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GroupM excels at Campaign’s Agency of the Year awards
GroupM bagged the most sought-after accolades at the Campaign’s Agency of the Year awards, 2022. Campaign’s Agency of the Year awards recognize inspiring leadership, management excellence, outstanding business performance, and overall achievements in advertising and brand communications. With results tabulated by PwC, this is the only award show to honour agency excellence considering all aspects of an agency operation including Client Work, Talent Management, Culture, Innovation, Business Resilience and much more.
Sri Lanka as a market competes in the “Rest of South Asia” categories which comprise all South Asian markets excluding India & Pakistan due to their scale.In the Rest of South Asia DIGITAL Agency of the Year category GroupM Sri Lanka beat all South Asian competitors to win GOLD.
In the Rest of South Asia MEDIA Agency of The Year category GroupM was the highest awarded Sri Lankan agency and had the unique achievement of winning with two of its entities with Mindshare Sri Lanka and Wavemaker Sri Lanka both grabbing SILVER. Gold in this category was won by Mindshare Bangladesh.
“Sri Lanka as a country has undergone its most difficult year since independence due to the ongoing economic crisis. In this backdrop, GroupM Sri Lanka’s performance is doubly impressive and is a source of immense pride for the regional leadership of GroupM. We have no doubt that GroupM Sri Lanka will continue to outperform and lead the market for years to come”, commented Sriram Sharma, Senior Vice President – Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Marketing South Asia.
In celebrating the local wins, Namalie Herath, Managing Partner GroupM Sri Lanka said: “Our mantra is simple; you don’t get what you wish for, you get what you work for. We are committed to raise the benchmark in an ever-evolving media landscape and transform our service offering to all our partners as the number one Digital & Media agency in Sri Lanka.”
Shalendra Mendis, Director – Digital GroupM said: “The GOLD for Digital Agency of The Year reaffirms GroupM’s undisputed leadership in the industry. A people-first approach, brave investments, and a relentless drive for innovation ensured our digital business thrived amidst the market turbulence. GroupM has won three Golds and one Silver in the last four years of applying for Digital AOTY, which reflects consistent leadership that is unparalleled in the industry.”
The National Business Facilitation Centre (NBFC), which is being established under the Presidential Secretariat with the aim of removing administrative and regulatory barriers that exist among government institutions in relation to investment and industry and expediting these processes, will be opened tomorrow (22).
The centre is being established on the President’s initiative with the aim of bringing about a positive transformation in the industrial sector. The centre will provide solutions to issues that arise in dealing with the government machinery when starting and operating a business, while also coordinating with the relevant government institutions to provide the necessary facilities.
The “ViYASA” National Business Facilitation Centre (NBFC) has been established at Building C-80, Hector Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Colombo 07, and is headed by Senior Additional( Secretary to the President, Seevali Arukgoda.
The centre will be opened under the patronage of Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Anil Jayantha Fernando and Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunnetti, with the participation of Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
The website https://nbfc.presidentsoffice.gov.lk is also scheduled to be officially launched on the occasion.
President’s Media Division)
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Court of Appeal Judge M. Sri Mevan Anthony Edirimannasuriya Corea appointed as Acting President of the Court of Appeal
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Court of Appeal Judge Mayadunna Sri Mevan Anthony Edirimannasuriya Corea as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal.
The appointment has been made as President’s Counsel Nalin Rohantha Abeysuriya, who currently serves as President of the Court of Appeal, will be overseas until the 24th.
Accordingly Judge Mayadunna Corea was sworn in as Acting President of the Court of Appeal before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential secretariat this morning (21).
Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake was also present at the occasion.
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President instructs expediting further measures concerning Sivarasa Anojan, sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia
A discussion to review the further measures that could be taken regarding Sivarasa Anojan, a young Sri Lankan national who has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, was held at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (21), under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The discussion focused on the measures taken to date concerning Sivaraasa Anojan and the further diplomatic and legal steps that could be pursued. Attention was also given to expediting the necessary further measures that could be taken to secure his release.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed officials to continue the necessary diplomatic engagement with the relevant authorities in Saudi Arabia and to maintain close and continuous involvement in all further measures concerning the case.
Reaffirming the Government’s continued attention to the safety and welfare of Sri Lankans living and working overseas, the President also stressed the need for the relevant ministries and institutions to work in close coordination and pursue all possible measures that could be taken in connection with the case.
Deputy Speaker Rizvie Salih, Deputy Minister of Religious and Cultural Affairs Muneer Mulaffer, Governor of the Western Province Hanif Yusoof, Secretary – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Aruni Ranaraja, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism were also present at the discussion.
(President’s Media Division)
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