The Seylan Tikiri Pola has, since its launch on International Children’s Day last October, changed the lives, and more importantly the attitude and thinking, of more than 5000 little pre-school and primary school children across Sri Lanka.
Tom Bernardin, Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide announced today the consolidation of Leo Burnett operations across Greater China and Asia Pacific. Jarek Ziebinski, currently President of Leo Burnett Asia Pacific, will be taking over as Chairman and CEO for the consolidated operation including China as of 1st September 2014.
In one of the first transactions under the Financial Sector Consolidation Road Map mandated by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC acquired a 100% stake of Indra Finance Limited, with the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement signed on 1st September 2014 at the Commercial Bank Head Office in Colombo.
The Monetary Board has appointed Mr D Wasantha, Mr C P A Karunathilake and Mr H A Karunaratne to the post of Assistant Governor with effect from 28 August, 2014. In addition, Mr S R Attygalle who is presently functioning as the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury has also been appointed as an Assistant Governor. These promotions have been made in accordance with the succession plan of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to address the emerging challenges of the economy.
During the visit of the Seychelles delegation to Sri Lanka, Minister of Finance of Seychelles Hon Pierre Laporte who was a former Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles, paid a courtesy call on Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Mr Ajith Nivard Cabraal on August 29, 2014 at the Governor’s Office of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo.
During August 2014, many banks and finance and leasing companies (NBFI) were actively involved in the consolidation process having understood the importance of meeting the set timelines.
Amãna Bank recently launched its flagship savings product “Savings Plan”; a unique savings scheme which allows customersto reach a target savings amount by a desired time period, helping them to develop the discipline of savings for the future.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the People’s Bank of China entered into a Bilateral Investment Agreement on Bond Investment on the 25th August 2014, which enables the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to further diversify its reserves management activities into Chinese Renminbi denominated assets.
Softlogic Finance PLC is pleased to announce that its AAA rated Debenture received subscriptions of over Rs 4Billion on the opening day of its Issue of Rs 1.4Billion, and the issue was closed on the same day.
It gives me pleasure to present the first quarter performance of your Company for the financial year 2014/15. The Group recorded a consolidated revenue of Rs. 7.3Bn, a growth of 20%. Group operating profit closed at Rs. 452Mn while earnings stood at Rs. 247Mn, a decline of 12%.
Mr Hasrath Munasinghe Deputy General Manager – Marketing of Commercial Bank, the largest private bank and most valuable private sector brand in Sri Lanka, was recognised as ‘Marketing Professional of the Year’ at the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Asia Global Brand Excellence Awards 2014 in Singapore in recognition of his contribution to the disciplines of brand building and marketing in Sri Lanka.
Counting 20 years of hands-on experience in Marketing, Sales and Communications, HasrathMunasinghe has helped build many iconic brands in Sri Lanka in broadcast media, personal care and mobile telecommunications and has won multiple Gold Awards for his efforts from the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM).
He was adjudged one of the ‘Ten Outstanding Young Persons’ (TOYP) in Sri Lanka in 2013, receiving the most prestigious individual award for young achievers in the country. ‘Echelon’magazine’s twice named him in its ‘Top 40 under 40’ list of the top 40 executives under 40 years of age in Sri Lanka, in 2013 and 2014.In 2010, he received the Achievers and Leaders International Award from the Sri Lanka-India-South Africa-Singapore Partnership Summit.
The holder of eight professional and academic qualifications including two Masters Degrees from the Universities of Moratuwa (MSc in IT) and the University of Southern Queensland, Australia (MBA), and a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)UK, Hasrath has the distinction of being the youngest Sri Lankan to achieve both FCIM-UK and FSLIM status.
He currently serves as a board member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Sri Lanka region and in several committees of other institutes.
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Hasrath Munasinghe (centre) receives the Marketing Personality of the Year award at the 2014 CMO Asia Brand Excellence Awards.
