Leading bank, Seylan Bank PLC, recently held its Seylan Sports Achievers Felicitation 2016 to recognize and reward the bank’s sporting stars. The bank with the heart, has garnered a name for excellence in financial services and also for the sporting culture which positively impact on the bank’s working environment. The event which was held at Havelock City was graced by Seylan Bank Chairman Ravi Dias, Director/CEO, Kapila Ariyaratne as well as senior management.
 National women’s basketball captain Jayaliya Kumari of the Supplies Dept. receiving her special achievement award from Seylan Bank chairman Ravi Dias. |
Altogther 102 sporting stars from a gamut of sports ranging from athletics, hockey, football, basketball, netball, mixed netball, table tennis and chess were felicitated. Furthermore, former badminton national champion and current veterans champion Renu Chandrika De Silva, current national women's basketball team captain Jayaliya Kumari who led the national team to victory in the SAF Championship, national carrom champion Chamil Cooray - under whose captaincy the national team won the recently concluded World Carrom team Championship and national cricketer Nuwan Kulasekara were conferred special awards for their contributions to Sri Lanka sports.
In addition to the special awardees the following were also recognized for their achievements at national level sports: Tharanga Paranavithana (Cricket), Benica Thalgala (Women’s Basketball), Tharjini Sivalingam (Netball), Shanika Dilhani (Netball), Chalitha Ranjana (Table tennis) and Saman Perera (Former tug of war national team captain)
“Seylan Bank has a long, strong sporting culture and always encourage employees to pursue their sporting passions alongside their professional work. We are immensely proud of the contributions of Seylan portsmen and women to Sri Lankan sports. The impact of sports in a corporate environment has positive ripple effects in daily work,” noted Jayantha Amarasinghe – Deputy General Manager – Human Resources and President of the Seylan Bank Sports Club.
During the past years, Seylan Bank’s sporting teams have emerged triumphant in mercantile netball, basketball, badminton and table tennis. “We will continue to maintain our sporting momentum by offering more sporting opportunities for employees around the country. We encourage our employees to transpose the positive effects and values of sports into their everyday work and continue to deliver quality products and services to our clientele,” concluded Jayantha Amarasinghe.
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