Lanka Bell wins Management Team of the Year
Lanka Bell carried away the "Management Team of the Year" Award at
the recent CIMA Pinnacle Awards Ceremony.
Competing against some of the leading corporate entities in Sri
Lanka, the Lanka Bell team demonstrated its managerial aptitude by
running a virtual company for five quarters in a simulated business
environment and achieved the best results in cumulative earnings per
share at the end of the fifth quarter, a press release states.
The two-day long competition was conducted via a computer programme
developed for the purpose. Managing Director of Lanka Bell Prasad
Samarasinghe said, "This award is a proof of the talent and capacity of
Lanka Bell staff and we are proud of the winning team which competed
against some of the Sri Lanka's leading companies."
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Manager Audit and Compliance of Lanka Bell Palitha Konara
receiving the “Management Team of the Year” award from
Council Member of CIMA Melanie Kanaka at the CIMA Pinnacle
Awards Ceremony. CEO of CIMA Bradley Emerson looks on. |
In the competition, Manager for Audit and Compliance at Lanka Bell,
Palitha Konara played the role of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
Manager for Value Added Services, Sachintha Dharmasena, was the Chief
Operations Officer (COO), Manager for Dealer Channels Priyantha
Ranasinghe was the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and the Accountant for
Revenue Assurance Irangi Fernando, played the role of the Chief
Financial Officer (CFO).
Last year, Lanka Bell achieved excellent results at the National Best
Quality Software Awards hosted by the Sri Lanka Chapter of the British
Computer Society (BCS) which brought the company an opportunity to
participate at the seventh international Asia-Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA)
in Singapore.
The leading CDMA operator in Sri Lanka with a subscriber base of more
than 800,000, Lanka Bell was established in 1997 with an initial
investment of US$ 150 million and was the pioneer of CDMA technology in
Sri Lanka. Among the company's key strengths have been its strategic
partnerships for retailing of its products and services as well as for
customer service.
Lanka Bell CDMA connections are sold through 62 branch offices and
over 350 Singer retail outlets which offer customers more affordable
financial options to purchase phones. |
