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Yohan Thilakaratne

Yohan Thilakaratne

Marketing Consultant

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  • About me

    General Manager Corporate Communications | Storyteller | Mentor

  • Education

    • Postgraduate Institute of Management - Sri Jayawardenapra

      2005 - 2009
      Master of Business Administration (MBA) Marketing

    • Faculty of Science - University of Colombo

      1998 - 2001
      Bachelor's Degreee in Biological Science Biology/Biological Sciences, General

    • Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK)

      1997 - 2001
      Marketing Marketing/Marketing Management, General

    • Australian Computer Society

      1997 - 2000
      Postgraduate Diploma

    • Royal College Colombo

      1989 - 1996
      Biological Science Biology, General

  • Experience

    • Springfields Data Systems

      Mar 2000 - Aug 2002
      Marketing Consultant

      Marketing Consultant for Sprinfield Data Systems - agents for RISO Digital Duplicators from Japan (world's #1 duplicating machine)

    • Four Corners Lanka Pte Ltd

      Mar 2000 - Jan 2001
      Graphic Editor

      Hands on training with AI, PS, Adobe Flash, Java Script and HTML 2.0 for web interface designing and animation

    • Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT Campus)

      Jun 2000 - Apr 2001
      Marketing Assistant

      Marketing and enrollment operations for Keele University MSc Program

    • Colombo Business School (CBS)

      Feb 2002 - Oct 2004
      Lecturer in Marketing

      Lectured CIM Stage I & II

    • Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC

      Jun 2002 - now

      Responsible for building the Corporate Brand - Protecting, Nurturing and Developing the DIMO Brand. Ensuring all internal and external communications are aligned with our core values, strategy and the CI. Managing Group Communications - Marketing Communications and Corporate Communications for the Group. This included all business divisions incl passenger vehicles , commercial vehicles, construction and projects, electrical solutions, equipment and machinery. Beginning of Corporate Communications at DIMO. Group Business Development Manager (starting of Business Development Dept for DIMO) Sales and Marketing of Mercedes-Benz brand new vehicles. Building relationships with the elite crowd in Sri Lanka and managing those relationships to provide great customer care. Joined as a Management Trainee and underwent placement across every business unit at DIMO.

      • General Manager - Corporate Communications

        Apr 2021 - now

      • Deputy General Manager - Corporate Communications

        Oct 2009 - Mar 2021

      • Group Marketing & Corporate Communications Manager

        Apr 2007 - Oct 2009

      • Business Development Manager

        Oct 2005 - Apr 2007

      • Customer Account Executive - Mercedes-Benz Passenger Car Sales

        Jan 2003 - Oct 2005

      • Management Trainee

        Jun 2002 - Jan 2003

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