Ruchith Liyanage, Head of the Business Process ReEngineering, Seylan Bank was felicitated with the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification at the Organizational Excellence and Lean Six Sigma Conference. The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt accreditation is granted by Six Sigma Management Institute (SSMI). The certification is awarded to individuals with a passion and drive to improve organizational processes with structured problem-solving tools and techniques.
Ruchith marked history for Seylan Bank on a global level with this achievement, placing Seylan at the pinnacle of international academic success.
Sharing his thoughts on the achievement, Ruchith Liyanage, Head of Business Process ReEngineering stated, “I am extremely proud of this achievement, joining Seylan in 2018, my target was to amplify operational excellence with new knowledge and practices. This achievement empowers me to execute that plan effectively within the organization and be a part of its journey towards success. I wish to thank Seylan Bank for always supporting me in achieving my goals and helping me reach this milestone”.
Seylan believes in empowering its employees towards bigger and better things and career achievements. It also hopes to expand the operational excellence program with this accreditation to start certifying Lean Six Sigma Green Belts from 2020, in addition to the existing Yellow Belt certification. This expansion is expected to yield in enhanced efficiency and cost reductions to the Bank. Seylan Bank will continue to support its staff to take on more improvement projects going forward, to identify and eliminate nonvalue adding activities from the current process and accomplish more cost savings, which is part of the Bank’s Strategic Plan towards success.