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The awards ceremony titled Supiri Awards is a landmark event in the Holcim Lanka calendar and felicitates the strongest performers in the organisation with prestigious laurels and accolades. The awards ceremony has now become a gala event that is known not only among Holcim Lanka employees but also among the general public.
Manager of Organisational Development & Engagement of Holcim (Lanka) Ltd. Venura Fernando commented: “Holcim Lanka is committed to empowering and engaging the talent pool available to the organisation in a bid to achieve the triple bottom line model that the organisation pursues. With many initiatives set underway to emphasise on the people element of the triple bottom line model, Holcim Lanka is at the forefront of engaging the talent pool of the organisation.”
Many prizes including tour packages, cash awards, gold coins, medals, trophies and cash prizes amounting to over Rs. 10 million were given away in recognition of contributions made towards growth of the organisation and efficiency of business processes. Holcim Lanka believes in investing in people and Supiri Awards is a grand gesture of this core belief that has propelled the organisation to the forefront of the industry.
Awards were presented under categories listed as; Supiri Award (Gold, Silver, Bronze), Outstanding Sales Person – All Island, Best Regional Sales Manager Award, Best Area Sales Officer Award, Best Innovative Idea Award (Individual & Team Category), Star of the Function Award (Individual & Team Category), Safety Award (Gold, Silver, Bronze), Green Award (Individual & Team Category) and Special Merit Award (Individual & Team Category).
The selection panel consists of reputed corporate personalities in Sri Lanka in alignment with the stature of the awards given away themselves.
Dr. Ajantha Dharmasiri, Senior Faculty Member and a Management Consultant at the Postgraduate Institute of Management heads the selection committee, flanked by Kavinda De Zoysa, Vice President – Corporate and Investment Banking Division of Citibank Sri Lanka, Mahesh Perera, Head of Modern Trade – Maliban Biscuit Manufactories, Suranjith Godagama, Assistant General Manager Learning and Development and Special Projects – Union Assurance, Mallik De Silva, Group Finance Manager – Richard Peiris and Company and Prasad Piyadigama, Vice President of Human Resources – Holcim (Lanka) Ltd.
The selection criteria itself is a comprehensive mix of parameters upon which judgment is made to ensure well informed decisions and awarding. Considerations are made in respect of factors which include; innovation and initiation, successful implementations, cost saving percentage/value addition, sustainability and change management, demonstration of leadership, knowledge transfer, cross functional contribution and additional contributions.
This year marks the third instalment of Supiri Awards and the applications submitted have exceeded 220 in number and the response within the organisation for the awards has been overwhelming. In addition to boosting motivation among the ranks of employees, Holcim Lanka also engages its employees through extensive initiatives much like the Supiri Awards and as such the Supiri Awards is the grand finale to an engaging year.
