Sampath Bank honoured with four accolades at the National Business Excellence Awards
Sampath Bank PLC was feted as the winner in the Banking Sector category at the National Business Excellence Awards (NBEA) 2016 organized by the National Chamber of Commerce. The prestigious event was held on the 30th November, 2016 at the Colombo Hilton Grand Ballroom.
The National Business Excellence Awards is an annual award competition that recognizes business enterprises, which demonstrates excellence in Corporate Governance, Capacity Building, Performance Management, Global and Local Market Reach, Corporate Social Responsibility are Environmental Sustainability, Business and Financial Results in business.
Based on the contribution made to the economic progress, environmental sustainability and a high level of corporate governance practices, Sampath Bank was also awarded with the runner – up award for Excellence in Corporate Governance while also bagging two Merit Awards for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility and Excellence in Performance Management respectively.
Commenting on this achievement, Nanda Fernando, Managing Director, Sampath Bank PLC said “Recognized with four accolades at the National Business Excellence Awards by the distinguished awarding body, the National Chamber of Commerce is among our highest achievements. As a bank we constantly strive for our business ingenuity and brilliance, this triumph is a testament to our excellence in the core areas of our operations. Sampath Bank is continuously committed to enrich the lives of our customers, our employees and our country thus contributing to the success that we have been honoured with.”
The National Business Excellence Awards is the benchmark recognition for business institutions in Sri Lanka, and has earned a strong reputation among the business community forits high standards in evaluating and selecting of winners. The evaluation criteria of the NBEA’s covers all areas of business and the winners are selected based on their best practices on behalf of their multiple stakeholders.
In recognition of Sampath Bank’s outstanding performance in the year 2016, the Bank was also honoured with multiple awards such as ‘Best Bank in Sri Lanka – 2016’ by the prestigious Business Magazine ‘The Euromoney’, Best Innovation in Retail Banking Sri Lanka 2016 and Best Commercial Bank of the Year Sri Lanka 2016 by the International Banker Magazine, among many other accomplishments.