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Sampath Bank - Best Corporate Citizen

Sampath Bank Chairman I.W. Senanayake receiving the award for “The Best Corporate Citizen of the Year 2009” from Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe at the ceremony.

Sampath Bank receives prestigious ‘Bank of the Year 2009’ award Sampath Bank Chairman I. W. Senanayake flanked by Deputy Chairman Sunil G. Wijesinghe on the left and Chief Operations Officer / Executive Director Aravinda Perera on the right at the award ceremony held in London. Sampath Bank was awarded ‘The Bank of the Year 2009’ status by The Banker magazine of Financial Times, London recently. ‘The Bank of the Year’ is a highly coveted and celebrated award in the banking and financial services industry, which is also the longest running of the banking titles. The award recognizes the bank’s exceptional performance and permanence and their commitment to excellence, even during turbulent times.

Sampath Bank PLC has become a household name in Sri Lanka, not only due to the innovative, high tech banking solutions delivered in true Sri Lankan spirit, but also because of the strong bonds cultivated with many layers of the society becoming a valued partner and counsellor in uplifting the standards of the society and ensuring that sustainable development is not merely a buzz word, but a reality.

Renowned for their banking products that have become benchmarks in the financial services industry for their remarkable ability to identify with the many needs of the Sri Lankan customer, the bank has shown similar finesse in partnering socio-economic development in their neighbourhood.

Sampath Bank’s untiring efforts in the social, economical and environmental development were honoured by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce with the “Best Corporate Citizen of the Year 2009” Award, the highest national recognition given to corporate for their contribution in developing the society.

The bank also won awards in the following categories as well:

* Best corporate citizen

* Category of Ten best corporate citizens

Category winner of community relations

Effies honour Janashakthi

Janashakthi Insurance won a Bronze in the Corporate Reputation / Professional Services at the recent Effie Awards Sri Lanka 2009. Janashakthi thus becomes the only insurance company to be honoured with an Effie award.

Janashakthi Insurance General Manager, Sales and Marketing Ravi Liyanage said, “We’re both proud and happy to enjoy this winning streak in 2009, especially since this is our 15th anniversary year. Just as with all the other awards we’ve won locally and internationally, this too is an unequivocal endorsement by the people of Sri Lanka”.

MastersDDB Joint Managing Director, Dharshini Thambiah, which did the award winning campaign said, “We are grateful to have been given this opportunity to partner Janashakthi Insurance in their IPO.

This was no ordinary advertising campaign. It was held at a time when the Stock Market was low, during which time we said - The Time is Now. We believe that still holds true for Janashakthi Insurance”.

Almost a month prior to this, Janashakthi won dual honours at the glittering 18th World Brand Congress Ceremony for Brand Excellence with the prestigious “Award for Brand Leadership - Service Industry” and the “Award for Social Marketing”. This achievement was hailed internationally as a singular endorsement of its endeavour in brand building and brand management efforts.

‘Rendezvous with HP’:

HP introduces new PCs

HP continued its leadership in the high- growth thin and light notebook category at an event titled “Rendezvous with HP”.The event was attended by women who play a vital role in the Sri Lankan economy and included many leading personalities from Sri Lanka’s business and professional elite.

The comprehensive new notebook portfolio from HP includes the; the HP pavilion dm1 and dm3 HP Mini by Studio Tord Boontje ,HP Mini 311 ,Mini 110 (black swirl and pink chique) slim, stylish consumer notebooks that deliver an optimal balance of mobility.

According to IDC Asia Pacific Personal Systems Research Director Bryan Ma, “The consumer notebook market is red hot right now. Thin and attractively priced Notebooks have the potential to resonate with consumers in Asia and become a major driver for the overall PC market in the process”.

HP is well positioned to take advantage of this growth with its portfolio of thin and light notebooks that address both the business and consumer’s computing needs.

Delivering the next evolution in mini-computing experiences with stunning new designs and features, HP PSG unveiled the limited edition HP Mini by Studio Tord Boontje and HP Mini 311.

According to HP Asia Pacific and Japan Personal Systems Group Moible Business Unit Vice President Chua Hwee Koon, “Design is not just about what the computer looks like or even what it does, It’s also about the experience of using the PC, HP looks at every opportunity to design the ‘wow’ factor that surprises and delights people, and these two new HP Mini notebooks are great examples of this.”

The new HP Pavilion dm1 and HP Pavilion dm3 notebooks are lightweight champions that offer consumers an optimal balance of mobility and performance in an affordable package.

Ideal for users who want the portability of a mini notebook and the functionality of a full-featured notebook, the 11.6-inch HP Pavilion dm1 starts from 1.36-kilos and features a choice of Intel(r) Celeron(r) Dual-Core Processor and Intel(r) Pentium Processor. At one-inch thin and starting from 1.91-kilos, the HP Pavilion dm3 features a lightweight, brushed aluminum chassis in “modern argento” that makes it easy to carry the notebook virtually anywhere, anytime.