MAS Holdings’ Mahesh Amalean receives Humanitarian Award
Mahesh Amalean, the Chairman and Co-founder of MAS Holdings was honoured with the Humanitarian Award at The Underfashion Club’s annual Femmy Awards Ceremony held on February 4th.
The event was held at the Cipriani, 42nd Street, New York, USA, among the presence of many other established names in the international arena.
The Femmy Awards, sponsored by The Underfashion Club, honours individuals and companies that contribute significantly to the growth and creativity of the intimate apparel industry. This annual Gala is the premier event in the industry, recognizing and celebrating the progress of the intimate apparel industry leaders across the world. All proceeds are invested back into the upliftment of the industry by way of Scholarships, Awards, Internships, and Grants to deserving students who pursue college–level intimate apparel related courses.
Mahesh completed his executive education in Strategic Leadership at the Columbia University in New York. His efforts and service to the Nation granted him the title ‘Deshamanya’ in 2005 by the president of the country. The Open University of Sri Lanka went on to confer an honorary doctorate to him in recognition of his contribution to the country. In 2013, Mahesh was one of five global business leaders recognized with a UN Award at the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP) inaugural Leadership Awards presentation where he received the award for Cultural Change for Empowerment. Today, he stands as one of the Top 20 Progressive Asian Leaders, ranked by the World Business Magazine.
Speaking at the event, Mahesh voiced his thoughts on this honour, “I consider this award bestowed upon me as an appreciation of the humanitarian work carried out to empower the people working with us and to uplift the communities we live in”. He further went on to state, “From the inception of our business, our aspiration was to be a world-class organization, establishing international standards in labor, health & safety and environment, and most importantly, treating people with respect and dignity”
MAS Holdings, the company co-founded by Mahesh with his brothers Ajay and Sharad, is South Asia’s largest design-to-delivery solutions provider, with an ecosystem of design offices, apparel plants, an integrated supply chain, customized IT solutions for the apparel and footwear industry, private Industrial Parks and retail brands.
Under the leadership of Mahesh, MAS is committed towards creating a sustainable future for the next generation whilst contributing to the sustainability of the industry, the country and the world.