From left: Sadaharitha Plantations Sales and Marketing Director Jayampathi Mirando, Sales Promotion Officer Rasika Manatunga, Regional Manager Nihal Tissera and Brand Manager Janaka Opallage

Sadaharitha Plantations, Sri Lanka’s undisputed leader in commercial forestry with over 2,000 acres of thriving forests and a portfolio of over 26,000 investors, was recognized at the National Sales Congress (NASCO) 2017 conducted by Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) recently.

Two top achievers in the company’s sales team received Bronze awards at the awards ceremony.
“Commercial forestry makes a significant contribution to preserving the environment for future generations by helping to mitigate global warming and making the planet green. We are proud and encouraged to be recognized for excellence on a national platform and receive this prestigious award,” said Sadaharitha Plantations Chairman Sathish Navarathna. “We are now on our 15th year and this is the first time we have strived to secure an important national award and are delighted by this milestone success,” he added.

NASCO is the only national level event to recognize and reward excellence to raise the standard of sales professionalism in the country and has been held for nine consecutive years with an eminent panel evaluating the participants under 21 sectors. Sadaharitha Plantations competed under the Industry and Agriculture Sector. Regional Manager Nihal Tissera won the Bronze award under Territorial Managers category while Sales Promotion Officer Rasika Manatunga won the Bronze award under Front-liners category.

Tissera has been recognized for top performance consecutively at the annual Sadaharitha Forestry Awards. This year too he became the Best Regional Sales Manager with an overseas visit as his reward.  Manatunga has achieved the company’s record for the highest number of new business policies for a month and was adjudged the winner for New Business Contribution.

The stringent judging process for NASCO Awards involved face-to-face interviews with a sub panel of three to five judges who evaluated the participants not only on their performance but also on their ability to articulate and develop skills to accept greater responsibilities. Territory Managers were required to give a 10 minute presentation prior to the interview with the judging panel.