David Pieris Group sponsors MCA ‘E’ Division for 19th consecutive year
Sponsorship cheque for the DPGC Challenge Trophy handing over to MCA President Nalin Wickremasinghe by Naalaka Madugalle (Director and COO, DPMC). Rohan Somawansa (Chairman, Sponsorship Committee, MCA), Mahesh de Alwis (Senior Vice President and Chairman – Tournament Committee, MCA), Nalin Wickremasinghe (President, MCA), Romany Parakrama (Director, DPMC), Ajantha Premasiri (CMO, Assetline Leasing), Nadi B. Dharmasiri (Group Chief Marketing Communication Officer, DP Holdings) are also present
Reaffirming their commitment to sports in the country, David Pieris Group of Companies (DPGC) extended its sponsorship of the Mercantile ‘E’ Division Cricket Tournament for the 19th consecutive year. This is the second-longest sponsorship in the history of the Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA).
The official handing over of the sponsorship took place on Wednesday at the MCA pavilion with the participation of officials from both entities.
David Pieris Group has always been a strong proponent of sports, encouraging not only its employees to participate but supporting sports among the mercantile sector as well. They greatly appreciate skills and values that sports, and particularly, team sports inculcate in employees. A sense of competition, the importance of team work, leveraging individual skills for collective success, the ability to think on your feet, strategic and tactical play, falling in with the captain’s plan and delivering what is required – all of which are critical for success in today’s corporate world.
The MCA and its league tournaments continue to create and deliver great value. It provides a platform and opportunity for men and women who love the sport to continue to play the game even after they leave school and enter the corporate world. Currently David Pieris Group’s teams participate in mercantile cricket, athletics, volleyball, hockey, basketball, netball and badminton. David Pieris Group ‘A’ team played in the Mercantile ‘D’ Division Semi finals last year and the ‘B’ team is playing in the ‘F’ Division.