Alba.

Safety is the other principal factor that governs Alba's day-to-day operations. We believe that a strong safety programme and the successful financial performance of the Company are closely linked. We constantly endeavour to achieve a zero accident work environment through various safety campaigns and awareness sessions, which has resulted in significant improvement in the overall safety performance of the Company, as well as its productivity."

Held in coordination with IFTDO, the Annual 7th HRD Congress is targeting HR Directors, Senior Managers, Project Managers, Line Managers, Training Managers, HR specialists and Line supervisors from government and private sectors. It will focus on three core areas: Building A Value-Based Organization; Technology Drivers for the New World of HR and Competency and Talent Mapping in Employee Development.

The event also has an exhibition, which is a platform for companies to network and exchange ideas and experiences of the participants and their respective organisations as well as showcase products, trainings, IT solutions and services.

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