NIC Bank Awards Winners

NIC Bank, the premier Asset Finance provider in Kenya, hosted the Johari Awards recently. This is the first kind of awards ceremony for the asset finance industry in the region. Johari, is a Kiswahili word for something valuable, a treasure.It is the name chosen to recognize and appreciate NIC's partners in asset financing. For the last 47 years, NIC Bank has been involved in financing assets with various partners. It is from this background that the NIC Bank Johari Awards were born to recognize and award the best performing sales partners. This year marks the second consecutive year of the Awards ceremony. The first awards ceremony was held in 2005

How to Participate

To participate is easy. A sales partner just needs to sell an asset- a vehicle, plant machinery or equipment- and have it financed through NIC Bank. The person who finalizes the transaction would indicate his or her details on the application form. Information from the application form is then put in a databank after each facility is drawn down. Prizes are based on the value of business delivered and the results announced at a gala awards ceremony organized by NIC Bank. "Teamwork is what success is all about and the Johari Awards is our way of appreciating our partners' efforts in making NIC Bank the market leader both locally and regionally" says Edna Kihara, Head of Asset Finance at NIC Bank.

2006 Award Recipients

1. The Almasi - Diamond Award: ROSEMARY N. CHEGE, SIMBA COLT MOTORS
2. The Kito - Ruby Award: PRISCILLA MATHIU, GENERAL MOTORS
3. The Sapphire Award: JAMES THEURI, TOYOTA E.A
4. The Zumaradi - Emerald Award: JACKSON KAMAU, TOYOTA E.A
5. The Yakuti -Topaz Award: DAVINDER S. BHACHU, BHACHU INDUSTRIES
6. The Lulu - Pearl Award: ROSEMARY N. CHEGE, SIMBA COLT MOTORS
7. The Amethyst Award: ROSEMARY N. CHEGE, SIMBA COLT MOTORS
8. The Aquamarine Award: JACQUELINE CHEGE, HYPER CARS
9. The Jade Award: JOHNSON KARIMI, KENYA GRANGE
10. The Amber Award: KENNETH MWANDO, TOYOTA E.A.
11. The Opal Award: DOUGLAS NGUMI, CARMAX
12. The Turquoise Award: FRANCIS KAMAU, TOYOTA E.A.
13. The Tanzanite Award: KEN WANJOHI, CMC MOTORS
14. The Amazonite Certificate: DAVID WERE, GENERAL MOTORS

Highlight

There was a special prize to encourage the "pearls" of the trade. The Lulu - Pearl Award was given to the best lady sales person Rosemary Njambi Chege of Simba Colt Motors.