President Maithripala Sirisena presenting the award to Sohli Captain
President Maithripala Sirisena presenting the award to Indra Kumara Silva
President Maithripala Sirisena presenting the award to Alexis Lovell
President Maithripala Sirisena presenting the award to Lahiru Ramanayake, who accepted the award on behalf of his father Damitha Ramanayake
President Maithripala Sirisena presenting the award to Krishan Balendra, Deputy Chairman
Dinesh Weerakkody, Chairman and Dilshan Rodrigo, COO accepting the award
Dharma Dheerasinghe, Chairman and S Renganathan, Managing Director/CEO accepting the award
Kapila Jayawardena, Group Managing Director/CEO accepting the award
Nanda Fernando, Managing Director accepting the award
Supun Weerasinghe, Group CEO accepting the award
Ajith Gunawardena, Managing Director/CEO, Patrick Alwis, Director and Thushara Ranasinghe, Director accepting the award
Harry Jayawardena, Chairman accepting the award
Arjuna Gunaratne, Director accepting the award
Yogadinusha Bhaskaran, CEO accepting the award
Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation presenting the award to Ravi Dias, Chairman and Kapila Ariyaratne, CEO
R M Fernando, Director accepting the award
Sabry Ibrahim, CEO/General Manager accepting the award
Lakshman Silva, CEO accepting the award
Sanjay Niles, Executive Director accepting the award
P G Kumarasinghe Sirisena, Chairman, K A Kiththi Perera, Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chief Commercial Officer and M B P Fernandez, Acting Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer accepting the award
Chandima Gunawardena, Director accepting the award
Ananda Atukorala, Chairman and Dimantha Seneviratne, CEO accepting the award
Shivani Hegde, Managing Director accepting the award
Dr Lakith Peiris, Managing Director accepting the award
Shiron Gooneratne, Group Chief Financial Officer accepting the award
Sarath Ganegoda, Executive Director accepting the award
Renuka Fernando, CEO accepting the award
Patrick McCloud, Managing Director/CEO accepting the award
Sumal Perera, Chairman accepting the award
Dr Harsha Cabral, Chairman accepting the award
K J C Perera, Chairman and Rajiv Casie Chitty, Chief Operating Officer accepting the award
Pubudu De Silva, Deputy CEO Operations and HR and Rodney Arland, Deputy CEO Marketing and Supply Chain accepting the award
29 ExpoLanka Holdings
Vish Govindasamy, Group Managing Director accepting the award
President Maithripala Sirisena with the recipients of the Business Today TOP 30 2017–2018 and recipients of the Special Recognition Award
Arrival of President Maithripala Sirisena accompanied by Mathi and Glenda Parthipan
Arrival of President Maithripala Sirisena accompanied by Mathi and Glenda Parthipan
Ven Kirinde Assaji Thero, Ven Galboda Gnanissara Thero, Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Temple with Mathi and Glenda Parthipan
President Maithripala Sirisena with Mathi and Glenda Parthipan
(L–R): Ven Kirinde Assaji Thero, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, President Maithripala Sirisena, Mathi and Glenda Parthipan and Ven Galboda Gnanissara Thero, Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Temple
Udaya Gammanpila, MP, Arjuna Ranatunga, MP and John Amaratunga, MP
Glenda and Mathi K Parthipan, Chairman/Managing Director, BT Options
Gayantha Karunathilaka, MP with Mathi and Glenda Parthipan
Dance performance by the Budhawatte dance troupe to the song Buddanu Bawena
The blessing dance performed by the BT Team
BT staff reciting the Jayamangala Gatha
BT staff performing to the song Kanda Suridune
BT staff performing to ‘Best Day of My Life’
Mathi and Glenda Parthipan with A M Naleem, N Mohammed and A M Yakoob
Team Paper Moon Kudils, Arugambay Roccos, Arugambay PodBay and Peanut Farm
Ven Galboda Gnanissara Thero, Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Temple addresses the gathering
Chief Guest Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka addressing the gathering
Dinesh Weerakkody speaks about the inception of the Business Today top corporate ranking
Dominic Sansoni addresses the audience on behalf of Barbara Sansoni Lewcock, Founder/Chairperson, Barefoot
Malik Fernando addresses the audience on behalf of Merrill J Fernando, Founder, Dilmah Tea
Chandra Wickramasinghe, Founder, Chairman/MD, Connaissance De Ceylan and Theme Resorts & Spas addresses the gathering
Anselm Perera, Founder and Managing Director, Mlesna addresses the gathering
Fouzul Hameed, Managing Director, Hameedia addresses the gathering
Udayshanth Fernando, Founder, Paradise Road
Mohideen Saheed, Founder, Stone ‘N’ String
Otara Gunewardene, Founder, ODEL, Embark and Otara Foundation addresses the gathering
N L M Mubarack, Founder and Chairman/CEO, NOLIMIT addresses the gathering
Thusitha Wijayasena, Founder/Chairman, Kandy City Centre – KCC addresses the gathering
Dharshan Munidasa, Founder of Nihonbashi, Ministry Of Crab and Kaema Sutra addresses the gathering
Shalin Balasuriya, Founder, Spa Ceylon addresses the gathering
Number 22: Dr Harsha Cabral, Chairman, Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) addresses the gathering
Number 24: K J C Perera, Chairman, Commercial Credit and Finance addresses the gathering
