Suntel honoured by Asia Leadership Award 2011

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Asia’s Dream Employer - Best Large Company to Work for

SUNTEL was honoured by the ‘Asia’s Dream Employer Award - Best Large Organisation to Work For’ at the Asia Leadership Awards 2011 held in Dubai last week.

Suntel Director Human Resources Sanjiv Wijayasinghe (second from left) and Kalum Disnaka Head, Human Resources with the awards recieved from President and Chairman of AlFaraa Group UAE and CEO of Star TV India

Suntel’s corporate culture was judged the best in Asia in terms of the quality of working relationships, trust and respect for staff, recognition of self-worth and career development. The extent to which employees see and understand the overall purpose and individual behaviours expected in the workplace was the focus.

Accepting the award at the Taj Palace Hotel Dubai Sanjiv Wijayasinghe Director of Human Resources of Suntel Limited said: “We are very pleased to be honoured and recognised for creating and maintaining a unique corporate culture that values people and their devotional contribution. Our inherited desire for mutual respect and interaction is an exclusive tradition which creates a natural tendency to be innovative and for each staff to demonstrate their inherent leadership qualities and use it as a powerful tool to achieve the business objectives. This is why Suntel is known in the corporate world as the company which excels in Customer Service and believes in – Service First. This is precisely why all large corporates in Sri Lanka prefer Suntel as their service provider. This award is a tribute to all members of our Suntel Family’.

Jeremy Huxtable Managing Director of Suntel commented: ‘It is the people who make a difference in any business. We have undoubtedly done well in creating a strong and sustainable emotional bond not only among our own staff but also with the outside world. We are proud of this unique passion that created the culture unmatched by any other’.

The Asian Leadership Awards covering 41 nations in Asia organised by the Asian Confederation of Business partnered by CMO Asia, CMO Council and the World HRD Congress was a glamorous event attracting the best in Asia. The event highlighted, recognised and rewarded some 70 companies and individuals in Asia for their ability to steer their businesses through turbulent times applying best business modules to manage their businesses. Over 20 categories were recognised for their achievements, exemplary leadership in Asia’s post recession economic development.