SRINAGAR: Syed Shafat Hussain Rufai retired as General Manager of Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Thursday after serving the institution for thirty-five years in various roles.
The farewell meeting, chaired by MD and CEO Baldev Prakash, was attended by executives, managers, and other senior staff. Colleagues described Rufai as a team player who prioritized the bank’s interests. Prakash commended Rufai’s diligence and leadership in business campaigns.
Rufai expressed gratitude to the bank and colleagues for the rewarding journey, taking fond memories of collective achievements with him into retirement. Commending his diligence on the occasion, MD and CEO Baldev Prakash appreciated him for leading various business campaigns of the Bank.
“During the last two years of my stay here, I have found Shafat Hussain an erudite person and articulate officer. While he proved his mettle as a performer throughout his career, he was also respected for his impressively confident demeanor by his superiors, peers, and subordinates,” he said.
“I have seen his zeal during some of the important digital campaigns like QR code and other important assignments,” he added.
The MD also wished him a happy, healthy, and exciting post-retirement life. Rufai later thanked every member of the JK Bank Family for being kind and courteous to him during his career.
“Whatever distinctive identity I have today is only because of my long and rewarding association of thirty-five years with this great institution,” he said.
