CIM Sri Lanka appoints Board for 2018

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The Chartered Institute of Marketing Sri Lanka recognized as the first international branch of CIM UK, comprising the largest number of professional and student members outside the UK recently appointed its new board for the year 2018.

At the CIM SL Annual General Meeting, it was decided that AsangaRanasinghe, Group Marketing Director/Sector Managing Director Consumer and Retail, Laugfs Holdings PLC will continue as President and Brian Selvanayagam, Director, On’ally Holdings PLC,as Chairman for the year 2018.

Presenting the annual review for the year 2016/2017, Chairman Selvanayagam said“we can centers and tutorswho have proudly claim that we have readily extended their supbeen able to provide visibilport throughout the year to ity of the profession and promote CIM in the country.makesignificantstridesto

University San Marcos, hold name, together with the support marketing educahe members of the California State University global leaders in education; tion and professional memBoard for2018 are; Brian Bakersfield and California Swinburne University of bership throughout the Selvanayagam (Director, State University Humboldt for Technology and California year. As we move forward On’ally Holdings PLC) the third consecutive year. State University Monterey Bay, in our goal in achieving Chairman, Sanjika Perera

The exhibition will be on the California State University excellence we continue to (Country Manager, Sabre 19th, 20th and 21st of January San Marcos, California State provide quality marketing Travel Network Lanka 2018, at the BMICH. University Bakersfield and education and help to (Pvt) Ltd) Immediate Past

Students and their families California State University strengthen the marketing Chairman, Amal will be able to have one on one Humboldt, ensures the best in fraternity in Sri Lanka Fernando(Head of New discussion with university rephigher education. amidst the current chalBusiness Development,Mas resentatives from the Students who enroll at lenging environment. Brands (Pvt) Ltd) Vice Swinburne University of NCHS will be simultaneously ”Selvanayagam also statChairman, Sumudu Technology and California enrolled at the foreign univeredthat the Institute would Thanthirigoda (General State University, Monterey Bay. sity of their choice. This will continue to engage with all Manager Marketing,ACL Students will also be able to enable them to be a part of stakeholders to uplift the Cables PLC) Secretary, enroll at the University of their their dream university of value and importance of Sujith Silva (Managing Choice, and enjoy exciting disstudy in their dream destinathe CIM membership. Director,Inspire Holdings counts and offers at the exhibition without many of the comHighlights during the (Pvt) Ltd) Treasurer, Rajiv tion. Scholarships will be on mon problems faced such as year included the opening David (Senior Manager offer and the registration fee high cost and difficulties in of a new study center in Marketing, Union Bank of will be waived off for students getting visa. Jaffna and expanding its Colombo PLC) Head of who register at the exhibition. Student loan facilities at spereach, and initiating strateEducation, Charaka Perera cial interest rates are also on gic alliances with corporate (Chief Operating offer to help students pursue entities and professional Officer,Stafford Motor Co their higher education at bodies to promote CIM (Pvt) Ltd) Head of NCHS. among a wider audience. Membership, Roshan

For further information During his speech,he also Kaluarachhi (Chief call NCHS on 0777 899 998/ thanked CIM SL’s many Executive Officer – SLT 011 5 899 998 or email info@ partners, Human Capital Solutions/

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A venture by the Nawaloka group, NCHS combines local reliability with international excellence. The merge of Nawaloka - which is a house- SLT PLC)Head of Corporate Communications, Muditha Hewawanitunga (Manager Sales/Marketing & Business Development, Open Arc Systems (Pvt) Ltd) Head of Networking, KanchanaKarunagama (Senior Manager, Hatton National Bank PLC) Head of Market Interest Groups, TharmalingamDinesh (Category Manager, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd) Head of Corporate Trainings, Teresa Folkes (Associate Director of Planning and Professional Development, The Chartered Institute of Marketing) CIM Representative to the Board of CIM Sri Lanka.

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) UK is the world’s largest professional body for Marketing. CIM Sri Lanka continuously campaigns for greater recognition and excellence in the marketing profession in the country, through education, training and professional development.