Top BisB’s officer achieves FBCI honour

TDT | Manama              

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Mohamed Isa Hammad, Chief Information Security Officer of BisB and NBB Group’s Group Head of Business Continuity Management, achieved the certified membership grade of Fellow of the Business Continuity Institute (FBCI).

He is the first Bahraini and GCC national to obtain this grade. The FBCI grades are awarded to individuals whose active contributions have led to a positive impact on a local, regional, and international level.

Mohamed’s achievement recognizes his accomplishments across a variety of global initiatives, including participation in the judging panel of multiple regional and global BCI Awards, as well as efforts in the review committee for the ISO 22301:2019, in which he provided his recommendations to develop the latest guidelines.

Mohamed Hammad is the only participating member from the Middle East in the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) 2023 Working Group, responsible for setting out the guidelines that will lead the business continuity sector internationally Mohamed actively works to establish and develop regulations, national strategies, and policies in the field of business continuity, information, and cyber security, and chair of the Bahrain Association of Bank’s (BAB) Business Continuity Management committee Yaser Alsharifi, Chief Executive Officer of BisB, said: “”The achievement reflects the talents of our national competencies and their presence within the global landscape, in addition to emphasizing the cultural and intellectual leadership of our team.