This year’s AIA Annual Sales Convention was held at the Shangri-La Colombo recently on the theme ‘Moving Towards Mastery’.
Over 1,100 Wealth Planners and Wealth Planners’ Managers from across the island convened to recognise and celebrate AIA’s top performers. The winners were recognised for their commitment and dedication to going above and beyond their call of duty in serving AIA’s customers and emerging on top of their game.
The highlight of the evening was the four awards given out to recognise the best performers of 2018. This year’s winner of the ‘Best Wealth Planner Award’ was Chandima Wanniarachchi from the Kurunegala Area Development Office (ADO), while N. Gunawardena (Pilimathalawa) and Maddrakini Thakshila (Moratuwa ADO) were first and second runners-up.
The ‘Best Wealth Planners’ Manager Award’ was won by N W Nilantha Senarathna Bandara from Kegalle Region 2. M. D. Thuraj Aponso (Colombo Region 5) was the 1st Runner up while Duminda Weeratunga (Colombo Main) was second runner-up. The ‘Best Distribution Unit Head’ was Channa Dunusinghe from Kegalle Region 2, while Heman Kumara (Moratuwa Region 1) and Eresh Silva (Negombo Region 1) were first and second runner-up.
Vinol Rajitha Priyasenarath of the Moratuwa ADO won the ‘Best Area Development Office Manager Award’, with Dileepa Ameendra (Tissamaharama ADO) coming in as first runner-up and Y. G. G. B. Yatigammana (Mawanella ADO) coming in as second runner-up. AIA also awarded the ‘Best Upcoming Wealth Planners’ of the year 2018 to Upul Chrishantha Mendis from Negombo Region 2 (male) and Gomika Wijerama from Moratuwa Region 1 (female). Ransilu Sumudu Perera from the Moratuwa ADO was recognised as the ‘Best Upcoming Wealth Planners’ Manager-Male’, while Priyanthi Dias also from the Moratuwa ADO was recognised in the female category.