Pandithakorralage gets Asia Pacific HR leadership Award

Rohan Pandithakorralage

Rohan Pandithakorralage, Director HR of Aitken Spence Group and the Immediate Past President of the Association of Human Resource Professionals in Sri Lanka (HRP), was awarded the prestigious HR Leadership Award at the Asia Pacific HRM Congress (APHRM) held in Mumbai last week.

Under the theme “Emerging Perspective in Human Resources Management” APHRM brought together 900 professionals representing 60 countries across the region.

The congress recognized best practices and individuals in HR from the Asia Pacific region with three award categories- Recruiting & Staffing Best in Class Awards, Employer Branding Awards and Global HR Excellence Awards.

Pandithakorralage was awarded the HR Leadership Award under the Global HR Excellence category for his contribution in HR towards the economic development of the country, according to a press release issued by his company.

Pandithakorralage is licensed to conduct the globally-recognized Management Training Programme (MTP) of Nippon Keidanren International Cooperation Centre (NICC) Japan. Having undergone this training in 1999, he has conducted the 64-hour programme in Sri Lanka for over 2000 managers across various sectors and industries.