Colombo. Wednesday 18 August 2010. Janashakthi Insurance which is well known for the most notable and spectacular award ceremonies in Sri Lanka’s insurance industry, recently awarded over 80 top sales achievers with plaques, weekend packages, cash rewards, trophies and certificates of excellence at its Annual Mid-Year Awards 2010.

This unique event was held recently at the Mt. Lavinia Hotel under the distinguished patronage of Chief Guest, Chairman Mr. W.T. Ellawala, Director Mr. Ramesh Schaffter and members of the top management.

In keeping with the theme of the event – “Reaching Heights” – the entire stage was ingeniously transformed into a Base Camp on a snow covered plateau with the final peak to be conquered within seeing distance. The success of proper planning, the triumph of teamwork and the rewards that lay in store for the victor were depicted through motivational videos which kept the audience enthralled through the ceremony.

Among the winners that day were Best Life Sales Person – Ms. D. Nadiya, Best Overall Life Sales Team – Mr. K.P.M.K. Kariyawasam, Best Life Sales team (BPSS) – Ms. A.A.B.M. Jayawardena, Best Life Sales team (BPA) – Ms. W.D.A.C.T. Withanage, Best Life Sales Team (BPO) – Mr. S.G.C. Sampath, Best Life Sales Team (A-BPM) – Mr. J.S. Adihetti, Best General ADO – Ms. R.P.M.T. Herath, Best General BPSS – Mr. K.M. Rajmohan, Best General Team (BPA) – Mr. K.H.K. Sachittha, Best General Team (BPO) – Mr. H.M.S.M. Herath, Best General Team (S/BPE) – Mr. M.K.D. Buddika, Best General Team (A/BPM) – Mr. K.W.S.D. Roshan, Best General Portfolio Manager – Mr. M.S. Sampan and Best Regional Sales Manager (General) – Mr. M.B.Wickramasuriya.

The highlight of the ceremony were the two brand new Maruti cars which were won by Mr. K.D. Buddhika and Mr. C. Bokallamulla.

Congratulating the winners, Chairman of Janashakthi W.T. Ellawala remarked that 16 years down the line JIPLC now occupies a strong position in Sri Lanka insurance industry. “Credit for this achievement goes to the staff who helped the Company grow and those who grew with the Company during this period. This indeed a great team which has helped a great company achieve great goals. The Board of Directors and Management greatly value the staff’s commitment and dedication to the brand and to grow the company”.

He urged the winners and every team member present that morning to give of their best to achieve the year’s goals in terms of both sales and profitability. “With your determination and passion I am confident that we can easily surpass the set targets before the end of the year”.

Chairman Ellawala said that several programmes had already been lined up to make this goal achievable. “We plan to introduce new products, to activate new marketing initiatives and to enhance the quality and content of existing products. We, as a serious corporate entity, are fully committed to recognize performance and excellence while at the same time providing the right environment to help our staff achieve their goals”, he added.

Speaking at the occasion General Manager Sales and Marketing Ravi Liyanage complimented the staff on its laudable mid-year achievements and focused attention on the year-end target. He also revealed plans to launch several new products, other marketing initiatives and other activities to further motivate the sales force.

Creating a paradigm of excellence necessitates pursuing new initiatives and opportunities, and building on core competencies, which Janashakthi embraces by pushing boundaries to new heights and raising standards each year. This striving for excellence has reaped rich results and firmly positioned Janashakthi as a company that creates and markets some of Sri Lanka’s most recognised and innovative brands within a value system that goes beyond mere business objectives to embrace Transparency, Trustworthiness, Dynamism and Dependability, which are the very essence of the strength and stability of the Janashakthi brand.

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