Mountain Hawk Express recognised amongst “Best Companies to Work for” in Sri Lanka

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Mountain Hawk Express Ltd (MHE); Licensee of Federal Express Corporation (FedEx),was recently ranked amongst the best companies to work for in Sri Lanka by Great Place to Work Institute, a global human resources consulting, research and training firm.

MHE received this recognition at a gala event during which Great Place to Work Institute felicitated the country’s ‘Top 25 Best Companies to Work for’.

The ranking was based on the results of an extensive internal survey conducted by Great Place to Work Institute in Sri Lanka involving over 77 companies representing 13 sectors and 48,000 employees.

“We are truly honoured to be recognised amongst the best companies to work for in Sri Lanka. Creating an atmosphere where people are engaged through an eco-system of grooming “cool leaders” is what sets us apart, in our continuous journey. Work life Balance is at the heart of all we do. However creating a culture of succession planning, relevance in our best practices and focus on driving performance excellence have all played a key role in our journey. Being on top of our game in the express industry is ever more challenging, which makes this journey even more enjoyable to all of us at MHE. Driving a platform for creating cool and relevant leaders in an ever changing environment helps us to stay humble and focused towards our ethos” says MHE Chief Executive Officer Sanjeeva Abeygoonewardena.

As the licensee of FedEx, MHE has played a game changing role in its 29 year journey in Sri Lanka, offering fast, reliable and time-definite express transportation to a range of industries, covering 220 countries worldwide. Enriched with the employee friendly culture which revolves around the Purple Promise of FedEx, the company operates with the service mantra people, service and profit. MHE believes that when they take care of people, they provide the desired service, which in turn generates profit, which then goes back to the people.

“At MHE, we value our people and the potential they bring to make every FedEx experience outstanding for our customers. We are strong supporters of helping our employees reach their full potential in an open, collaborative and flexible work environment. We encourage "practice what you preach" and "walk the talk" philosophy across our senior management cadre. Senior leaders are constantly on the lookout to create an inspiring and motivating work place driven by empathy and humility across all levels,” said MHE Chief Operating Officer Chamila Bandara.

Mountain Hawk Express is a fully owned subsidiary of Hayleys Advantis which is the Transportation & Logistics arm of Hayley’s PLC. It operates as the Licensee of Federal Express (FedEx) Corporation in Sri Lanka. FedEx Corporation is ranked No. 8 overall, and No. 1 in the delivery industry among the most admired companies in the world, according to the 2016 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies” published in FORTUNE magazine.