IPM Great HR Quiz 2016: SDB wins Champion’s Trophy

The winning team from SDB with Chief Guest Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise Development Eran Wickramaratne, IPM President Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri and IPM HR Quiz 2016 Organising Committee Chairman Prasad Piyadigama

IPM Sri Lanka – the nation’s leader in human resources management – the organisers of the country’s only corporate quiz dedicated to human resources management, announced that the IPM Great HR Quiz 2016 Champion’s Trophy was awarded to the team representing the Sanasa Development Bank (SDB) at the IPM Great HR Quiz 2016 Championship held at the Hotel Galadari in Colombo on Wednesday 16 November. 

The event took place amidst a large gathering of HR professionals, representatives from over 50 participating companies, Chief Guest IPM Sri Lanka Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise Development Eran Wickramaratne, President Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri, Council Members, members and students of IPM Sri Lanka and special invitees.           

Initiated under a novel concept of IPM Sri Lanka Immediate Past President Rohitha Amarapala in 2014, the popular IPM Great HR Quiz 2016 is now in its third successive year. The quiz was held as a live ‘table quiz’ with over 53 teams representing blue-chip companies in the private and public sector. The quiz used a unique ‘electronic response device’ for each table and team to respond to the questions which leaves minimal or no room for errors in responses. Experienced HR professional Chris Obeyesekere, a Fellow Member and Past President of IPM Sri Lanka, officiated as the Quiz Master.   

“Participation in itself is important in these rare kinds of events which give opportunities for HR professionals to display their talents. While congratulating the winning team and all participants at the Quiz, we are impressed by the level of knowledge on HR related matters as well as ancillary areas displayed by the participating teams,” said IPM Sri Lanka President Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri. 

The team representing SDB who emerged as the winners at the quiz was presented with the IPM Great HR Quiz 2016 Champion’s Trophy, Rs. 100,000 prize money and a medal and certificate for each team member while team members representing Omega Line who emerged as runners up were presented with the IPM Great HR Quiz Runners Up Trophy, Rs. 75,000 prize money and certificates. The team members representing Dialog Axiata PLC who was adjudged the 2nd runner up were presented with Rs. 50,000 prize money and certificates. All other participants in the IPM Great HR Quiz 2016 were presented with certificates.     

“We take this opportunity to thank all team members and their respective companies for participating in this event to make it a great success and hope that the participants in particular and the audience too were able to gain valuable knowledge on human resources management. We trust that the organising committee supported by the academic panel was able to select and present the quiz formula which was rich in substance,” said Prasad Piyadigama – Chairman of the Great HR Quiz 2016 Organising Committee and Director – Organisation and Human Resources, Siam City Cement (Lanka) Ltd. and Council Member of IPM.

The IPM Great HR Quiz 2016 was followed by cocktails and fellowship which was an ideal opportunity to build and expand networking relationships for the betterment of the profession as well as expanding the horizons of the individuals. 

IPM Sri Lanka keeps pace with the new trends and concepts in HR by engaging continuously with the business community to share experiences, thoughts and insights in order to enrich and enhance the HR profession. It actively encourages and promotes members’ participation at international conferences and forums to provide exposure, build networks and conduct research into areas of interest to the HR profession in Sri Lanka. 

IPM was founded in 1959 and was subsequently incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1976. IPM is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Foundation of Human Resources Management and also to the World Federation of People Management Association. IPM, being a professional institute is also a constituent member of the Organisation of Professional Associations (OPA) Sri Lanka. Currently IPM comprises of over 900 professional members who serve in both public and private organisations.