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The Finance Company (TFC), having successfully turned the corner in 2011 under new management, have selected MTI Consulting to work carry out a strategic audit based strategic directional plan.
 
Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Chairman of The Finance Company, Mr. Preethi Jayawardena outlined the ambitious plans for TFC and went to state “After the debacle we faced, 2011 was a consolidation and turnaround year for us, which we have effectively achieved. Now we look to 2012 and beyond via a well strategic planning process that will clearly position TFC at the pinnacle of the industry”
 
The Strategic Planning Process for TFC will be based on the internationally and locally proven models and methodologies of MTI Consulting.
 
Left to Right : Mr. Kamal Yatawara – Director / CEO (TFC), Mr. Dinal Wijemanne - Non Executive Director (TFC), Mr. M. Preethi Jayawardena – Chairman (TFC), Mr. Hilmy Carder – CEO (MTI Consulting), Mr. Kapila Liyanage (MTI Consulting), Mr. T. B. Ekanayake – Executive Director (TFC)

The Seylan Bank Strategic Plan for 2012-15 was launched to the corporate management and entire branch network at Waters Edge this week.

The strategic plan was developed with the active involvement of the entire Seylan management team with facilitation and advisory from the MTI Consulting team led by Mano Tittawella. The theme of the MTI presentation was ‘Sweating your Assets,’ delivered by MTI CEO Hilmy Cader clad in a sporting outfit.

MTI HRM Solutions (www.mtihrmsolutions.com) was recently retained by Janashakthi Insurance, Sri Lanka’s leading Insurance Brand, on a successful HR assignment
 

MTI HRM Solutions is a subsidiary of fast growing boutique management consultancy MTI Consulting and offers the full suite of HR consulting and advisory services. This includes: Integrated Audit & Strategy, Organizational and Job design, Recruitment & Selection, Motivation & Talent Retention, HRD/Training Need Identification, HR Capacity/Manpower planning, Performance Management and Employee Engagement/Organizational Climate Surveys.
 

MTI HRM Solutions believes that success of an organization in a highly competitive environment is significantly influenced by the organization’s ability to develop and optimize returns from its human resources. This requires a strategic and holistic approach to Human Resource Management.

The research and intelligence team of MTI, in the last quarter has completed two assignments in the African Continent.
Last month, MTI carried out a study of the market for retail banking in Algeria, with particular focus on Time Deposits, Auto Financing, Cards and Infrastructure Funding. This study was on behalf of one the world’s leading banks.

 

Previously, MTI had completed an assignment on the market for hair care for one of India’s leading personal care companies with a growing international footprint “Although we had previous done work on Egypt, these two assignments have provided us the opportunity to work on two diverse and exciting markets.
MTI Consulting CEO Hilmy Cader said, “We have also formed a strategic alliance in Tunisia, which was signed just before the Arab Spring, which we now hope to resurrect. Our Partner in Tunisia has already completed an intensive two week orientation program in Sri Lanka.”

Access Engineering is pioneering ‘Pre-ERP’ in Sri Lanka – a solution research and developed by MTI Technology (www.mtitechnology.com). At a time when companies are spending very high sums on ERP solutions, the Pre- ERP study helps business clearly assess what business outcomes they want from their IT systems and what is critical to a business-process-systems fit.
 
MTI’s Pre-ERP audit serves to provide an independent assessment of the business’ readiness, looking at areas Business/IT Management Interface, Information Management and Policies, Application Management and Data, Compliances and Business Continuity Management. This provides a critical perspective of the gap between business outcome objectives and organizational readiness and transition ability.

Caption: Access Engineering Management team with MTI at Project Launch; L to R: Mr. Yusuf Isaam, Associate Consultant – MTI Technology, Mr. Kapila Liyanage, Business Lead - MTI Consulting, Mr. Hilmy Cader - CEO – MTI Consulting,  Mr. Christopher Joshua, Jt Managing Director, Access Engineering, Mr. Rohana Fernando, Director/Chief Operating Officer – Access Engineering, Mr. V.K Manatunge - Senior General Manager – Access Engineering.

MTI Market Research  (www.mtimarketresearch.com), which is a subsidiary of MTI Consulting, was responsible for the extensive market research that was conducted among users, non-users and the channel community.
MTI Market Research, which has thus far been exclusively focusing on all of the research needs of MTI Consulting, now operates as and offers the full suite of market research services on a stand-alone basis. This includes U&A studies, Product / Concept Testing, Brand Equity Measurement, Advertising Tracking, Customized Retail & Channel Audits, B2B Studies.

Daily FT commends MTI for Strategy & Research

Daily FT, Sri Lanka’s  first and only dedicated business newspaper,  has just completed a major strategy review and strategic directional planning with MTI Consulting
“Within just 2 years, the Daily FT has proved to be the main source of business news for Sri Lanka’s corporate sector, with a growing customer base. When we started 2 years ago, MTI Consulting helped us with our strategic thinking process and provided the much needed strategic clarity at stage. 2 years on and growing very fast, we felt it was prudent to carry out a strategic review of the Daily FT and develop strategic initiatives  that will help us propel even further. The current study and recommendations has once again proved to be very effective” said Sujan Wijewardene, Director of the Wijeya Group that also publishes the Daily Mirror, Sunday Times, Hi and many other local language publications.

