WCA September 2015

Industry news

Student scholarship

Sri Lanka’s Kelani Cables PLC has awarded an educational scholarship to Thashmila Samarasekera of Ratnapura Seevali Central College. Thashmila, who achieved the highest marks in his 5 th Grade scholarship examination was presented with the scholarship by Kelani Cables’ CEO, Mahinda Saranapala. The annual scholarship is awarded to children of members of the Kelani Visura Electrician club. Scholarship holders receive financial assistance up to university entrance. Thashmila is the son of Kelani Visura Ratnapura zone society member Upul Rajeewa Samarasekera. General manager, marketing, Anil Munasinghe said that as a socially responsible company, Kelani Cables always looks to citizens’ wellbeing. “We are very concerned about wellbeing of citizens in Sri Lanka in addition to making profits as a company. Thus we engage in various CSR programmes throughout the year. Our loyal customers who endorse the Kelani Cables brand too can be proud of themselves as they too are part and parcel of [our] CSR endeavours,” said Mr Munasinghe.

Kelani Cables PLC – Sri Lanka Website : www.kelanicables.com

New president and CEO for Davis-Standard

DAVIS-STANDARD LLC has appointed James Murphy as president and chief executive officer. Mr Murphy has been an integral part of Davis-Standard for more than 25 years, progressing through various leadership roles in sales and engineering management. He is also one of the most respected and active leaders in the plastics industry, most recently serving as chairman of NPE 2015. Prior to this promotion, Mr Murphy was a member of Davis-Standard’s office of the president and responsible for leading the company’s sales and marketing efforts. In his new role, he will be supported by a strong leadership team in the USA, Europe and Asia. “I am honoured by the opportunity to lead Davis-Standard and excited about our future,” said Mr Murphy. “The Davis-Standard family is almost 900 strong and working around the clock to serve customers worldwide. We are a market leader with outstanding employees and industry partners. We will continue to work together to build stronger customer relationships, cutting edge tech- nology, and superior service and support.”

Robert Geckle, a current member of Davis-Standard’s board, will support the leadership team as chairman. Mr Geckle has been part of the board of directors for over a year and has significant executive experience with industrial companies and private equity. His most recent corporate position was as president of the Textron Fluid and Power Systems Group. Prior to that, he was president of Branson Ultrasonics, the market leader in plastic joining technology. Davis-Standard LLC – USA Website : www.davis-standard.com ❍ New president and CEO James Murphy

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