Hayleys Fentons Wins “Company with Great Managers Award” 2024, for the Second Consecutive Year

Hayleys Fentons Limited was once again recognised with the “Company with Great Managers Award” at the 2024 CLA Great Manager Awards, as six of its emerging leaders were honoured for their results-driven, people-first leadership. The awards ceremony, held on 10th April 2025, was hosted by CLA Coaching & Consulting Inc., in collaboration with the Colombo Leadership Academy.

Hasith Prematillake, Managing Director of Hayleys Fentons Limited, expressed gratitude for the company’s recognition: “Empowered by Sri Lanka’s largest engineering workforce of over 400 professionals, our greatest strength lies in our people. This back-to-back recognition is the result of deliberate leadership development, real accountability, and cross-sector collaboration embedded into how we operate every day.”

Adding to this, Lalani Weeraarachchi, General Manager, Human Resources at Hayleys Fentons Limited, stated: “At Hayleys Fentons, leadership isn’t confined to titles. We've built systems that reward initiative, sharpen decision-making, and drive results. Our managers are builders of culture and strategy. This award validates our long-term focus on creating leaders who deliver.”

The Hayleys Fentons Great Manager Awards winners in their respective categories were:

Team Effectiveness & Collaboration

Gihan De Alwis – Assistant General Manager, MEP

Ruvinie Nanayakkara – Senior Manager, Supply Chain

Shakila Fernando – Manager, Administration

Driving Results & Execution Excellence

Heshan Kathriarachchi – Deputy General Manager, Engineering Sales

Aligning Organisational Vision

Chathurka Dewapriya – Deputy General Manager, Utility Projects

Leadership, Integrity & Holistic Approach

Rehan Rishafy – Manager, Business Development

For more information about Hayleys Fentons, please visit www.hayleysfentons.com or contact 0112 102 102.

Image caption: Proud moments for the Hayleys Fentons team at the Great Manager Awards 2024

(From left to right: Gihan De Alwis – Assistant General Manager, MEP; Ruvinie Nanayakkara – Senior Manager, Supply Chain; Shakila Fernando – Manager, Administration; Hasith Prematillake – Managing Director, Hayleys Fentons Limited; Heshan Kathriarachchi – Deputy General Manager, Engineering Sales; Chathurka Dewapriya – Deputy General Manager, Utility Projects; Rehan Rishafy – Manager, Business Development)