Ramani Samarasundera Email & Phone Number

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Crafted marketing skill framework the business, to build talent access the levels, worked with brands to create Brand Purpose and Demand Spaces for growth and developed the Design Thinking process for NPD resulting in rooted new brands. Also developed road map to build the corporate brand and improved ranking from 12 to 7 on LMDs rankings in 1 year.

Sri Lanka

led a young inexperience marketing team at Atlas, a local business, putting in place processes and tools to build an NPD pipe line and marketing skill for the team, resulting in launch of many new brands and products profitable share gain and accolade of being crowned "most loved brand" in Sri Lanka in 2017,

Drving growth acorss People Portoflio and Processes. I work with the young brand team to infuse creativity passion and vision in taking the brands to a higher plane and am also part of the Executive Committee of the business

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Turned around the 2 leading Beverage brands with stronger propositions and more relevant mixes. Created an Effie winning inspire campaign building on strong consumer relevant insight for the leading foods brand and crafted range architecture for future growth across the categories.In Marketing services worked with Industry to land new rating mechanism and.

Sri Lanka

Developed a road map to build the Beauty Business at USL in line with Unilever's priorities. Considered a strategy across 6 pillars of Portfolio choice, Route to Win, Talent & Capability, Expertise and Authority and Culture and Male Grooming. Was success in landing 60+ products in one year and grew the portfolio ahead of the company.

Sri Lanka

Joined the Management Committee of Unilever Sri Lanka in October 2006 as Marketing Director Home Care.

Sri Lanka

Joined as Management Trainee into Brands and Joined in management committee in 2006. Led teams across all sectors from Home and Personal Care, to Personal Care, Food and Ice Cream. Built great brands and respected leaders for the industry, shaping and crafting with local consumer insights.

Sri Lanka

Developed the skill of coaching mentoring and building teams during this time. Was also involved and led many annual planning processes, from forecasting to budgeting aligning global/regional and local multi functional teams towards a shared vision. Managing a balance of work and life has enabled me to be a role model to young women and I have been.

Sri Lanka

Learnt the basics of building great brands; from consumer work to product development and communication creation at a time in which the local business had the mandate to create and develop local mixes.

Bachelor'S Degree, Bio Sciece, 1St Class Honors

Bachelor Of Science, Bio Science, 1St Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Was awarded Gold medal for best performance in 1st year and topped the batch in the final year.

Secondary And, Secondary Education, 2A, 1B And 1C

Activities and Societies: School House Committee, Netball, Choir, Student Christian Movement

Primary And Secondary Education

Activities and Societies: Was involved in school and house level sports and leadership roles. Maintained above average academic record.