Ceylon Cold Stores clinches coveted Great Managers Awards 2020 showcasing next generation leaders

The senior management team representing several JKH entities including members Sathish Rathnayake, Jude Martino, Archchana Vekneswaran, Duminda Gunawardena, Daminda Gamlath, Nisansala Paranayapa, Tharanga Dilhan, Sanjeewa Jayasundara  and Sumudu Thanthirigoda pose after receiving the prestigious ‘Great Managers Awards 2020’ at the Colombo Leadership Academy Great Manager Awards 2020 held recently

JKH Consumer Foods Sector President and Non-Independent Executive Director Daminda Gamlath (center) was presented the prestigious ‘Great Managers Awards 2020’ from Colombo Leadership Academy for Leadership Excellence in Sri Lanka (CLA) CEO/MD Riaz Hassen (right). Also pictured, INSEE Cement Organisation and Human Resource Director Prasad Piyadigama (left) who graced the occasion

Ceylon Cold Stores Head of Manufacturing and JKH Assistant Vice President Duminda Gunawardena, Frozen Confectionery Marketing Planning and Strategy Manager Archchana Vekneswaran and Human Resources Manager Tharanga Dilhan were recognised as ‘Great Managers Awards 2020’ at the Colombo Leadership Academy Great Manager Awards 2020 held recently

In recognition that its senior management are among the best in corporate leadership, Ceylon Cold Stores PLC was awarded the ‘A Company with Great Managers’ and the prestigious ‘Great Managers Awards 2020’ by the Colombo Leadership Academy for Leadership Excellence recently.

Showcasing that Ceylon Cold Stores PLC has a successful ecosystem in nurturing great managers, John Keells Holdings PLC Consumer Foods Sector President and Non-Independent Executive Director Daminda Gamlath received the coveted ‘A Company with Great Managers’ award at the presentation ceremony. 

The awards are in recognition of best practices undertaken by the organisation in nurturing great managers and where the clarity of career paths, leadership accessibility, learning and development, challenging the status quo, instigating creativity and innovation and high engagement are built into the DNA and the culture of the organisation.  The Academy firmly believes that these stringent leadership competency evaluations contribute to define and build an ecosystem and culture that nurtures great managers in Sri Lanka. Measurements are based on the five pillars of the D-Acti Model such as Drive, Alignment, Coaching, Team and Integrality. 

Celebrating the recognition Daminda Gamlath said: “This is a momentous achievement to be recognised as an organisation that is synonymous in building managerial capability aligned with organisational goals. The award is also testament to many company-wide programs which focus on developing managers across the workforce, which in turn facilitates organisational success.”

Several senior managers of Ceylon Cold Stores secured prestigious individual awards resonating with high standards of performance and leadership within the organisation.

Ceylon Cold Stores Head of Manufacturing and JKH Assistant Vice President Duminda Gunawardena was the winner for the ‘Team’ category, Human Resources Manager Tharanga Dilhan was presented an award for the ‘Alignment’ category and Frozen Confectionery Marketing Planning and Strategy Manager Archchana Vekneswaran was the winner for the ‘Drive’ category. 

“We are extremely proud of our leaders who have been selected among their peers as Great Managers at this prestigious awards ceremony. It demonstrates that they are empowered, engaged and work towards collaborative leadership,” Consumer Foods Sector Head of Human Resources Nisansala Paranayapa added.