Last week evening’s “Most Admired Companies of Sri Lanka-2020” Awards Ceremony at BMICH in an exclusive gesture of appreciation presented a rare and distinguished recognition of ‘Leadership with Distinction’ Award to General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, who graced the awarding ceremony as the Chief Guest.
Organized jointly by the International Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (ICCSL), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and well-known media institute, this year’s “Most Admired Companies of Sri Lanka-2020” Awards Ceremony had General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army as the Chief Guest and Deputy High Commissioner of India HE Vinod K Jacob as the Guest of Honour.
The keynote speaker was Alpesh Shah, Managing Director of India’s Boston Consulting Group and Senior Partner who touched on the thematic ‘Challenges for Business Post COVID-19’ in his address.
The day’s spectacle reached its climax as the compere without mincing words invited the day’s Chief Guest, General Shavendra Silva on stage for distribution of ten top company awards in the “Most Admired Companies of Sri Lanka-2020” ceremony as being the only one of its kind in Sri Lanka. The organizers, well convinced of unparalleled leadership traits in General Shavendra Silva, particularly his dynamic and challenging role as Head of the Task Force for Control of COVID-19 epidemic in Sri Lanka amid roars of applause then invited him to accept a Special Award, dedicated to his “Leadership with Distinction in Heading the Task Force on COVID-19 in Sri Lanka”.
Doctors and Hospital staff at the IDH Hospital and Aban Pestonjee were also among recipients of special Awards on the same occasion. As the final segment, several awards were also presented to “Most Admired Leaders” in business by the organizers inviting a few of those distinguished guests on stage before the curtain came down on the event. General (Retd) Daya Ratnayake, Chairman, Sri Lanka Ports Authority and former Commander of the Army was among the attendees.
