MBSL & Finance PLC recognised as one of the Best Employer Brands in Sri Lanka

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Adding yet another unprecedented accolade to its name, the Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka and Finance PLC was recognised as one of the ‘Best Employer Brands in Sri Lanka,’ at the World Human Resource Development Congress, which was organised by the South Asian Partnership Summit and Business Awards.

This prestigious award ceremony was held on 13 October at the Water’s Edge, Colombo. Around 200 senior leaders including bureaucrats from various countries graced this prominent event that celebrated the best in human resources development. The Best Employer Brand Award recognises top organisations that excel in building employer brands as employers of choice. Such brands have a distinct identity that is visible through the organisation’s human resource practices, polices and strategies.

From left: Chief Executive Officer T. Mutugala, AGM Human Resources Dhammika Gunawardhana, MBSL Chairman Dr. Sujeewa Lokuhewa and Minister of Ports and Shipping Arjuna Ranatunga M.P.

Commenting on MBSL’s award, the Assistant General Manager Human Resources Dhammika Gunawardhana said the award demonstrated success in employee integration under the MBSL merger. “We are very proud of our achievement, as this is the harvest that we reap together as a team through visionary thinking, result driven focus, managing and facing challenges and specially great commitment towards making the people integration process a great success,” said Gunawardhana.

MBSL has already initiated many strategic HR and people development interventions, such as a ‘Leadership Development and Talent Management Project,’ a new employee career development process, continuous staff competency development, and culture and change management interventions, to enrich the MBSL workforce.