Dominic Sansoni receives the Business Today Passionate award on behalf of Barbara Sansoni Lewcock, Founder/Chairperson, Barefoot (1958) from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Malik Fernando, receives the Business Today Passionate award on behalf of Merrill J Fernando, Founder, Dilmah Tea (1974) from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Chandra Wickramasinghe, Founder, Chairman/MD Connaissance De Ceylan (1982) and Theme Resorts & Spas receives the Business Today Passionate award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Anselm Perera, Founder and Managing Director, Mlesna (1983) receives the Business Today Passionate award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Fouzul Hameed, Managing Director (1983), Hameedia receives the Business Today Passionate award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Udayshanth Fernando, Founder, Paradise Road The Gallery Café (1987) receives the Business Today Passionate award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Preethi Jayawardana and Neelamani Jayawardana, Founders, House of Fashions (1987) receive the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Mohideen Saheed, Founder, Stone ‘N’ String (1987) receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Otara Gunewardene, Founder of ODEL (1989), Embark and Otara Foundation receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
N L M Mubarack, Founder and Chairman/CEO, NOLIMIT (1992) receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Thusitha Wijayasena, Founder/Chairman, Kandy City Centre – KCC (1993) receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Dharshan Munidasa, Founder, Nihonbashi, Ministry of Crab and Kaema Sutra (1995) receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Shiwantha Dias and Shalin Balasuriya, Founders, Spa Ceylon (2005) receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 1 – John Keells Holdings; Krishan Balendra, Director receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 2 – Hatton National Bank; Rienzie Arseculeratne, Chairman and Jonathan Alles Managing Director/CEO receive the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 3 – Commercial Bank of Ceylon; Jegan Durairatnam, Managing Director/CEO receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 4 – Lanka Orix Leasing Company; Kapila Jayawardena, Group Managing Director/CEO receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 5 – Dialog Axiata; Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 6 – Ceylon Tobacco Company; Michael Koest, Managing Director/CEO receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 7 – Sampath Bank; Nanda Fernando, Managing Director receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 8 – Melstacorp, Amitha Gooneratne, Managing Director receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 9 – Hayleys; Sarath Ganegoda, Director receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard; Shiron Gooneratne and Mathi K Parthipan, Chairman/Managing Director, BT Options
Number 10 – Sri Lanka Telecom; Dileepa Wijesundera, Group CEO receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 11 – Nestlé Lanka; Shivani Hegde, Managing Director receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 12 – Ceylinco Insurance; Ajith Gunawardena, Managing Director/CEO receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 13 – Central Finance Company; Ravi Rambukwella, Director receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 14 – Hemas Holdings; Imtiaz Esufally, Director receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard; Shiron Gooneratne and Mathi K Parthipan, Chairman/Managing Director, BT Options
Number 15 – People’s Leasing & Finance; Pradeep Amirthanayagam, Deputy Chairman and A S Ibrahim, CEO receive the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 16 – Aitken Spence; Rajan Brito, Deputy Chairman/Managing Director receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard; Shiron Gooneratne and Mathi K Parthipan, Chairman/Managing Director, BT Options
Number 17 – Chevron Lubricants Lanka; Dr Kishu Gomes, Managing Director/CEO receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 18 – Vallibel One; Yogadinusha Bhaskaran, CEO receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 19 – Richard Pieris and Company; Dr Sena Yaddehige, Chairman/MD/CEO receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 20 – Seylan Bank; Kapila Jayawardena, Director and Chitral De Silva receive the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 21 – DFCC Bank; Lakshman Silva, CEO receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 22 – Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka); Dr Harsha Cabral, Chairman receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 23 – Lanka IOC; Shyam Bohra, Managing Director receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 24 – Commercial Credit & Finance; K J C Perera, Chairman and Roshan Egodage, CEO receive the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 25 – Bukit Darah; Chandima Gunawardena, Director receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 26 – C T Holdings; Sanjaya Niles, Executive Director receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 27 – National Development Bank; Ananda Atukorale, Chairman and Sanjaya Perera receive the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 28 – Singer (Sri Lanka); Asoka Peiris, Group CEO receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 29 – Nations Trust Bank; Renuka Fernando, CEO receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Number 30 – Access Engineering; Sumal Perera, Chairman receives the award from Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms; Dinesh Weerakkody, Keith Bernard and Shiron Gooneratne
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe; Sagala Ratnayaka Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; and Gayantha Karunatileka, Minister of Land and Parliamentary Reforms as well as Dinesh Weerakkody; Keith Bernard; and Shiron Gooneratne along with recipients of the Business Today TOP 30 2016-2017 and Business Today Passionate
Ven Galboda Gnanissara Thero, Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Temple and Ven Kirinde Assaji Thero
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prof Maithree Wickramasinghe welcomed by Glenda and Mathi K Parthipan, Chairman/Managing Director, BT Options
