Business & Money | Saturday 21 February, 2015 12:05 pm |

- United Arab Bank is delighted to announce the winners of its treasure hunt – held on 21st February 2015 at the UAB Business Bay Tower Building site, the bank’s future Dubai Regional Office – to celebrate the bank’s 40th anniversary serving customers across the UAE.
The successful event was attended by over 250 employees and selected invitees from across the country and all were joined by UAB’s senior management team, led by Chief Executive Officer Paul Trowbridge, whereby a total of 100 lucky winners successfully competed for prizes in the treasure hunt.
The grand prizes – two annual home rents up to a value of AED 200,000 in total were won by Jennifer Hope Merlino, an American - Italian and Kathlyn May Sulleza a Filipino. The second prizes – three school tuition fees, up to AED 135,000 in total went to three participants- Ratnesh Mehta from India , Lionel Williams from United States of America, and Puneet Pradeep from India.
Jennifer Hope Merlino, one of the winners of the grand prize, said: “I am ecstatic to have won AED 100,000. Thanks to this generous prize by United Arab Bank I’m now able to bring my eleven year old son, Jayson, to Dubai, support his tuition fees, and acquire a house where we can all live. UAB has changed my life.”
Five more contestants won autographed FC Barcelona memorabilia and special prizes thanks to UAB’s exclusive partnership in the UAE with one of the world’s most celebrated football clubs. Meanwhile 90 more winners from the event left with gold coins and shopping vouchers as a result of their successful participation in the event.
Paul Trowbridge, Chief Executive Officer at UAB, said: “We are delighted to have seen such a tremendous turnout and enthusiasm from participants at the UAB treasure hunt, the first of several events in which we are welcoming the next phase of UAB’s growth as the bank enters its fifth decade. It is a growth story we are very excited to continue over the coming months and years. We extend our thanks to everyone who made the treasure hunt a success, and extend our hearty congratulations to the winners of the grand prizes.”
This event was heralded as a momentous milestone and is the first of a series of scheduled activities planned by the bank for 2015 as a token of gratitude for the trust that has been placed in the bank by its employees, customers and the wider community alike.