The Chairman’s Awards 2013 was held in sparkling event at the Cinnamon Grand on the 8th of November 2013. Samadhi Tennakoon, Brand Executive – Frozen Confectionery, Elephant house, opened the evening with “Titanium”.Samadhi was a finalist at the 2013 JK Talent Night. Mrs. Dilani Alagaratnam – President HR and Legal, delivered the welcome address. Chairman…

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Business case awards 2013 was held on the 5th of November at the Cinnamon Lakeside. ‘Breaking ground,beating competition’ The CIMA Business Case Awards is a competition that recognises organisational success and turnarounds, whilst identifying what drove such outcomes. This year, we invite ‘corporate warriors’ to compete in the business…

John Keells Group’s Microsoft O365 deployment published as a case study on microsoft.com John Keells Holdings PLC chose Microsoft Office 365 as a global collaboration and productivity platform to extend its group-wide intranet and connect employees in more than 80 companies. It felt that Office 365 offers more integrated communication, collaboration, and productivity applications. Better…

Ivan Perera, Master Trainer for John Keells Foundation’s HIV and AIDS Awareness Initiative since December 2009, has conducted close to 110 HIV awareness sessions and reached more than 25,000 people Island-wide. Being an army veteran Ivan uses his affiliations with the military to conduct sessions for the security forces. His own experience of being in…

Cinnamon Air, Sri Lanka’s newest domestic airline will launch scheduled domestic flights originating at Katunayake from the end of June. Cinnamon Air, operating Cessna 208 Amphibious aircraft, will offer daily flights from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to Koggala, Dickwella and back. Flights will initially originate from the Dandugama Oya water aerodrome, located approximately 10…