Alba praised its ‘skilled and remarkable workforce’ after the company announced that it had been able to maintain a sound overall performance in 2011.
In a statement following the last quarterly meeting for the year held at the Ritz Carlton Bahrain Hotel & Spa, Alba’s board of directors chairman Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji said: “The year 2011 will be an exceptional one as the company succeeded in demonstrating its strength and resilience despite the challenging times and was able to exceed sales and production growth targets throughout the first three quarters of 2011.”
It was also announced that a new sales office was opened in Hong Kong to cater to the demands of the emerging markets of Asia.
The meeting was attended by Alba’s senior executive management team including chief executive Laurent Schmitt, chief financial officer Tim Murray, chief marketing officer Jean Baptiste Lucas.