2019 – Women in Management Awards

WIM IFC “Top50” Professional & Career Women Awards 2019

Date: 6th September 2019
Venue: Shangri-La Hotel Colombo

Chief Guest

Guests of Honour

Hon. Thalatha Athukorale - Minister, Ministry of Justice and Prison Reforms
Hon. Eran Wickremartne - State Minister, State Ministry of Finance and Mass Media
Hon. Dr. Anoma Gamage - State Minister, State Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development
Hon. Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle - Member of Parliament
Dr. Indrajith Coomaraswamy - Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Ms. Shanthini Kongahage - Member of the Central Provincial Council
H.E. Victoria Coakley - Acting High Commissioner, Australian High Commission
H.E. Omar Abdul Razzak - Ambassador, Embassy of the Maldives
H.E. Tanja Gonggripj - Ambassador, Embassy of the Netherlands
H.E. Pham Thi Bich Ngoc - Ambassador, Embassy of Vietnam
H.E. R. P. Marks - High Commissioner, High Commission of South Africa
H. E. Riaz Hamidullah - High Commissioner, High Commission of Bangladesh
H.E. Trine Jorani Eskedal - Ambassador, Norwegian Embassy, 1st Secretary- US Embassy
H.E. Sarah Hulton - High Commissioner, British High Commission
Hanna Singer - Resident Coordinator for the UN
Simrin Singh - Country Director, ILO
Sarath Dash - Chief of Mission, IOM

Theme

“Empowered Women for Sustainable Growth”

Colour Theme

Black & Gold

Panel of Judges

Ms. Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson - Panel Chair - Managing Director, Hemas Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd/ Surgical and Diagnostics (Pvt) Ltd
Ms. Amena Arif - IFC Country Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives
Mr. Kumar Samarasinghe - Director Marketing, Singer Sri Lanka PLC
Dr. Rohantha Athukorala - Country Director, Turner Investment L.P
Mr. Nisthar Cassim - Editor, Daily FT
Ms. Rose Cooray - Board Director, HNB PLC
Ms. Jayanthi Dharmasena - Managing Director, Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Ltd

