Toyota recognizes ‘champion athletes’ at annual dealer convention

Toyota Lanka (Private) Limited, the sole authorized distributor for Toyota vehicles in Sri Lanka, recently held its Annual Service and Spare Parts Dealer Convention 2017 at Jetwing Blue Hotel, Negombo. 

Airtel wins big at Best Employer Brand Awards 2017

Bharti Airtel Lanka won big at the 12th Employer Brand Awards held at Taj Samudra, Colombo.  Airtel was awarded the Best Employer Brand Award hosted by the Employer Branding Institute in India, the prestigious award ceremony rewards highly acclaimed employer brands since 2010, recognizing corporate entities for best practices.  

Cinnamon Grand rewards outstanding staff at Associates’ Meeting

Cinnamon Grand held its quarterly Associates’ Meeting for the first quarter of the financial year 2017/2018 to appreciate and reward noteworthy contributions of dedicated associates. The event held at the hotel’s ballroom room on July 11, saw the participation of over 400 associates and heads of departments.   

Certis Lanka celebrates 40 years of excellence

Commercial and industrial security specialists, Certis Lanka Group who offer a myriad of different services and are the premier service provider in Loss Prevention Services In Sri Lanka, celebrated it’s 40th anniversary and awards night at a glamorous “Awards Ceremony” held at the Hilton Hotel recently. 

Chaya Wickramadara awarded IPM Professional of the Year

The prestigious award presented by the Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) Sri Lanka for the IPM Professional Qualification in Human Resource Management (PQHRM) HR Professional of the Year was won by Chaya Wickramadara.

Fiona Munasinghe wins Gold Award for Marketing

Women in Management (WIM) in partnership with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has presented Fiona Juriansz Munasinghe the Gold award in the ‘Marketing’ category at the 2017 ‘Top 50 Professional and Career Women Awards’ presented in Colombo recently.

Pan Asia Bank receives Best Employer Brand award

Sri Lanka’s fastest growing commercial bank, Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC was recognized as the Best Employer Brand at the 12th Best Employer Brand Awards organized by the World HRD Congress held in Colombo last week.      

NDB shines at Best Employer Brand Awards 2017

NDB was felicitated with two awards for Best Training Partnership with External Vendors and Best Employer Brand Award at the World HRD Congress at the Sri Lanka Best Employer Brand Awards 2017 held recently at the Taj Samudra Colombo.

Countdown to Effie Awards 2016 begins

The momentous day when the winners of the prestigious Effie Awards 2016 will be announced is getting closer and there’s both anticipation and tension in the air as the advertising industry waits anxiously for the results. 

Holmes Pollard wins ‘Advertising Agency of the Year’ award

The leading advertising company Holmes Pollard and Stott (HPS) has won the ‘Advertising Agency of the Year’ award at the Golden Globe Tigers 2017 (Sri Lanka Edition) for Excellence and Leadership in Branding and Marketing. 

Dimo achieves Laurette Status at Great Place to Work Awards 2017

Once again Dimo proved delivering it’s employee value proposition “Making Work Enjoyable and Rewarding” by featuring in the list of Top 25 Best Companies to Work for in Sri Lanka for the fifth consecutive year. 

Hasrath Munasinghe receives CMO Asia Council felicitation for Marketing

Senior Marketing Professional and Brand Builder Hasrath Munasinghe was presented a special felicitation for contributions made to the Sri Lankan Marketing discipline at the Sri Lanka Marketing, HR and CSR Leadership Awards presented by the CMO Asia Council at a gala event in Colombo recently.

‘Mentor-on-Road’ first leg makes headway in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Mentor-on-Road Country Mentor Shaveen Fernando ended the first leg of the journey to educate, equip and engage Sri Lanka’s micro, small and medium scale business holders, young entrepreneurs, start-ups, women and women empowerment institutions across 16 cities from 17 to 26 May 2017. 

Seven Media Group awarded best content agency of the year

Seven Media Group received another accolade when they were awarded The Best Content Agency at the Golden Globe Tigers  held recently. 

