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Venue Location Pizza Hut - Thimbirigasyaya
Siripa Road 1 Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Event Details Pizza Hut Sri Lanka launched a first for the chain globally, by announcing that it's restaurant located in Colombo 5 is managed by differently-abled employees.
To hear about the evolution historic first, join us Friday, May 31, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. to hear from Amar Raj Singh, Managing Director of Gamma Pizzakraft Pvt Ltd and Gamma Lanka Pvt Ltd and Kaushal Mendis, Director – Human Resources and Administration at Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka Pvt Ltd. They will both share perspectives and learnings of how this American brand started it's world's first for the Pizza Hut brand by manning one of their restaurants with differently-abled employees.
Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka Pvt Ltd is the sole franchisee for Pizza Hut in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Please note that this event is open strictly for AmCham members only.
*Light refreshments will be served
Speakers
Amar Raj Singh Managing Director of Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka (Pvt) Limited Amar Raj Singh is the Managing Director of Gamma Pizzakraft Pvt Ltd and Gamma Lanka Pvt Ltd, franchisees of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, owning 70 outlets in NCR Delhi and Srilanka. This entrepreneurial venture was commenced in 2005. He is also a consultant in the food and beverage industry and a director on the board of Sapphire Foods India Pvt Ltd a franchisee of Pizza Hut and KFC pan India. He did his schooling from Delhi Public School and finished his graduation from Sri Ram College of Commerce. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He did a Senior Executive Programme from London Business School and a specialized course in Strategy and Organization from Stanford University. Amar started his career as a practicing chartered accountant. He then moved to Nepal for 14 years and rose to become the CEO of Soaltee Group, one of the largest and most prestigious business houses in the country, having international joint ventures and interests in Hospitality, Tobacco, Tea, Transportation etc. He then returned to India in 1996 and took over as Vice President with Coca Cola India and was responsible for the setting up of new plants and corporate affairs for India. After 5 years with Coke he moved on to become the Managing Director for India and South Asia, for Diageo, the world’s largest liquor company owning brands like Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Smirnoff. He has worked extensively with CII and other business chambers in India and Nepal.
Kaushal Mendis Director – Human Resources and Administration of Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka (Pvt) Limited
Kaushal Mendis Director – Human Resources and Administration of Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka (Pvt) Limited Kaushal Mendis is the Director – Human Resources and Administration at Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka Pvt Ltd, which is the sole franchisee for Pizza Hut & Taco Bell in Sri Lanka /Pizza Hut & KFC in Maldives. Kaushal holds experience spanning over 15 years in the field of Human Resources in both Multinational organizations and local conglomerates. He had played a pivotal roles in uplifting the talent landscape and Industrial Relations aspects of the organizations he has served for. Further, he took the initiative to develop the world’s first Pizza Hut run by PWDs. Kaushal holds a National Diploma in Human Resources Management from the Institute of Personnel Management, SL and a Masters in Business Administration from the Sikkim Manipal University, India.
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