Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC’s Deputy Chairperson/Managing Director Deshamanya Chulodhara Samarasinghe was bestowed with the Best CEO/Leadership Gold award at the ‘Top 50 Professional & Career Women Awards’, seventh edition.
The prestigious annual event is organized by Women in Management (WIM) partnering with International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank Group.
The event recognizes and honours women in the national and regional economy taking into account their professional achievements, experience, creativity and value additions by them to respective institutions by overcoming challenges and seizing opportunities.
The award ceremony was held at Taj Samudra hotel graced by the Ministers, Diplomats and Professionals in Business and Government sectors.
The theme of the 2017 edition was; 'Beyond parity – Developing tomorrow's Women Leaders.' The highly prestigious accolade conferred upon Chulodhara thus was a fitting tribute towards her potency in managing both her professional and personal lives with equal tranquility and right spirit.
Chulodhara has an illustrious professional career. Joining Maritime holdings, Hayleys PLC in 1995 as a Management Trainee had been her initial move towards consolidating herself as a professional in the corporate sector.
By handling a large base of clients in the imports and exports sectors and logistics elevated herself to the post of an assistant manager within a short spell.
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