Veteran plantations industry official wins “Best CEO” award at CMI event
View(s):Hayleys Plantations Managing Director, Roshan Rajadurai was presented with the ‘Best CEO – Agriculture Sector’ award at the recently concluded CMI Management Excellence Awards 2017.
Hayleys Plantations Managing Director Roshan Rajadurai accepting the award for Best CEO from Minister of Science, Technology and Research, Skills Development and Vocational Training, and Hill Country Heritage, Sarath Amunugama at the CMI Management Excellence Awards 2017.
“It is truly an honour to receive this award. However at the outset, I must emphasize that a CEO can ultimately only be as good as the team of employees behind him. The decisions that we have made – taking into account both profit and sustainability over the long term – have been instrumental to the success that Hayleys Plantations continues to enjoy through times of prosperity and adversity alike,” he said.
A product of Trinity College, Kandy, Mr. Rajadurai gravitated to leadership roles from a young age, having excelled in both academics and sports. He was a Triple Coloursman and a Trinity Lion representing and captaining teams at Trinity, Central Province, JEDB and Planters .
Commencing his career as a Trainee Assistant Manager in 1983 in JEDB at Diyagama West Estate, Agrapatana, Mr. Rajadurai steadily rose to prominence for his extensive technical knowledge, performance and unwavering commitment to constantly refining his work. He then took over as Manager of KVPL’s flagship property, Pedro Estate, Nuwara Eliya becoming the youngest-ever Manager at Pedro at just 34 years of age.