Yushika Abeysirigunawardhana, Snr Manager Brands & Communication

Yushika Abeysirigunawardhana

Snr Manager Brands & Communication

Etisalat Lanka pvt Ltd

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
15 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 4 Months

Snr Manager Brands & Communication at Etisalat Lanka pvt Ltd
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 2
  • May 2016 to May 2017

Heading the brands and communication department, Responsible for developing & executing brand & communication plans & trade marketing plans for the consumer and B2B sections of the company.

Category Manager Wellness at Glaxo Smithkline
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 2
  • February 2014 to April 2016

Leading the wellness portfolio of brands in the OTC category; Portfolio consisit of strong global brands such as Panadol and emerging brands such as Idoex and Eno.
Sri Lanka was ranked within the top 11 markets for Panadol within GSK and became a lead market for communication development

Winning Effies awards in the health care category and sustained brand of the year in 2016

Customer Relationship and Digital Marketing Manager at Fonterra Brands Lanka (pvt) Ltd
  • Sri Lanka - Gampaha
  • June 2012 to February 2014

Driving brand loyalty for the premium growing up milk powder range and strengthening digital presence of the company
- Developing CRM and digital marketing strategy for the team
- Optimizing presence via website and social media using digital marketing tools such as SEO, SEM, Display advertising,
- Managing the DCD crisis for Fonterra - Winning and Effie's and Fonterra Global Innovations Award

Brand/Project Manager Asia, Middle East market at Fonterra brand Singapore (pte)
  • Singapore
  • November 2010 to June 2012

Was assigned to work with the strategy team for the wider Asia Middle East region. This role involved being part of the team developing strategy for Marketing and communications, Brand strategy development and Brand architecture, Analysis of market research and developing marketing entry strategies for emerging markets. The role required liaising with local teams in the specified region

Brand Manager at Fonterra Brand Lanka (pvt) Ltd
  • Sri Lanka - Gampaha
  • February 2006 to November 2010

Responsible for large brands such as Anchor fullcream milk powder, launch of Anchor Pediapro and revolutionizing the growing up milk powder market

Account Executive at Ogilvy Action & Minds FCB
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 1
  • February 2002 to January 2006

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at University of Southern Queensland
  • June 2009

Specialties & Skills

Consumer Insights
Digital Marketing
Public Relations
Brand Management
Marketing Communications

Languages

English
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Hindi
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