Dominic and Nazreen Sansoni with Isabella, Sophia and Sebastian Sansoni and Ashira Thompson
Dharshan, Aki, Kanishka and Nobuko Munidasa
Chandra and Patricia Wickramasinghe
Arjuna and Anselm Perera
Fouzul Hameed
Nuha, Mikail, Habiba and Najath Hameed
Udayshanth Fernando
Annika, Angelika and Saskia Fernando
Mohideen Saheed
Kshama Saheed
Otara Gunewardene with Rakhil, Kiran and Raju Chandiram, and Delysia Gunewardene
N L M Mubarack with M M A Deedat, M M M Hafiz, M M Abubucker, M A C M Abbrar Ahamed and M M A Mahdy
Preethi and Neelamani Jayawardana
Glenda and Mathi K Parthipan, Chairman/Managing Director BT Options
Swarna and Thusitha Wijayasena with Chamithrie Wijayasena-Cornish
Tharindu Wijayasena and
Daria Gyi
Malik Fernando
Shiwantha Dias
Shalin and Suzy Balasuriya
(R-L): Ven Galboda Gnanissara Thero, Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Temple; Mathi K Parthipan, Chairman/Managing Director, BT Options;
Glenda Parthipan; Minister Gayantha Karunatileka; Minister Sagala Ratnayaka, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prof Maithree Wickramasinghe; John Amaratunga, Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs; Harin Fernando, Minister of Telecommunication and Digital
Infrastructure; Thilanga Sumathipala, Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Samadara Sumathipala
Ven Kirinde Assaji Thero, Ven Diyapattugama Revatha Thero and Ven Uduwe Dhammaloka Thero
E Saravanapavan MP, Ashu Marasinghe MP, Udaya Gammanpila MP and Tissa Attanayake
Deputy Ministers Faizal Cassim, Ajith P Perera, Harsha de Silva and Health Minister Eastern Provincial Council Ahamed Lebbe Mohamed Nazeer
Member of Parliament Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Rosy and Athula Senenayake
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister Sagala Ratnayaka and Minister Gayantha Karunatileka with the BT Options team
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prof Maithree Wickramasinghe with Glenda and Mathi K Parthipan, Minister Sagala Ratnayaka and Thanuja Thilakarathne
Paper Moon Kudils, Arugambay Roccos and Peanut Farm team
Number 1 –John Keells Holdings; Susantha Ratnayake, Chairman receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 2 – Commercial Bank; Dharma Dheerasinghe, Chairman and Jegan Durairatnam, Managing Director and CEO receive the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 3 – Hatton National Bank PLCx; Rienzie Arseculeratne, Chairman, receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 4 – Ceylon Tobacco Corporation; Emma Ridley, Finance Director, receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 5 – Dialog Axiata; Dr Hans Wijayasuriya, Group Chief Executive receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 6 – Sampath Bank; Nanda Fernando, Managing Director receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 7 – Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka; Harry Jayawardena, Chairman and Managing Director receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 8 – Lanka Orix Leasing Company; Kapila Jayawardena, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 9 – Nestlé Lanka; Shivani Hedge, Managing Director receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 10 – Bukit Darah; Chandima Gunawardena, Director receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 11 – Vallibel ONE PLC; Dinusha Bhaskaran, Chief Executive Officer receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 12 – Sri Lanka Telecom PLC; P G Kumarasinghe Sirisena, Chairman receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 13 – Hayleys; Sarath Ganegoda, Director receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 14 – People’s Leasing and Finance; Pradeep Amirthanayagam, Deputy Chairman and D P Kumarage, Chief Executive Officer receive the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 15 – Ceylinco Insurance; Ajith Gunawardena, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 16 – Hemas Holdings; Steven Enderby, Chief Executive Officer receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 17 – Seylan Bank; Tilan Wijesekera receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 18 – Chevron Lubricants Lanka; Dr Kishu Gomes, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 19 – National Development Bank PLC; Ananda Athukorala, Chairman and Buwaneka Perera, Vice President, Corporate Banking receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 20 – Central Finance Company; Ravi Rambukwella, Director receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 21 – DFCC Bank; Arjun Fernando, Chief Executive Officer receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 22 – Aitken Spence; J M S Britto, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 23 – CT Holdings; Sanjay Niles, Director, Group Corporate Affairs receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 24 – Access Engineering; Sumal Perera, Chairman receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 25 – Nations Trust Bank; Renuka Fernando, Chief Executive Officer receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 26 – Lanka IOC; Shyam Bohra, Managing Director receives the award from Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development, Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance
Number 27 – Textured Jersey; Ashroff Omar, Director and Sriyan De Silva Wijeyratne, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer receive the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 28 – Richard Peiris & Company; Viville Perera, Director receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 29 – Softlogic; Roshan Rassool, Executive Director receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Number 30 – Singer (Sri Lanka); Asoka Peiris, Chief Executive Officer receives the award from Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
