Top achievers dazzle at Janashakthi’s Awards for Excellence
March 21, 2010 12:14 am
Janashakthi Insurance which is well known for the most
notable and spectacular award ceremonies in
This unique event was held on Tuesday 09 March at the BMICH under the distinguished patronage of Chief Guest, Chairman W.T. Ellawela, Guest of Honour, Deputy Chairman C.T.A. Schaffter, Managing Director Prakash Schaffter and the Janashakthi Board of Directors, Eardley Perera and Ramesh Schaffter, the top management, special invitees and selected staff who completed the list of over 1,100 invitees.
Held for the 16th consecutive year since 1995, the awards are Janashakthi’s springboard for excellence that recognise, reward and honour high flyers not only in sales and marketing, but also in several other areas of accomplishment including sports and special achievements. Rewarding individual successes, outstanding team achievements as well as effective partnerships, the awards showcase Janashakthi’s commitment to innovation and to delivering continuous service improvements.
Over 150 winners demonstrating the highest standards of best practices and innovative initiatives during 2009 were recognised duly. Some of the main awards which were presented are as follows. Best Life Sales Person award was won by W.D.A.C.T. Withanage of the Hanwella Branch while the award for the Best Overall Life Team was won by G.N.C. Pushpasiri of the Nittabbuwa Branch. I.G.A. Sudhantha of the Dehiattakandiya Branch won the award for the Best Life Sales Supervisor while W.A.D. Pushpakumara of the Kurunegala Branch walked away as the Best Business Promotion Assistant in Life Sales. Further K. Selladurai of the Hatton Branch was awarded as the Best Senior / Business Promotion Executive in Life Sales. When it came to General Insurance, the award for Best Sales Officers in Non Motor was won by A.G.D.B. Nishshanka of the Colombo Metro Branch. P.D. Chandrarathne of the Maharagama Branch won the award for the Best Area Development Office in General Sales while K.M. Rajmohan of the Colombo Integrated Office became the Best Business Promotion Sales Supervisor in General Sales.
Further S.A.K.R.S. Thilanka of the Colombo Metro Office became the Best Business Promotion Assistant in General Sales whilst K.A.P. Perera of the Colombo City Office became the Best Business Promotion Officer in General Sales. K.A.P. Indika of the Colombo Metro Office was awarded Best SNRBusiness Promotion Executive in General Sales whilst K.W.S.D. Roshan of the Colombo City Office walked away with the award as the Best AsstBusiness Promotion Manager in General Sales. R.P.W. Miyuru of the Colombo Metro Office was presented the award for STAR PERFORMANCE in General Insurance. B.L.J. Sri of the Nuwara Eliya Branch became the Best Portfolio Manager in Life Sales whilst Ranga Dias of Colombo Metro became the Best Portfolio Manager in General Sales. Methsiri Wickramasooriya of Avissawella Region won the award for the Best District Manager for 2009.
The highlight of the ceremony was the crowning of the winner of the much coveted Chairman’s award. G.S. Ruwan Kumara, who was recognized duly for his great achievements in sales as well as reaching beyond local boundaries having qualified for MDRT for 6 consecutive times.
Another notable feature was that some of the members of the sales force were recognised for their international standards. Three such highflying members of the Life Sales Team qualified for the world’s premier association for financial professionals which is MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table) in 2010. They were G.S. Ruwan Kumara – Hatton Branch who made history by qualifying for the MDRT for six consecutive times which is an industry first. With him two more members of the Janashakthi family namely K.S.R. Iruthayam of Batticaloa Branch and Saman Morawaka – Head Office - Life Branch also got selected for the same.
Further 27 Janashakthi family members received IQA (International Quality Award) awards while 48 members were selected for IAP (International award for Productivity) awards including 05 platinum qualifiers awarded by the world’s largest life insurance research agency LIMRA.
Chairman of Janashakthi W.T. Ellawala remarked on how well
the Company had performed despite the global financial crisis and the
trickle-down effect it had on
He said that the Company would continue to support the staff through training and skills development both locally and overseas so that staff can become achievers in a highly competitive market. “New programs for growing the business combined with market development strategies that will focus on the North and East markets have already been developed. These will be launched to support this new thrust”, he added.
Speaking at the occasion General Manager Sales and Marketing Ravi Liyanage said that 2009 was the real testimony which demonstrated resilience and an indomitable spirit as the Company overcame many challenges during 2009 in particular, both economic and statutory. “We took on the challenges with optimism and outperformed the industry average both by revenue and profitability”.
While congratulating the numerous winners, Managing Director Prakash Schaffter said, “I remember telling you last year that times would be hard and that you would have to work hard. That is exactly what you did and this resulted in our achieving a healthy growth in profits. We grew last year despite a lack of growth in the insurance industry. We are the symbols of professionalism and so we are proud to invest in you – our invaluable human resource. As true Ambassadors of the Company, every single one of you has the inherent potential to go out there conquer the market. Challenges bring out an inner resilience, thus resulting in accomplishments and achievements. I am proud to say that you richly personify these attributes”.
While expressing his deep appreciation of the sales force for their noteworthy accomplishments, Mr. Schaffter thanked the staff who travelled from far and wide, especially from the North and East, to share in the triumph and glory that evening.
This year’s theme highlighted “Going Beyond” depicting a space ambience with the whole hall covered with a star-lit curtain. The challenge of the conquest, the triumph of victory and the reward for the victor were carried into every aspect of the evening. Motivational videos depicting conquests in different spheres of life kept the audience enthralled as they focused on the triumphs of heroes, from the life stories of top outstanding achievers at Janashakthi, to well-known heroes and sequels in science fiction movies.
Creating a paradigm of excellence necessitates pursuing new
initiatives and opportunities, and building on core competencies, which
Janashakthi embraces by pushing boundaries to new heights and raising standards
each year. This striving for excellence has reaped rich results and firmly
positioned Janashakthi as a company that creates and markets some of
Photo caption: Janashakthi Winners
