Retail marketing professional, Minodh de Sylva was felicitated by CMO Asia at the recently concluded awards ceremony held at the Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo.
He was honoured for his contributions to the marketing profession over the last 15 years, all of which were at leading organizations in varied industries across FMCG, Insurance, Banking, Finance, Healthcare & Retail, where he has held many management & senior management positions. Dr. Raju Bhatia and Dr. Aalok Pandit also invited Minodh to present many awards to companies that achieved the ‘Best Employer Brands in Sri Lanka’ status at the awards presentation.
Minodh received the prestigious Young Achiever Award, presented to those with significant achievements under the age of 35 years at the Marketing Excellence Awards at the Taj Lands End Hotel, Mumbai – India in November 2016.
Having started his career at a very young age 15 years ago,he has served in many senior leadership roles in marketing attached to leading public quoted organizations & conglomerates. He has been a strong proponent in strategic brand marketing in driving top line & customer growth in retail & consumer markets.
In his current role he is attached to Richard Pieris & Co. PLC. Minodh’s proven track record has been significantly marked by being one of the youngest members in many senior management teams &in the NBFI sector he was a member of board sub - committees in Marketing, Integrated Risk Management and Asset & Liabilities.