From left: CIPM Council Member and Standing Committee on Membership Development, Member Services and Engagement Chairman Priyantha Ranasinghe, Nadika Opatha (LOLC) and CIPM President Jayantha Amarasinghe with members of winning team of Great HR Quiz 2022 – Ansell Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd

CIPM Sri Lanka, the nation’s leader in human resource management, held Great HR Quiz 2022, Sri Lanka’s only HR quiz dedicated to corporates, for the sixth time recently, at Galadari Hotel in Colombo.

The event was attended by CIPM Sri Lanka President Jayantha Amarasinghe, Vice President Ken Vijayakumar, Council Member and Great HR Quiz 2022 Project Chairman Priyantha Ranasinghe, past presidents, CIPM council members, members, faculty, staff of CIPM. 

University Grants Commission Chairman Senior Professor Sampath Amarathunga graced the occasion as the chief guest. Forty-eight teams and 192 individuals representing blue-chip companies of the corporate sector in Sri Lanka vied for the top spots in this highly popular event. 

Addressing the participants, Prof. Amarasigha said that the graduates of universities also should follow a professional qualification and be members of the relevant professional organisations, so that they can be in continuous professional development. 

“We are encouraged by the high number of participants in our annual event, which is being held for the sixth time since its inception. The APFHRM has endorsed the Great HR Quiz as an important event that helps enhance HR knowledge amongst the participants and fraternity and the ability to think on their feet,” said Amarasinghe. 

The quiz was held as a five-round live table quiz with a unique digital response captured electronically and tested the participants’ knowledge on human resource management, contemporary human resource management, current affairs and sports. Quiz Master – Professor Ajantha Dharmasiri - Past President of CIPM/Chartered Fellow, ensured that the quiz was attractive to the participants and the audience. 

The panel of judges officiating at the event comprised an eminent team of HR professionals and business leaders and included Past President and CIPM Chairman Janaka Kumarasinghe, CIPM Past President and APFHRM Director Dhammika Fernando and Employer’s Federation of Ceylon Deputy Director-General Vajira Ellepola. 

The team representing Ansell Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd was adjudged the Grand Winner of Great HR Quiz 2022 and was awarded the Champions Trophy, medals for each team member and a cash award of Rs.100,000. The First Runner-Up was the second team representing Sunshine Holdings; they were awarded the Runners-Up Trophy and a cash award of Rs.75,000. Seylan Bank PLC’s team emerged as the Second Runner-Up and was awarded the Second Runners-Up Trophy and a cash award of Rs.50,000. 

In addition to the overall winners, sectoral winners in the banking sector, finance, Insurance and investment sector, IT, software, telecommunication and BPO sector, food and beverage sector, manufacturing and FMCG sector, apparel and textile sector, travel, hospitality and leisure sector and a special category too were awarded sectoral winner’s trophies.    

A cocktail and networking evening followed the awards ceremony. 
LOLC Insurance was the Strategic Partner of Great HR Quiz 2022, while the Event Sponsor was Wild Drift – an event management company.