Mitra Innovation celebrates fifth year of trading

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Founders: From left: Finance Director Shan Suppiah , Ashok Suppiah Chief Executive Officer, Dammika Ganegama Managing Director, Derek Bell Chief Operating Officer and Director Kumar Suppiah.

In 2011 Mitra Innovation was born from the business minds of three technology obsessed co-founders – Ashok Suppiah (CEO), Derek Bell (COO) and Dammika Ganegama (MD).

Mitra Innovation helps smart entrepreneurs, enterprises and public service organisations to accelerate innovative ideas into amazing global businesses or solutions, through product incubation, digital transformation, and integration services.

The company started with humble origins: a skeleton staff and a small office. Now, fast forward five years and Mitra Innovation has four offices (one in the UK, three in Sri Lanka), an employee count of almost 100, an impressive client base which has tripled in size in the last few years, and accounts to prove they are not only meeting their revenue targets, but smashing their revenue targets.

Mitra Innovation has ambitious plans for the future too. In 2017 alone they plan to increase employee headcount to 200 people, as well as open another office in the UK (so five global offices in total).

Innovation is a huge part of Mitra’s story and, as Suppiah says, “It will continue to be our ‘secret sauce’. All of the success that we have seen as a company is the result of our group of intelligent, talented, innovative and relentless personalities that continue to drive the business forward by bringing in and applying various value-adding innovative ideas combined with up-to-date technological and operational methodologies for our customers and partners. This has led to major global brands like Philips engaging Mitra to help implement their own innovate ideas. We are all fortunate to be part of such an incredible team. We have worked hard to achieve our goals and we will use this passion to continually push forward.”

Mitra Innovations clients currently include (amongst others): Philips, Severn Trent Water, Eagle Boys Australia, Network Rail, Capital Alliance Asia, Guardian MPS, and a start-up Kraydel. The company also has strong partnerships in place with WSO2, Chakray, and Cap Gemini.

Mitra Innovation celebrated their success this week by treating all members of staff to a stylish dinner aboard Garton’s Ark, the largest sailing restaurant in Sri Lanka, situated on the tranquil waters of the Diyawanna Oya, adjacent to the Urban Wetland Park in Nawala.

Co-founders Suppiah, Bell and Ganegama were in attendance to enjoy an extraordinary evening with a happy atmosphere, great food and wine and of course wonderful company.