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Anuruddha Wijekoon receiving his Best Area Sales Manager award
Thilina Walgama receiving the award for Best Sales Promotion Officer
Kelani Cables PLC, Sri Lanka’s number one producer of secure electrical and communication cable, honoured its outstanding sales persons with the CEO’s Award for the seventh time at the Ananthaya Hotel, Chilaw, with the participation of Kelani Cables Director/CEO Mahinda Saranapala.
Anuruddha Wijekoon was adjudged the ‘Best Area Sales Manager’ while Thilina Walgama was conferred the ‘Best Sales Promotion Officer’ award. The second and third places of this category were secured by Vipula Weeraratne and Sameera Weerasinghe. Winners were offered cash prizes and foreign tours for their contribution towards exceeding 2018/2019 sales targets and achieving a record breaking sales volume.
Director/CEO Saranapala stated that Kelani Cables does business on the ‘525 Hearts, One Beat’ slogan and that the backbone of the company was its sales force.
“Employees are the backbone of our company. Hence our foremost responsibility is to recognise efforts of these employees who contribute annually towards the success of the company. A socially responsible organisation’s duty is to recognise its employees who contribute towards the betterment and sustainability of the organisation,” he said.
He added, “CEO’s award is presented by Kelani Cables to two top performers annually who contribute towards sales excellence. Award winners have exceeded their sales targets to record massive individual sales volumes. I wish them very best on their achievements on behalf of the entire company.”
Kelani Cables is a 100% Sri Lankan company serving the nation for 50 years in manufacturing electrical and communication cables. The company achieved ‘Super Brands’ status in the electrical and telecommunication sector in 2008 and is ISO 9001and ISO 14001 certified.
Kelani Cables won the Gold Award for the Best Green Reporter in Tier 2 in the National Green Reporting System, the ‘Asia Best Employer Brand Award’ and National HR excellence Award in 2016. These were joined by Gold Awards for the Industrial Sector of National Chamber of Exports and B2B Brand of the Year at the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards in 2017, as well as the CSR Brand of the Year’ (Silver Award) at the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards in 2018.