Award Winners

No	Category	Name	Title
1	Human Resources	Bani Chandrasena Head of Human Resources LSEG Business Services Colombo (Pvt) Limited	Gold
2	Banking Industry	Delrene Seneviratne Deputy Chief Executive Officer SANASA Development Bank PLC	Gold
3	Finance Management	Nilika Goonatilleke Finance Director Hemas Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd	Gold
4	Marketing	Nilushi Jayatileke Marketing Director Beauty & Personal Care Unilever Sri Lanka Limited	Gold
5	Advertising	Selonica Nalawansa Executive Director Publics Sri Lanka Leo Burnett Sri Lanka	Gold
6	Legal	Saumya Amarasekara Deputy Chairperson Sampath Bank PLC	Gold
7	State and Government	Malani Lokupothagama Government Agent (GA) Divisional Secretariat Rathnapura	Gold
8	Corporate Communication	Imanthi Perera Deputy General Manager Corporate Communications Brandix Apparel Limited	Gold
9	Print Media	Randima Attygalle Senior Journalist Sunday Island	Gold
10	Electronic Media	Sharmila Dharmarasa Director Programming TV Derana	Gold
11	Supply Chain and Logistics	Dhashma Karunaratne Commercial & Marketing Head South Asia Gateway Terminals Pvt Limited	Gold
12	Information Technology	Chinthi Weerasinghe Chief Executive Officer Mitra Innovation Digital	Gold
13	Sports	Tharjini Sivalingam National Netball Player Sri Lanka Netball Team	Gold
14	Career Achievements	Amila De Mel Professional architects involved in the reconstruction and restoration of Geoffrey Bawa’s	Gold
15	Career Achievements	Thamari Senanayke Associate Director Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Fonterra Brands Lanka Ltd	Gold
16	Career Achievements	H.E. Shashikala Premawardhane High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Gold
17	Hospitality	Gitanjli Chakrwarthy General Manager Hilton Yala	Gold
18	Arts and Creative Science	Upuli Panibharatha Channa Upuli Performing Arts Foundation	Gold
19	Defense Force and Civil Society	Nalani Kumari Dissanayake – OIC Commercial Crime Investigation Unit 111, Criminal Investigation Department Sri Lanka Police	Gold
20	Education	Professor Chandrika. N. Wijeratne Vice Chancellor University of Colombo	Gold
21	Digital Technology	Waruni Algama General Manager, Digital User experience Digital Adoption & Knowledge Management Dialog Axiata PLC	Gold
22	Business Role Model of the Year	Amari Wijewardena Chairperson The Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC	Gold
23	Career Role Model of the Year	Sharmila Ragunathan Director Hayacrb PLC ( Hayleys Group)	Gold
24	Male Champion of the Year	Mano Sekaram Founder – CEO 99x Technology	Gold
25	Young Youth Leadership of the Year	Haily Seneviratne Lecturer Wayamba University of Sri Lanka	Gold
26	International Woman Leadership Award	Dr. Kanjana Sashi Perera Assistant Professor in Neurology McMaster University	Gold
27	Trail Blazer	Hasini Jayathilaka Scientist John Hopkins University	Gold
28	Inspirational Women of the Year	Dr. Kanchana kohombage International Hand Analyzing Faculty of Siddha Newark, New Jersey USA. Director and Patent 200017. First Sri Lankan female to work in the Criminal Investigation Unit of India and the Youngest Female on Finger Print Investigations in Asia	Gold
29	Inspirational Women of the Year	Aruni Rajakarier Founder She Consult (Pvt) Ltd	Gold
30	Inspirational Women of the Year	Sandya Salgado Founder/CEO Ogilvy Action	Gold
31	Inspirational Women of the Year	Padmini Indira Senaratne Samarasinghe First Female Principal Sri Lanka Law College	Gold
32	Inspirational Women of the Year	Lasanthi Gunawardena Centre Director ResearchInnovation and Technology	Gold
33	Inspirational Woman of the Year	Dona Chitra Boteju Managing Director/ Executive Engineer Oceanica Group of Companies	Gold
34	Courageous Woman Award	Rohini Thelis A mother who sacrificed her youth for her children Machine operator become a factory owner	Gold
35	Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur (Large)	Dilani Nirosha Jagodaarachchi Managing Director British Cosmetics (Pvt) Ltd	Gold
36	Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur (Medium)	Darshi Keerthisena Creative Director Buddhi Batiks	Gold
37	Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur (Small)	Dulani Guruge Owner Flameback Eco Lodge (Pvt) Ltd	Gold
38	Upcoming Woman Entrepreneur	Jaruza Jayachandran Founder/CEO – Start up EZ Booking, Tech Entrepreneur North, Jaffna	Gold
39	Upcoming Woman Entrepreneur	Farsana Fathima Ubaideen Owner Modern Tailoring, Delthota, Kandy	Gold
40	Upcoming Woman Entrepreneur	W. M. Rupalatha Team Leader Liyasevana Cane Producers, Mahaoya, Ampara	Gold
41	Upcoming Woman Entrepreneur	Chanchala Gunewardena Founder/ Chairperson Kimbula Kithul (Pvt) Ltd	Gold
42	Upcoming Woman Entrepreneur	Ashoka Ranjani Owner Ashoka Bag Design Centre, Warankatagoda, Ampara	Gold
43	Service Appreciation Award	Juliana Edward CMC Worker Dematagoda	Gold
44	Service Appreciation Award	S.A. Dhammika Nilakshi Garment Factory Worker Sirio Limited, Badalgama	Gold
45	Best Women Empowerment Project run by a NGO,INGO & International Organization	Prisoners Welfare Society Welikada Sub Committee Welikada Prison	Gold
46	Best CSR Program run by a Private Sector Organization for Women Empowerment	Empowering Women through Technical Training David Peiris Motor Company (Pvt) Ltd	Gold
47	Best Private Sector Organization for Promoting Women in Workplace	National Development Bank PLC	Gold
48	Women in Board Awards	Minnete Perera Non Executive Director Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC	Gold
49	Career Role Model of the Year- Maldives	Maryam Visam Registrar of Companies Ministry of Economic Affairs Maldives	Gold
50	CEO of the Year – Maldives	Aminath Salah Chief Executive Officer Voyagers – Maldives	Gold
51	Inspirational Woman of the Year – Maldives	Mariam Waheeda Former Commissioner of the Girl Guide Association, national marathons including a national record on 19 April with a full marathon. presented a 100-episode TV show on the topic of Women and Health – Maldives	Gold
52	WIM Member of the Year	Pushpa Samarakkodige Assistant General Manager Revira Media Publication	Appreciate Awards