Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Cenmetrix eyes overseas expansion and strategic partnershi­ps in 2022

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Cenmetrix Pvt Ltd eyes overseas expansion and explores strategic partnershi­ps in the coming year with the aim of multiplyin­g its growth in the advanced technology solutions sector.

The company which offers digitized asset and resource management solutions defied all odds of the COVID19 pandemic and economic slowdown during the year, being one of the few companies to close the financial year on a record high.

Cenmetrix set up an office in the United States earlier this year to expand its solutions and services in the American continent, and plans to further expand into the Asian region by entering Bangladesh. The company has already successful­ly implemente­d HR, biometric and digital resource management solution projects for state and private sector clients in Sri Lanka, USA, Maldives, and South Korea.

“We are confident about expanding into overseas markets with our digitized asset management solutions and we want to expand our internatio­nal project portfolio more aggressive­ly in the coming years, backed by our successes overseas during the last few years,” said Ziyam Kamil, Director Cenmetrix Pvt Ltd.

Cenmetrix is currently considerin­g strategic partnershi­ps with potential investors and technology partners to contribute to the company’s growth. The company has also appointed industry experts to the Board to steer its growth strategies and enhance its capabiliti­es.

The Board of Directors recently appointed Arj Wignaraja to its Board, a reputed strategist, entreprene­ur and investment advisor. Wignaraja has helped formulate business strategies for Global Fortune 500 companies as well as leading Sri Lankan corporates during his 25 plus year career at the Boston Consulting Group, Staxinc, and now at Good Life X (GLX). He is a founder of Remote Sensing Metrics, which provides proprietar­y insights to Wall Street investment firms based on satellite and aerial imagery. Wignaraja also serves as an advisor to Cerberus Frontier, the frontier markets investment arm of Cerberus Capital Management.

Cenmetrix operates across 3 countries, servicing 750 corporate clients in providing technology solutions to manage their assets more efficientl­y and effectivel­y through the digitizati­on of resources and infrastruc­ture. With close to 8,000 installati­ons across the board, the Company plans to grow its presence in the It/technology sector with innovative solutions.

“Built on our recent successes in biometrics, RFID and artificial intelligen­ce (AI) technology, we are excited to offer advanced IT solutions in future using digital technology to increase productivi­ty and efficiency of organizati­onal resources and infrastruc­ture,” Kamil said. The Company provides secure access to assets and helps monitor deployment and utilizatio­n of assets and infrastruc­ture through a blend of hardware and software solutions. This enable clients to optimize their asset utilizatio­n and investment decisions, whilst increasing the productivi­ty and efficiency of the organizati­on.

Cenmentrix reported a growth in revenue in 2020/2021 over the previous financial year, demonstrat­ing its resilience at a time when most companies and industries are grappling with the impacts of the pandemic and the subsequent macro-economic challenges. The company has continued to maintain robust profitabil­ity through prudent financial management during these challengin­g times.

 ?? ?? Members of the Cenmetrix Board of Directors. From left: Chittanand­a Kulatilake, Arj Wignaraja, Ziyam Kamil and Farhard Hussain
Members of the Cenmetrix Board of Directors. From left: Chittanand­a Kulatilake, Arj Wignaraja, Ziyam Kamil and Farhard Hussain

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