Manoj, who has more than 20 years of management exposure in a 24-year career in sales and marketing, has worked for several reputed multinational and local organisations in Sri Lanka and overseas, and was prior to his appointment with Papyrus, the Regional Manager at Almarai Company, Saudi Arabia, the largest integrated Dairy company in the world handling Dairy, Food & Beverage and Bakery.
A Chartered Marketer of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), UK, Manoj holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from CIM UK.
He is a member of CIM UK and of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) and is a Life Member of the Professional Association of Sri Lanka.
He has received extensive training in strategic planning, management and leadership from renowned professional training institutes in the UK and USA.
Among the key positions he has held in Sri Lanka are Head of Marketing at Serendib Flour Mills and Business Manager, AB Mauri Lanka, Sri Lanka, a segment of Associated British Foods plc. UK.
Announcing the appointment, Ashan Abeyesundere, Chairman and CEO of Papyrus Corporation said:
“Manoj has had extensive exposure to sales and marketing in diverse sectors of business and will give leadership to the consolidation of the long-standing market leadership that Papyrus Papers has commanded in the fine and specialty papers segments.
Our strong and well-established brands led by the heritage brand Conqueror provide the company with a solid platform to strive for even greater heights and we expect Manoj to play a pivotal role in future growth.”
Papyrus Papers is a fully-owned subsidiary of Papyrus Corporation which also owns companies such as the digital quick print specialist Print Point (Pvt) Ltd., JAMPhoto, the company that pioneered the production of digitally printed Photobooks in Sri Lanka and is the undisputed leader in the segment, and Ashalin Investments (Pvt) Ltd., the Group’s property management company.
Papyrus Papers accounts for a 70 per cent share of the country’s fine and specialty papers market.