HNB won the finals of The Bankers’ Debate 2016 held at Galadari Hotel recently. Organised by the Association of Professional Bankers - Sri Lanka to enhance communication and presentation skills among professional bankers, the competition was based on the Cross Examination Debate Association rules requiring two-man teams from each bank to construct winning arguments in support or opposition to the topic: ‘Banks should invest more in digital technology than in people to succeed in future’.
“We are certainly very proud of our performance at the Bankers’ Debate and I would firstly like to express my sincere gratitude to my team-mate, Nalindra Ferdinando and to the extended debate team which supported us every step of the way. We were also given vital advice and encouragement from our corporate and senior management teams and it was really through this combined team effort that HNB was able to achieve victory,” HNB Senior Manager, Card Centre and Debate Team Captain, Roshantha Jayatunge said.
Ferdinando said, “This competition has been an invaluable learning experience for myself and for HNB. The experience of debating on a challenging topic helped us to not only sharpen our debate skills but to actually gain a much deeper understanding of the value of both technological innovation and human resources.”
Chief Human Resource Officer of HNB Chiranthi Cooray said, “The Bank is very proud to see versatile and multi faceted stars in its fold.
We encourage talent development initiatives in our quest for customer service excellence and the happiest workforce.”