| Family Background |
| Married to Nishanthi. A loving father of 3. Elder son Nadeesh (aged 21) is an undergraduate at Monash University. The twins Nadeesha and Nishadi (aged 19) have completed their schooling at Ladies College, Colombo and commenced their higher studies on Montessori teaching at Association Montessori International(AMI). |
| |
| Professional Qualifications |
- Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (UK)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Sales Management (UK)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Retail Management (UK)
- Fellow of the Society of Sales & Marketing (UK)
|
| Personal Awards & Accolades |
- Global Brand Leadership Award – 2010 at World Brand Congress
- Prestige Golden MACO Special Award 2010 – Business Sector (Marketing & Sales)
- Marketing leader of the year 2010 - Asian Mass Media Awards 2010
|
| Total experience in Sales & Marketing |
|
| Present Position |
- Group Director/Head of Marketing & Sales
- Ceylon Biscuits Limited-Sri Lanka (2000 to date)
|
| Every young athlete dreams of standing on the winner’s podium at the world Olympics. As a youth, Nandana (as he is popularly known) was no different. He excelled as an athlete and a boxer at his alma mater Trinity College, one of Sri Lanka’s most prestigious schools. Having won college and public school colours, he entered the national arena. A head injury cut short his promising sporting career. But by then he had learnt to be a sportsman, and to compete in the true spirit to win. |
| |
| Nandana began his professional career as a Trainee Sales Representative, at the bottom of the ladder. It was not long before he acquired a passion for sales and identified where his potential lay. He set his focus on the winning post in Sales Management. Looking back on an illustrious career, it is clear that sheer determination and commitment provided the wind as he sailed towards the horizon he sought. |
| |
| As a sales professional, Nandana sharpened his leadership skills. He soon acquired a remarkable ability to motivate those he worked with. He built winning teams that consistently achieved, and always succeeded in achieving their set objectives. The process brought about the need for his induction into Marketing. Nandana became a qualified marketer, and in which field he keeps ascending to even greater heights. |
| |
| Today Nandana Wickramage is one of the most successful Marketers in the country. He has become renowned for his ability to turn around brands and drive them to market leadership in their respective categories. His continuing success in this highly challenging task proves the efficacy of his practical and creative approach to strategic planning and brand building. |
| |
| Nandana leads the largest and most successful sales and marketing team in Sri Lanka. He carries the responsibility for retaining the top positions earned for brands of the company under his leadership. The portfolio of products runs into pages of SKUs. Despite the formidable numbers, each is carefully cared for and nurtured - from branding to launching, growth to expansion. |
| |
| A defining attribute of Nandana is his passionate belief in developing people. Many who started as trainees under his guidance are today holding high posts in premier companies and are successful leaders. This commitment isn’t confined to his own establishment. Nandana is a sought after Marketing Trainer in the corporate sector. He devotes as much time as he can to spare and contributes at sales & marketing forums and events, locally and internationally. |
| |
| As a Group Director in the conglomerate he serves, he is called upon to identify and implement the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities of the organization. It may be due to his heritage in the village of his ancestral home that Nandana has always been involved in helping those whom society has left behind. He rarely talks about his endeavors in this regard. They are seen and recognized only by those who have been closely associated with him. |
| |
| What is perhaps most amazing about Nandana is his versatility. He has personally conceptualized, scripted and directed the mass media communication campaigns of some of the top selling brands under his purview. But his creativity reaches far beyond the confines of marketing. He is a highly accomplished lyricist, having written over 200 songs. Some have been featured in movies, and a great many have been local chart toppers. |
| |
| As destiny cut short his dreams of sporting glory, Nandana became the Dick Whittington of Marketing in Sri Lanka. He set out as a lowly sales trainee, but is today a renowned Guru in Sales & Marketing. His professional success is equally matched by his triumphs as a song writer. Nandana still relishes a challenge, and continues to win awards for his team and company. He is proud to work and achieve for the country he loves. For himself, he simply aspires to be appreciated. |
| |
| |