EWIS Colombo ranked among ‘Top 25 Great Places To Work’

Sri Lanka’s only Original Device Manufacturer (ODM), EWIS Colombo was ranked as one of Top 25 Great Places To Work 2017 at the recently concluded Great Place To Work event. 

PIM Alumni takes initiative in ddeveloping soft skills of managers

The PIM Alumni Association of the Postgraduate Institute of management (PIM), affiliated to the University of Sri   Jayewardenepura recently launched a newly designed and far reaching educational programme for the practicing managers of the Sri Lankan public and corporate sector   Institutions. 

Bates COO Sheron Jayasundara wins Gold Award for Advertising

Balancing a demanding job with child-rearing and running the home smoothly is the daunting task that most working women have to face.  

GPTW ranks Softlogic Life for second consecutive year

Considering the public attitude towards insurance and the lukewarm reception that many have towards an insurance proposition, it is an industry that is deserving of a higher position - both as a service and a career option.

Pan Asia Bank Toastmasters Club installs first executive committee

Pan Asia Bank Toastmasters Club installed its first executive committee recently marking the beginning of a journey towards nurturing the next generation of corporate leaders. 

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka wins big at GPTW awards

Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd, the sole franchisee for Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Delifrance in Sri Lanka acquires more additions to its already prestigious collection of awards and nominations. 

Alpha Industries honours top performers at annual dealer convention

Alpha Industries (Pvt) Limited, a security solution (physical storage) provider and furniture manufacture in Sri Lanka held it’s annual dealer convention recently at Ramada Hotel Colombo. 

SLIM confers CIM distinction achievers with certificates of excellence

The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), being the national body for marketing is the longest servicing accredited study centre for the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) studies in Sri Lanka.  By winning world prizes over the years many students have added immense credibility to CIM studies at SLIM. 

GPTW recognizes Union Assurance for fifth consecutive year

The Great Place to Work (GPTW) Institute recognized Union Assurance PLC for the fifth consecutive year as a work place that is conducive to growth and personal development at the award ceremony held on the 28 June at the Oak Room, Cinnamon Grand. 

CIM empowers Sri Lankan marketers to take on digital transformation

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Sri Lanka annual conference this year is themed, ‘Digital Transformation – are you ready?’

DSI Sweeps 12 awards at National Quality and Productivity Convention

With over 55 years of business excellence, DSI Samson Group proudly stands tall today as the country’s premier business conglomerate with 28 diversified subsidiaries.  DSI, a leading 

Nithyakalyani Jewellery among top 25 companies to work for

Wellawatta Nithyakalyani Jewellery, a pioneer manufacturer and exporter of jewellery spanning for four decades, was recognised as one of Sri Lanka’s 25 best companies to work for by Great Place to Work (Sri Lanka) and was honored at the recently concluded awards ceremony held at the Cinnamon Grand. 

Massive demand for Ron Kaufman live in Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing is urging corporates and marketers to take speedy action in availing themselves of the foremost global service expertise that will be available to Sri Lanka when Ron Kaufman conducts a couple of programmes on 18 and 19 July. 

IPM-TVRLS certification programme adds value to HR professionals and organisations

Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) Sri Lanka has signed up with TV Rao Learning Institute, India to conduct their certification programme in competency mapping. 

MEC and Maxus announce ‘NewCo SL’ leadership

MEC and GroupM’s NewCo Global CEO Tim Castree today announced that MEC Sri Lanka General Manager Namalie Herath will take on the role of CEO of the newly combined MEC and Maxus ‘NewCo’ agency in Sri Lanka when it launches in January 2018. 

Eskimo achieves four outstanding awards at National Productivity Awards

Eskimo Fashion Knitwear (Pvt) Ltd., a company renowned for their production of export quality knitwear for international markets, garnered four outstanding awards - one gold, one silver, and two bronze awards at the National Convention on Quality and Productivity Awards 2017, which was held recently in Colombo.