Asiri Gamage receiving the award from Shehan Selvanayagam, Chief Executive Officer, Loops Solutions (Pvt) Ltd 


Hatton National Bank (HNB) has demonstrated its sales prowess by winning a Gold award at the recently concluded National Sales Congress (NASCO) Awards, the premier national event dedicated to recognising and rewarding sales people.

The Gold award for the best Front-liner in the Banking and Financial sector category was won by Asiri Gamage, who is attached to HNB Card Centre. It is noteworthy that this prestigious award was secured by HNB in the very first year that it applied for NASCO Awards.

NASCO Awards was launched 15 years ago by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) to recognise the best of the best in the sales profession and nurture the sales fraternity, enhancing the learning curve in salesmanship and management. 

HNB Deputy General Manager - Retail and SME Banking Thimal Perera, commenting on the award, touched on its significance for the sales culture of HNB.
“The days where customers came to banks are long gone, and banks now need to go to the customers. Therefore we have initiated an aggressive development plan for our sales people in order to provide a boost to the overall sales culture of the bank. 

“We have encouraged the entire HNB branch staff, irrespective of whether they are directly involved in sales or not, to be sales oriented in their work. This award is validation of the value of these initiatives and will motivate other staff members to reach their full potential and aim for national recognition.”
HNB recently launched a significant initiative to transform itself in to a service-oriented bank, with the objective of staying ahead of the competition in line with the evolution of the industry, by forming a Direct Sales Force (DSF).