Wijeya Newspaper’s COO awarded APO national award for productivity

Chief Operating Officer of the Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Janaka Rathnakumara was awarded the Asia Productivity Organization (APO) national award for productivity today.

He was presented the award by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya at an event held at Temple Trees this evening.

The APO National Award aims to recognize a core of deserving productivity champions within Asian Productivity Organization (APO) members, both from the public and private sectors and from profit and not-for-profit organizations, who are leading and implementing productivity initiatives and influencing other members of their organizations in various productivity activities and/or those outside their organizations.

The awardees are role models who inspire organizations, like-minded individuals, and the next generation of productivity champions. The award aims to multiply productivity champions and productivity advocates committed to excellence across APO members, thereby making the productivity mindset pervasive at the national level. The award is conferred on individuals as recognition for their outstanding productivity performance and efforts for excellence.

The APO National Award is conferred as part of national productivity movements. Pic by Nisal Baduge