MTI CEO Hilmy Cader at the presentation with the representatives of Daily FT, Wijeya Group, MTI Consulting and MTI Market Research 
Speaking at the final presentation, the CEO of MTI Consulting said “In an industry that is generally not a high user of consulting and market research,  Daily FT’s decision to engage in it have proved is a prudent decision and is paying off. With the post war optimism in the country and changing lifestyles and mind-set, Sri Lankan media organizations need to use more formal research as a means of tracking, understanding and responding to these changes

Having successfully completed the re-structuring and turnaround of its operations, Seylan Bank will be starting work on a 4 year strategic plan aimed at regaining and surpassing the strong market position the bank enjoyed pre 2008. After a competitive selection process, Seylan Bank has selected MTI Consulting to work with the Seylan Team to research and develop a 4 Year Strategic Plan, with greater focus on the Banks Products, Channels and Operating Processes.
“In developing this strategic plan, we hope to get a wide cross section of the Seylan Team actively involved to chart the future direction of the bank. We are pleased to work with MTI Consulting who have impressive credentials in Financial Services and Strategic Planning, both in Sri Lanka and regionally” said Kapila Ariyaratne, CEO/GM of Seylan Bank


Photo: At the signing ceremony, Mr. Eastman Narangoda (Chairman, Seylan Bank) congratulating Mr. Mano Tittawella (Associate – MTI Corporate Finance), watched by Mr. R. Nadarajah (Executive Director, Seylan Bank), Mr. Kapila Ariyaratne (GM/CEO, Seylan Bank), Mr. Hilmy Cader (CEO, MTI Consulting) and Mr. Kapila Liyanage (Business Lead, MTI Corporate Finance)
 

The diversified conglomerates Abans has signed up MTI Consulting to research and develop their Strategic Plan for the Group’s Financial Services business.

Abans Financial Services (AFS), which is a Registered Finance Company is a recent entry to the highly competitive financial services market in Sri Lanka . Abans Financial Services has its own network of 10 branches and importantly access to over 400 Abans Group Retail Outlets all over the country. Speaking at the signing ceremony of the agreement with MTI Consulting, Mr. Rusi Pestonjee, Director and Alternate to the Chairperson of the Abans Group said “We see high growth potential for financial services in Sri Lanka and we feel Abans as a Group is well poised to capitalize on this opportunity”



Photo Caption: (L-R) Mr. Rusi Pestonjee, Director & Alternate to the Chairperson - AFSL, Mrs. Mano Alles, Managing Director - AFSL, Mr. Kithsiri Wanigasekara, Executive Director - AFSL, Kapila Liyanage, Business Analyst -MTI Consulting and Hilmy Cader, CEO - MTI Consulting

CleanCo Lanka, providers of nation-wide ‘Drive Green’ vehicle emissions testing, completed an business performance consulting initiative with regional business strategy consultancy MTI Consulting.

The extensive project covered corporate risk, governance and marketing communication strategy was augmented by a comprehensive business process engineering initiative. During the course of the project the CleanCo teams were engaged through a series of consulting workshops and clinics involving wide cross functional involvement. Primary research was also undertaken on customer and market conditions. The project was aimed at preparing the business for the next level of corporate performance, in line with shareholder and other stakeholder expectations.

CleanCo CEO Huzefa Akbarally said: “This project has provided us with the strong framework for driving improved performance – not only by helping with next-level business processes, but particularly by engaging our team in defining how they will drive our growth.”

Commenting on the successful outcome of the project, MTI’s Project Consultant Yusuf Isaam said, “Team engagement and focus on actionable initiatives has been MTI’s core focus - the team is well poised as CleanCo builds on the strong platform of solid technical capabilities, business fundamentals and ethics.”

CleanCo Lanka, an associate company of the Akbar Brothers Group, are the operators of the Drive Green Vehicle Emission Testing Service, operating over 50 Test Centres across Sri Lanka. MTI Consulting has delivered 400 client-specific projects in 40 countries since 1997. MTI provides comprehensive strategy consulting solutions for Strategic Planning, Re-Structuring, Process Development, Marketing Strategy and is augmented with specialist consultancy business areas in Corporate Finance, Market Research, Human Resources and technology.

Photo Caption: CleanCo Directors with MTI Team – L to R; Asgi Akbarally, Executive Director - Akbar Brothers Group, Huzefa Akbarally, CEO - CleanCo Lanka, Hilmy Cader, CEO – MTI, Yusuf Isaam – MTI Project Consultant, Kapila Liyanage, Business Lead – MTI Corporate Finance
 

The fast growing Sri Lankan conglomerate Laugfs Holdings has retained MTI Consulting to work with the Group and guide them through a comprehensive strategic planning process, in pursuit of taking the Group to the next level.

In announcing the agreement with MTI, the Chairman of Laugfs Mr. W.K.H Wegapitiya said “Having gone public with Laugfs Gas, we see the potential to take our Group to even greater heights and to do so we realized the criticality of strategy and strategic thinking. All our CEOs have now been through an Executive Education process on Strategic Thinking with MTI and that is now being followed by individual companies embarking on Strategic Planning”

“Laugfs represents the new generation of Sri Lankan business conglomerates. Their rise to the top in just 15 years is truly impressive. Equally impressive is the unique culture of the Group. We at MTI are very happy to be associated with Laugfs and look forward to the exciting challenges ahead” said MTI’s CEO Hilmy Cader


Photo: Laugfs Chairman Mr. W.K.H Wegapitiya and MTI CEO Mr. Hilmy Cader