The Affiliation of Worldwide Advertising Graduates in Sri Lanka (AIMG SL) lately honoured two advertising and marketing stalwarts with the ‘Lifetime Marketer’s Achievement Award’ at a ceremony at Cinnamon Grand Colombo lately.
The Lifetime Marketer’s Achievement Award recognises the excellent contribution and recognition key advertising and marketing people have delivered to Sri Lanka’s Advertising Business. Honouring Non-Government Director of HNB Assurance, United Motors, and Hemas Prescribed drugs – Stuart Chapman and Managing Director, Aitken Spence Plantations Administration PLC and Elpitiya Plantations PLC – Rohan Fernando.
Chapman is a advertising and marketing skilled with over 40 years of expertise in companies management and strategic improvement. Chapman started from humble beginnings to go native and multinational organisations throughout various industries together with Healthcare, FMCG, Client Durables, Insurance coverage, Banking and Telecommunications. As a founding member of the Chartered Institute of Advertising (CIM) Sri Lanka Department, Chapman additionally later served because the President of the CIM Sri Lanka Area, in addition to the President of the Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Business of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Often known as a mentor, lecturer, keynote speaker and above all a robust advocate of the worth of promoting professionals within the boardroom, Chapman has served as Director Life, Ceylinco Insurance coverage, Advertising Director, Reckitt Benckiser, Managing Director, Hemas Prescribed drugs, Managing Director, LOLC, Managing Director, GlaxoSmithKline Prescribed drugs, Managing Director, Janashakthi Insurance coverage, Senior Model Supervisor, Unilever and Advertising Supervisor, Celltell. Fernando has sat on the helm of Aitken Spence Plantations because the MD since 1997 and has performed an integral function in strategically navigating the success and progress of plantation segments, and that of Group overlaying sustainability and branding.
Presently the President of the Palm Oil Business Affiliation of Sri Lanka, Fernando has beforehand held positions corresponding to Chairman – United Nations International Compact Community, Sri Lanka, and President – Chartered Institute of Advertising Sri Lanka Area.
The Lifetime Marketeer’s Achievement Award was beforehand offered to Eardley Perera – an alumnus of Holy Cross Faculty Kalutara; a senior member (Honorary Fellow) and graduate of the Chartered Institute of Advertising, UK, with over 45 years of expertise in Administration throughout UK, Sweden, South Korea, India, Philippines and Singapore.