SLIM Brand Excellence 2019 award ceremony to take place on November 29

The award ceremony of SLIM Brand Excellence 2019 is due to take place amidst glitz and glamour at Shangri-la in Colombo on November 29.

The much-anticipated event will be attended by crème de la crème of the Sri Lankan marketing industry.

Amal Cabraal, Non-executive Chairman of Lion Brewery, Ceylon Beverage Holdings, CIC Feeds Group and Silvermill Investment Holdings and Non-executive Director of John Keells Holdings, Hatton National Bank and Sunshine Holdings will grace the occasion as the chief guest.

Cabraal is also the former Chairman of Unilever Sri Lanka and a past President of the Chartered Institute of Marketing - Sri Lanka Region.

Attending the ceremony as the guest of honour will be yet another past President of SLIM and former Managing Director of Aviva NDB Insurance and the Commissioner of the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission, Deepal Sooriyaarachch, who is also a well-known Management Consultant, author and Accredited Master Mentor.

The award ceremony is the pinnacle event of the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards campaign and it is where the worthiest brands, brand custodians and managers receive due recognition.

Judged by a panel of eminent professionals led by Tilan Wijesekera, Deputy General Manager of Retail Banking at Seylan Bank PLC, the applicants of SLIM Brand Excellence go through a comprehensive and thorough process until only the best of the best are deemed worthy to walk away with the award.

This year saw the introduction of a new award category – the SME Export Brand of the Year, as a means of further boosting the standard of that particular segment of the industry. The highest number of 101 corporate entrees was recorded this year, which is a proof of how well this awards platform has been accepted within the marketing fraternity.

“It gives me great pride to see all the members at SLIM, especially the SLIM Brand Excellence organising committee come together, to ensure the success of one of the key events on the institute’s calendar. SLIM has been responsible for the development of marketing in Sri Lanka ever since its initiation and the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards is one such means by which we strive to make our goal a reality,” stated SLIM President Suranjith Swaris.

“At SLIM Brand Excellence, everyone is a winner. The scientific process of evaluation put in place by Professor Uditha Liyanage is both enlightening and comprehensive. If brands invest in adopting this strategic framework, this alone will pave the path towards success. It will also help brands to benchmark their performance because it can be used as a means of measurement as well,” stated SLIM Vice President Thilanka Abeywardena.

“I am proud of the hard work and energy my committee has put into the organisation of SLIM Brand Excellence 2019. I must also acknowledge the guidance and support we have received from Council of Management, Executive Committee and the Staff of SLIM in this endeavour. I would like to thank all our sponsors for their generous support. With all your support, I believe that SLIM Brand Excellence 2019 will be a phenomenal success and looking forward to seeing you all passionate marketers to witness this grand awards ceremony on the 29th,” stated SLIM Brand Excellence 2019Project Chairperson Ahamed Aroos.

Project Committee: Front row from left: Axiata Digital Labs Senior Executive Marketing and Communications Chamini Mahavithana, MAS Holdings Businesss Entrepreneur Ravihansi Palliyaguruge, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing Senior Associate Events Gangani Liyanage, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing Junior Associate Events Amaya Fernando, Allianz Insurance Lanka Ltd Head of Affinity Thimira Manamendra, Project Chairman Rainco (Pvt.) Ltd Chief Operating Officer Ahamed Aroos, Mandarin Reid Private Limited Manager Client Servicing Thiyagi Perera, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts Manager Communications Lucille Diaz, East West Marketing (Private) Limited Brand Executive Imasha Dimithie, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing Intern Events Vihangi De Silva and Digitalme Director Sameera M. Pathiraja From left back row: FM Derana Senior Account Manager Athula Ekanayake, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing Senior Associate Events Thiwanka Wijesinghe, Hatton National Bank Assistant Manager Digital Marketing Communications Anuk De Silva, Elephant Jazz Director/chief Executive Officer Asanka Perera, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing General Manager Chinthaka Wanasinghe, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing Assistant Manager Events Dimithra Silva, Microsoft Partner Marketing Advisor Abdul Qadir, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing Associate Events Shehan Liyanage and Basilur Tea Export (Pvt.) Ltd Marketing Executive Madri Amarasinghe