BOC's ChiefMarketing Officer is among the "50 Most Talented CMOs" honoured at the Golden Globe Tiger Awards 2013 Malaysia

Department of Trade Commerce and Tourism of the Central Province commemorated the World Tourism Day on September 27 at Sigiriya Meuseum Premises with the presence of the Chief guest Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, Governor of the Central Province.

The World tTourism Day - 2013 activities are not only to aim the theme "Water and Tourism -Protecting our common future" but also to support the national target of attracting 2.5 million tourists by the year 2016 mentioned in the "Mahinda Chintana - Vision for the future" the policy framework.

Central Provincial tourism website www.tourism.co.gov.lk was ceremonially launched by the. Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, Governor of the Central Province here at Sigiriya. This website provides information on tourist destinations, services, and uniqueness of Central Provincial heritage and nature including the religious, archeological and cultural sites.

Furthermore, The Tourist information Centre, Dambulla was also declared open by the Central Province Governor Tikiri Kobbekaduwa to serve the national and international tourists in effective manner.

The programme was conducted at the open area of the Museum Premises to provide close feeling of nature. Tree planting programme, poster competition, photographic competition and awareness programme were also lined up to make aware the theme of the tourism day. Live art competition was also held with the participants of schools present at that occasion. Several hundreds of school children from various parts of the Province were present at this occasion. The Governor and other guests participated the award ceremony of the schools and open competitions conducted by the Department of Trade Commerce and Tourism of the Central Province.

Indunil Liyanage, Chief Marketing Officer of Bank of Ceylon, Sri Lanka's No. 1 Bank and Asia's Best Brand, has been honoured with the"50 Most Talented CMOs award"at the Golden Globe Tiger Awards 2013 Malaysia in the presence of a distinguish gathering. This prestigious award ceremony was held on the last day of the World Marketing Summit (WMS) Malaysia at Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC), Kuala Lumpur, 30th September 2013. The World Marketing Summit is the culmination of the professional odyssey of the World Marketing Guru Professor Philip Kotler, distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the North-western University Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Chicago. Broad parameters were used for the selection of these 50 Most Talented Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) such as strategic perspective and business goal management, business ethics and compliance, team orientation and people management, customer focus and networking, performance management and achiev- ing excellence in marketing in their respective markets. This year's theme of the World Marketing Summit was "Better World through Marketing". Indunil counts over 24 years of marketing experience in combination of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), electronics and financial services industry in Sri Lanka. Throughout his marketing career he has built several key international and local brands/ products in the country. He has held senior positions in multinationals and local organisations in the capacity of Product/ Brand Manager, Marketing Manager, Assistant Vice President - Head of Marketing positions and currently he is a member of the Bank of Ceylon Corporate Management team. This international award recognises his impressive career record, academic and professional achievements. His career experience covers many organisations including private and public sector since 1989. He is currently reading for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Indunil holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Management from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. Also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK. He is a Chartered Marketer since 1997 attached to the first batch of Chartered Marketers in Sri Lanka. He was awarded the Fellowship (FCIM) of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (U.K) and the Fellowship (FSLIM) of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) for his outstanding contribution made to the marketing profession in Sri Lanka. Indunil is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) since 1995. He was the first Sri Lankan selected for "Intercultural Education for Global Managers" programme at the Japan America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS) in Hawaii, USA. He was awarded a full scholarship by the Fujitsu Foundation of Japan to complete this programme, in recognition of his academic excellence and potential contribution to international understanding and goodwill in 1996. He has participated in many international training programmes including Strategic Management Executive programme which was held at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2009.