richard wins Entrepreneur of the Year award

Managing Director of Richard Trading Co. (Pvt) Ltd. Richard Jayatissa (right) receives his award from 2008 National Platinum Winner, Chairman and MD of RN Construction (Pvt) Ltd. Ruwan Edirisinghe (centre left). LOLC Chairperson Rohini Nanayakkara (L), and FCCISL President Tissa Jayaweera look on -Pic by Upul Abayasekara

By Cheranka Mendis

Managing Director of Richard Trading Co. (Pvt) Ltd Richard Jayatissa bagged the prestigious Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year award last night after 14 years of consistent trying.

Jayatissa, a self made entrepreneur who founded Richard Trading Co. Ltd. with his late father D.D. Jayatissa won the platinum award at a glittering ceremony organised by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL).  He received his award from the 2008 National Platinum Winner, Chairman and MD of RN Construction Ltd. Ruwan Edirisinghe.

Jayatissa joins the ranks of well known names in today’s business world DSI's Kulatunga Rajapakse, Chairman Multichemi International Samantha Kumarasinghe, Chairman Laughs Holdings W.K.H. Wegapitiya, Chairperson of Odel Otara Gunawardena among many others who have won the same award in the past years.



Winning the gold was Managing Director of Vision Care Optical Services (Pvt) Ltd. G.D. Rohan Fonseka. Two individuals also entered the ‘Entrepreneur Hall of Fame,’ an award given as recognition of service and long standing contribution to the economy of the country. Chairman of Nawaloka Group of Companies Deshamanya Hewa Komanage Dharmadasa and CEO of Stassen Group of Companies D.H.S. Jayawardena, popularly known as Harry J received the said awards with much applause by Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne.