Upulka Samarakoon Email & Phone Number
Vice President | Head of Group HR Policies and Processes | Head of HR – Centre Functions @ John Keells Holdings PLC
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Upulka Samarakoon Location
- Colombo, WP, LK
Upulka Samarakoon Work
- 2023 -now Vice President | Head of Group HR Policies and Processes | Head of HR – Centre Functions @
- 2022 -2023 Human Resources Consultant and Certified Coach @ Freelance
- 2020 -2022 Vice President Human Resources (Head of HR, Global Service Centre) @
- 2016 -2020 Head of Human Resources @
- 2014 -2015 Senior Talent Acquisition Manager @
- 2013 -2014 Manager - Human Resource Development @
- 2009 -2012 Manager - Human Resources @
- 2008 -2009 Assistant Manager - Group Human Resources @ Hayleys PLC
- 2007 -2008 Executive - Group Human Resources @ Hayleys PLC
- 2004 -2007 Executive - Human Resources Development @ Hayleys PLC
Upulka Samarakoon Education
- Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Master of Business Administration - MBA (Business Administration and Management, General)
2006-2008 - University of London
B.Sc. (Management)
2000-2004 - National University of Singapore / NUS
Seminar (Strategic Human Resources Management)
2010 - Indian School of Business
Residential Workshop (Strategic Talent Management)
2008
Upulka Samarakoon Skills
- Performance Management
- HRIS
- Organizational Development
- Coaching
- Talent Management
- Employee Engagement
- HR Strategy
- Internal Communications
- Public Speaking
- Talent Acquisition
- Training
- Management
- Recruiting
- Employee Relations
- Strategy
- Human Resources
- Succession Planning
- HR Policies
- Sourcing
- Business Development
- Sales
- Team Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Leadership
- Human Resources Information Systems Hris
- Human Resources Information Systems
Upulka Samarakoon Summary
- Upulka Samarakoon, based in Colombo, WP, LK, is currently a Vice President | Head of Group HR Policies and Processes | Head of HR – Centre Functions at John Keells Holdings PLC. Upulka Samarakoon brings experience from previous roles at Freelance, HSBC, HEMAS HOLDINGS PLC and Standard Chartered Bank. Upulka Samarakoon holds a 2006 - 2008 Master of Business Administration - MBA in Business Administration and Management, General @ Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. With a robust skill set that includes Performance Management, HRIS, Organizational Development, Coaching, Talent Management and more. Upulka Samarakoon has 1 emails and 3 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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