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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

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

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

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 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

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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

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

Swarna and Thusitha Wijayasena with Chamithrie Wijayasena-Cornish

(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

Arrival of Chief Guest

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Arrival of Guests

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Speeches

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Venerable Galaboda Gnanissara thero, Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Temple Lanka addresses the gathering

Chief Guest Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka addresses the gathering

Number 1: John Keells Holdings – Ronnie Peiris, Director

Number 2: Commercial Bank of Ceylon – Dharma Dheerasinghe, Chairman

Number 3: Hatton National Bank – Dilshan Rodrigo, Chief Operating Officer

Number 4: Ceylon Tobacco Company – Emma Ridley, Director

Number 5: Dialog Axiata – Dr Hans Wijayasuriya, Group Chief Executive

Number 6: Sampath Bank – Nanda Fernando, Managing Director

Number 7: Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka – Harry Jayawardena, Chairman/Managing Director

Number 8: LOLC – Kapila Jayawardena, Managing Director

Number 9: Nestle Lanka – Shivani Hedge, Managing Director

Number 10: Bukit Darah – Chandima Gunawardena, Director

Number 23: CT Holdings – Sanjay Niles, Director

Number 27: Textured Jersey – Sriyan De Silva Wijeyeratne, Managing Director/CEO

Number 28: Richard Peiris & Company – Viville Perera, Director

Number 29: Softlogic – Mr Roshan Rassool, Executive Director

Number 30: Singer (Sri Lanka) – Mr Asoka Peiris, CEO

Ceremony

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Awards Ceremony

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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.

TOP THIRTY

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(L – R) D P Kumarage, CEO/General Manager, People’s Leasing and Finance; Asoka Peiris, CEO, Singer (Sri Lanka); J M S Britto, Deputy Chairman, Managing Director, Aitken Spence; Emma Ridley, Finance Director, Ceylon Tobacco Corporation; Shivani Hedge, Managing Director, Nestle Sri Lanka; Viville Perera, Director, Richard Peiris & Company; Sarath Ganegoda, Director, Hayleys; Dr Kishu Gomes, Managing Director/CEO, Chevron Lubricants Lanka; Ajith Gunawardena, Managing Director/CEO, Ceylinco Insurance; Dharma Dheerasinghe, Chairman, Commercial Bank; P G Kumarasinghe Sirisena, Chairman, Sri Lanka Telecom; Sriyan De Silva Wijeyratne, Managing Director/CEO, Textured Jersey; Roshan Rassool, Executive Director, Softlogic; Hon Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development; Hon Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation; Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Hon Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance; Sanjay Niles, Director, CT Holdings; Harry Jayawardena, Chairman/Managing Director, Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka; Arjun Fernando, CEO, DFCC Bank; Shyam Bohra, Managing Director, Lanka IOC; Pradeep Amirthanayagam, Deputy Chairman, People’s Leasing and Finance; Steven Enderby, CEO, Hemas Holdings; Ravi Rambukwella, Director, Central Finance Company; Chandima Gunawardena, Director, Bukit Darah; Jegan Durairatnam, Managing Director/CEO, Commercial Bank; Kapila Jayawardena, Managing Director/CEO, Lanka Orix Leasing Company; Ashroff Omar, Director, Textured Jersey; Rienzie Arseculeratne, Chairman, Hatton National Bank; Dilshan Rodrigo, COO, Hatton National Bank; Dr Hans Wijayasuriya, Group Chief Executive, Dialog Axiata; Dinusha Bhaskaran, CEO, Vallibel One; Ananda Athukorala, Chairman, NDB; Sumal Perera, Chairman, Access Engineering; Tilan Wijesekera, Seylan Bank and Renuka Fernando, Chief Executive Officer, Nations Trust Bank

Invitees at the Event

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Staff

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