Indunil Liyanage obtains PhD from Colombo University
Thursday, 27 March 2014 00:00
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Indunil Liyanage, Chief Marketing Officer of Bank of Ceylon, completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka recently.
His doctoral research was conducted on human psychology in the subject area of organisational behaviour. The doctoral thesis titled ‘Role Stressors and the Impact of Coping styles on Perceived Job Performance’ was accepted by the University of Colombo and awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) for the knowledge he contributed to society.
Dr. Liyanage conducted extensive research for the last five years and presented and published part of his findings at the Colombo University Research Symposium in 2012. He is planning to publish his findings in reputed journals in the near future.
Professor Sunil Chandrasiri, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, Dr. S.P. Premarate, Co-ordinator of the PhD Program at the FGS, University of Colombo and the thesis supervisor Dr. Bhadra Ararchchige guided and encouraged Dr. Liyanage for the last five years on his extensive research carried out for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
Dr. Liyanage holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Management from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK.
He is a Chartered Marketer since 1997 attached to the first batch of Chartered Marketers in Sri Lanka. He was awarded the Fellowship (FCIM) of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (U.K.) and the Fellowship (FSLIM) of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) for his outstanding contribution made to the marketing profession in Sri Lanka.
Dr. Liyanage is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) since 1995 and a member of Alumni Associations of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura (AAUSJP) and University of Colombo, Faculty of Graduate Studies (AAUOC-FGS). He is also a member of the Organisation of Professional Association (OPA) of Sri Lanka. Dr. Liyanage was the first Sri Lankan selected for the ‘Intercultural Education for Global Managers’ program at the Japan America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS) in Hawaii, USA. He was awarded a full scholarship by the Fujitsu Foundation of Japan to complete this programme, in recognition of his academic excellence and potential contribution to international understanding and goodwill in 1996.
He has participated in many international training programs including the Strategic Management Executive program which was held at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2009. He received his primary education from Mahinda College Galle and Nalanda College Colombo and the secondary education from Ananda College Colombo.
Dr. Liyanage has been honoured with the ‘50 Most Talented CMOs’ award at the Golden Globe Tiger Awards 2013 Malaysia in the presence of a distinguished gathering on the last day of the World Marketing Summit (WMS) which was held at Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This international award was awarded in recognition of his impressive career records, academic and professional achievements.
Dr. Liyanage is the son of Retired High Court Judge I.M. Liyanage and Kusum Liyanage of Ratmalana and husband of Anusha Liyanage, Attorney-at-Law.
Dr. Liyanage counts over 24 years of marketing and management experience in combination of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), electronics, agriculture and financial services industries in Sri Lanka. His career experience covers many organisations including private and public sector since 1989.
Throughout his marketing career he has built several key international and local brands/ products in the country. He has held senior positions in multinationals and local organisations in the capacity of Product/ Brand Manager, Marketing Manager, Assistant Vice President – Head of Marketing positions and currently he is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Bank of Ceylon and a member of the Corporate Management team of Bank of Ceylon.
