PCH Prepares its Human Resource for higher growth

Colombo Sri Lanka, June 2011- PC House PLC has announced the promotions of key members of their staff as part of their reorganizational plans to support the company’s strategic vision to double its revenue next year. Driven by their philosophy that employees are the bedrock of their success, PCH continues to recruit, reward and competitively remunerate its staff in order to maintain its position as the leader in ICT solutions.

Over the past several years, PCH has been developing all its business enterprises to keep up with the fast paced industry growth. FY 2011/2012, in particular, has been dedicated to stabilizing the Human Resource force to meet the expected operational demands. Therefore, in order to be on par with its compete, the company has been strengthening its Human Resource force with high profile industry professionals and extensive training for existing employees.

Mr. S.H.M. Rishan, Chairman of PCH said, “These individuals are well respected in their industries and we are fortunate to have been able to recruit them as members of our management team. Their appointments are the result of their extensive experience, the respect they earned from their colleagues, customers and partners, and the contributions they have made in their previous roles.”

With the company’s rapid growth, the staff strength has also increased considerably. This growth has also created increased job opportunities for employees who seek a challenge in this burgeoning industry.

Mr. Jude Fernando, Head of Group Human Resource at PCH said, “One of our main objectives is to recruit and train our employees with core competencies to face industry challenges. From modern managerial skills that involve soft and technical skills, we will build the professionalism, expertise and dedication of these individuals to make PCH the market leader in the ICT sector.”

One of the many Human Resource success stories is the rise through the ranks of Thufail Musadeen Head of Regional and Retail Business. Musadeen started off his career at PCH in 2000 as a computer operator and cashier and has, over the past decade, risen in the ranks from Sales Executive to head the entire regional and retail operation.

PCH also made other significant promotions in their Sales, Marketing and Operations divisions. These promotions come at a time when the company is making great strides in the industry. Over the past year, PCH has concluded a successful IPO, increased its regional and retail network to 36 island-wide, and opened a new revolutionary concept store, the PCH 9to9 retails store.

PC House was incorporated as a limited liability company in the year 2000, after having commenced business in 1997 and became PCH PLC. Its Board of Directors consists of Messrs S.H.M. Rishan, Mangala Boyagoda, Sarath Wikramanayake, Modarage Thilakasiri, Shanti Kumar Nadarajah, Kuvera de Zoysa and Mrs. Sharmila Rishan.

Photo caption: Chairman of PCH S.H.M. Rishan (top left), Head of Group Human Resource at PCH Jude Fernando and (bottom) the work environment at PCH.