Sunshine Holdings celebrates employee excellence and growth during “Spotlight 2024”

January 6, 2024: Sunshine Holdings PLC recently hosted Sunshine Spotlight, an inspiring event organized by the OneHR Team at Sunshine to recognize the exceptional achievements, professional growth, and contributions of its employees across various sectors. The event celebrated the impact of crucial development programs that foster skill enhancement, leadership, and personal branding, underscoring Sunshine Holdings’ commitment to nurturing talent that drives transformative success.

Among the key initiatives celebrated were ‘Base Camp’ and ‘Best to Brand’, two cornerstone programs crafted to elevate employee competencies in alignment with the company’s long-term vision. The Base Camp program, in collaboration with PIM’s Executive Development Programs, trained 43 Sunshine Holdings employees, enhancing their management and leadership skills to drive future growth and align with the company’s vision for sustained excellence and industry leadership.

The Best to Brand program, a seven-month initiative for Sunshine Consumer’s sales teams, focused on enhancing personal branding through work-life balance, team management, and leadership skills. Aligned with Sunshine’s core values, it empowered participants to develop key competencies and amplify their impact both within the organization and beyond.

“Our employees' dedication to growth and learning is the foundation of our success,” said Sunshine Holdings Group CEO Shyam Sathasivam. “Sunshine Spotlight celebrates their achievements, while programs like ‘Base Camp’ and ‘Best to Brand’ develop a dynamic, innovative workforce. Empowering our people creates lasting value for our customers, communities, and the nation.”

While prioritizing its approach to developing talent, Sunshine Holdings, through Spotlight, ensures that its employees are well supported in their journey by motivating and equipping them with right skills. Through initiatives such as this, Sunshine Holdings aims to drive and assist Sri Lanka’s human capital growth for a thriving economy.

About Sunshine Holdings PLC

Sunshine Holdings PLC is a publicly listed conglomerate contributing to ‘nation-building’ by creating value in vital sectors of the Sri Lankan economy – in the healthcare and consumer sectors, with strategic investments in agribusiness.

Established in 1967, the Group is now home to leading Sri Lankan brands such as Zesta Tea, Watawala Tea, Ran Kahata, Daintee, Milady, Healthguard Pharmacy and Lina Manufacturing, with over 2,000 employees and revenue over LKR 55 billion. The business units comprise of Sunshine Healthcare Lanka, Sunshine Consumer Lanka, and Watawala Plantations PLC, which are leaders in their respective sectors and most of them certified as a “Great Place to Work” in 2023.

We believe that the purpose of our existence is to “Bring good things to life” and that means, we will make available to all Sri Lankans, quality medicines and consumer products at affordable prices therefore ensuring a better quality of life for all. Our growth has been defined by our commitment to conduct our business ethically and staying true to our values.