People’s Leasing “Chairman’s Award” rewards employee innovativeness in new product development

The winner of the Chairman’s Award for the “Most Innovative” new product concept, V. Sarujan of People’s Leasing Kilinochchi branch receives the award from People’s Leasing & Finance Chairman Pradeep Amirthanayagam, while (from left): Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Shamindra Marcelline, Chief Operating Officer Udesh Gunawardena, and People’s Leasing Director Asoka Bandara look on 

People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (People’s Leasing), the trusted financial solutions provider in the non-bank financial institutions landscape in Sri Lanka, recognised and rewarded employee innovativeness in the development of new product concepts at the prestigious “Chairman’s Award” held recently.

The new product concept presented by V. Sarujan of People’s Leasing Kilinochchi branch was recognised as the “Most Innovative” new product concept at the Chairman’s Award. Chaminda Yapa of Fixed Deposits and Savings Department and G. Piratheepan of Chunnakkam branch were the Joint Second Place Winners recognised at the awards presentation held at the head office of People’s Leasing.

People’s Leasing Chairman Pradeep Amirthanayagam, People’s Leasing Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Shamindra Marcelline, and the representatives of the Board of Directors and the Senior Management were present at this occasion.

All People’s Leasing employees were eligible to apply for the “Award programme” and 58 new product concepts were received in response from employees at the head office and branch footprint of People’s Leasing. An exclusive committee evaluated the innovativeness of the new product concepts received based on set criteria. Accordingly, eight submissions were shortlisted out of which the best three concepts were duly recognised and rewarded at the award presentation.