JKCS unveils new logo

NEW LOGO: Aviation software company JKCS, unveiled its new Corporate Logo and named the "Employee of the Year - 2006". at a ceremony attended by staff and VIPs, recently.

Amidst fanfare, lights and streams of ice vapour a sparkling new logo of blue, grey and silver was unveiled by the company's CEO Dhananjaya Chandrasekera against the backdrop of the Colombo city skyscape. This redesign is the first in eight years for the company.

The new logo is iconic in that it depicts the letters J, K, C and S in a stylised visual along with the elements that portray the company's strengths - a strong corporate foundation, global reach, technology competence and a dynamic team.

Chandrasekera commended the team for their work in making JKCS a recognized name in the aviation industry and also revealed the ambitious plans laid out for the company in the coming years.

JKCS is taking its new logo to aviation forums and media around the world in order to popularise its image among airline circles as an innovative and agile company that is able to offer customer-centric solutions.

The launch comes in the wake of JKCS delivering Sri Lanka's largest airline IT project and signing on yet another big airline account in the Middle East.

Proposing the toast to the new logo, - IT Sector Head of John Keells Group Sujiva Dewaraja said, "It is apt we toast JKCS as the company is like a bottle of champagne about to pop. It has so much potential and is ready to break into a new level of high-powered performance".

The chief guest of the evening was the President of the IT Group of John Keells, Romesh David. He congratulated the JKCS team for their achievements and wished them well on the forward journey. David said JKCS had the "right team" in place to achieve its bold targets.

The "Employee of the Year -2006" award went to Rilwan Latiff - a Senior Solutions Designer who achieved that highest performance rating and also scored impressively on the company's "extra mile" criteria.

He received the JKCS challenge trophy, personal trophy and a cash prize from Romesh David.