Business Today Sri Lanka Magazine - September 2004

In this issue

Effective and successful leadership and brand excellence came under the spotlight in Singapore with an eminent panel of global experts who shared new insights at the Global Brand Forum 2004.
Alessandro Pio is the new Country Director for the Asian Development Bank in Sri Lanka. Pio is no stranger to Sri Lanka, having served as country economist in 1997-98 and authored ADB's country strategy for Sri Lanka at the time.
Mano Tittawela is the senior advisor to President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and the Senior Director-General at the President's Office. He is also the chairman and chief executive officer of the Strategic Enterprises Management Agency and a member of the Board of the National Council for Economic Development, which is the apex body coordinating all economic development activities in Sri Lanka.
As Propaganda Secretary of the JVP and the leader of the JVP's Parliamentary Group, Wimal Weerawansa is the most outspoken among the JVP leadership, publicly articulating the policies of the party. His statements often lead to controversy and he is also the most targeted member of the JVP by the opposition and the media.
Sajith Premadasa, UNP Member of Parliament for Hambantota district has always been keen on making his own mark in the competitive arena of politics, refusing to build on the political legacy of his late father, former President Ranasinghe Premadasa.
Harrods, the elite store based in London, began operations as a tea shop in 1849. Even though the business is flourishing, the management has not forgotten its roots and thus places a great prominent in purchasing and selling fine teas from all over the world.