Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the leading aluminium smelters in the world, today announced that its chief executive officer (CEO), Tim Murray, was named as one of the top 100 CEOs in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at the Top CEO Awards held recently in Dubai, UAE.

Murray was also amongst a group of top five CEOs in Bahrain, which included also Batelco Group's former CEO Alan Whelan; Bahrain Islamic Bank CEO Mohammed Ebrahim; Al Salam Bank CEO (and an Alba board director) Yousif Abdulla Taqi; and United Gulf Bank CEO Rabih Sokaireh.

The Top CEO Awards -- organised by Trends magazine and Insead Business School, in association with Hawkama, the regional institute for corporate governance,  honours the very best in GCC business leadership. It recognises top executives or being instrumental in the growth of GCC companies, as well as for “creating jobs, maintaining profitability for their shareholders, applying corporate governance and transforming” the region.

Congratulating Murray, chairman of Alba’s board of directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa, said:“We are honoured that Tim has been recognised among the top influential leaders in this region. Tim is a committed and innovative leader; he has played a key role in Alba’s growth strategy and success.”

Murray has been with Alba since 2007. He was promoted to chief finance officer in 2009 and, in 2012 was made the CEO.  – TradeArabia News Service