Dhammika Fernando awarded Lifetime Gold Medal by CIPM Sri Lanka

From left: CIPM President Ken Vijayakumar, Lifetime Gold Medal Award winner Dhammika Fernando, keynote speaker Rolf Blaser and NHRC 2023 Chairman and CIPM Sri Lanka Hony. Secretary Priyankara Seneviratne

The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) awarded the Lifetime Gold Medal to Dhammika Fernando, at the recently concluded National HR Conference, at Monarch Imperial, Battaramulla. 
Fernando is a highly accomplished management professional, with over 36 years of experience in the manufacturing industry. Fernando is a past President of the CIPM, in which position he made excellent contributions to raise the standards of the human resource management discipline. 

The CIPM Lifetime Gold Medal is awarded once a year to an individual who has excelled in the human resources discipline, which would be a lasting contribution to the CIPM, country and other stakeholders.  
Fernando, a product of the University of Moratuwa, is an MBA holder and a human resource management specialist, currently working as Director and Local Chief Officer for Tropical Findings (Pvt.) Ltd, which is a pioneering Japanese conglomerate operating in the FTZ Katunayake for 45 years. 

He has been involved with the FTZ Manufacturer’s Association for over two decades, in which he is the current Chairman. Fernando has served in the National Labour Advisory Council formed by the Labour Ministry and chaired by the Labour Minister. He is also a member of the National Wages Board for the Apparel Trade. 
Fernando is an old boy of Mari Stella College, Negombo, where he excelled in academic studies, sports and extracurricular activities. He is happily married with two children, whom he treasures dearly. The CIPM congratulates Fernando on his momentous achievement.