SOLE OF SUCCESS
Dr. Kulatunge Rajapaksa DSI Samson DSI Samson – ‘DSI’ as it is ubiquitously known in…
PERFECT PROFESSIONAL
Rajaratnam Senathi Rajah Julius & Creasy Colleagues write touchingly about Rajaratnam Senathi Rajah: “But we…
FINANCIAL ENGINEER
Moksevi Prelis DFCC Bank Moksevi Prelis is candid about his predilections: “My love is really…
TENACIOUS DOYENNE
Aban Pestonjee Abans There was a time when a popular radio programme called ‘Housewives Choice’…
LEAVENING ENTERPRISE
Charles Perera Perera and Sons Charles Perera started small with jobs at the Grand Oriental…
TEA DESIGNER
Anselm Perera Mlesna (Ceylon) A ‘tea shop’ evokes images of dusty shelves, floors stocked with…
CORPORATE LOGISTICIAN
Mohan Pandithage Hayleys Hayleys is one of the island’s oldest companies, which is now a…
COMMUNITY DEVELOPER
Deshabandu Albert Page Cargills (Ceylon) When relatives discovered the diary of Deshabandu Albert Page after…
ENDURING LEGACY
Deshabandu George Ondaatjie Mercantile Investments Reading about Deshabandu George Ondaatjie, one cannot help but acknowledge…
WORLDLY AND WISE
Ashroff Omar Brandix Lanka Yes, considerable tenacity and shrewdness is required to excavate success from…
SOUTHERN SUCCESS
P. G. Martin Nimalasiri P. G. Martin When the probability of independence loomed large, young…
VISIONARY MASTER
Charles Nanayakkara Ceylon Carriers 1945: the second greatest conflict in modern history was winding down…
ANDROGYNOUS MINDSET
Rohini Nanayakkara Bank of Ceylon Perhaps one aspect of her career that Rohini Nanayakkara would…
RIGHT EXEMPLAR
Deshamanya Sunil Mendis Hayleys There is something low-key and muted about Hayleys that is rather…
WIT AND WHIMSY
Michael Mack Aitken Spence Michael Mack was drawn to the commercial sector from the young…
TRADESMAN TO A TEE
Adamjee Lukmanjee Adamjee Lukmanjee & Sons Adamjee Lukmanjee & Sons trace the arrival of their…
INDUSTRIOUS INDUSTRIALIST
Deshamanya Dr. Nihal Jinasena Jinasena Group In his own words, Deshamanya Dr. Nihal Jinasena has…
THE DISCIPLINARIAN
Stanley Jayawardene Unilever Sri Lanka Stanley Jayawardene had no knowledge of or experience in sales…
FEISTY AND FORESIGHTED
Deshamanya N. U. Jayawardena Central Bank of Sri Lanka Deshamanya Neville Ubesinghe Jayawardena, ‘NU’ to…
THE PERFECTIONIST
Deshamanya A. S. Jayawardena Central Bank of Sri Lanka Aformer deputy governor of the Central…
