Mahinda Saranapala appreciated

Saranapala receiving the award from the second officer of the Japanese Embassy Hideki Ashishuka

Mahinda Saranapala was awarded with a special appreciation award for introducing Japanese productivity concepts, 5S and Kaisen and for the service rendered to develop the concepts for the past 23 years in Sri Lanka, by Japan - Sri Lanka Technical and Cultural Association (JASTEKA) recently.

The present CEO of Kelani Cables PLC, Mahinda Saranapala was recognized during the 'JASTEKA Productivity Awards 2013.' Saranapala received a scholarship for a Production Management course in Japan in 1989, while he was working as the Plant Manager at the Nawaloka Group.

He was the only Sri Lankan scholar of a team of 22 from the world. During his stay in Japan, he studied about 5S and Kaisen and introduced the concepts to Sri Lanka by organizing seminars and workshops.

Saranapala founded his own company M & S Associates Consultants in 2004 and consulted 60 Sri Lankan organizations and one Tanzanian company.

His consultancy became very successful and drove 12 organizations to clinch gold awards at the productivity awards.

Brandix, MAS Holdings, Kelani Cables PLC, ACL Cables PLC, Unilever, Aqua Packaging Fonterra, Atlas & Sri Lanka Telecom are a few of the giant companies he had provided his his service.