Emerging Media honoured with CMO ‘Entrepreneur of the Year Award’
Emerging Media (Pvt.) Ltd Founder and Managing Director Sanjeewa Rajapakshe was presented with the accolade of ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ (advertising, marketing and PR), at the recently concluded Asian Leadership Awards ceremony by the CMO in Dubai, in October 2019.
In its eighth year, the Asian Leadership Awards distinguishes and honours leaders who have contributed and shaped the Asian economy and who are visionaries behind today’s outstanding businesses.
The Entrepreneur of the Year Award celebrates the success and achievements of firms and individuals that have taken an innovative approach to demonstrate exceptional business leadership performance by taking their business legacy to new levels.
The honour distinguishes Rajapakshe and the Emerging Media team, who in addition to achieving outstanding success in business, have made a significant innovative and lasting societal impact in communities both locally and internationally.
Over the last decade, Emerging Media has driven the transformation of digital advertising by improving the existing services and thanks to the company’s entrepreneurial and innovative spirit, they are making it more accessible and cost effective for brands to take advantage of new digital systems that otherwise may not have been available to them.
Rajapakshe’s business acumen portfolio includes the founding of numerous companies such as Myjobs.lk, Cookingtv.lk and Emerging Events and investing in Pay Here and Xpressjobs.lk.
The awards received by the Emerging Media team include Flame Entrepreneur Award 2017, CMO Award for Best Innovation in Emerging Technologies 2019 and World Marketing Congress, Brand Leadership Award, 2019.