Dilhan Fernando,
Dilmah Teas
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Despite having studied at London’s esteemed School Of Economics, Dilhan C. Fernando started his career by working in a tea field. When the youngest son of Dilmah Tea founder Merrill J. Fernando returned home with his degree, his father was adamant that he had to learn life lessons in “his university”, Dilhan says.
“Among the many things that my father taught my brother and I, the most significant is humility,” he says. “That meant starting at the bottom and in my case it was in the factory. That was a simple but critically important principle that many forego today – that without understanding the task and having operational knowledge and experience of it, one cannot hope to manage others in performing that role.”
“Among the many things that my father taught my brother and I, the most significant is humility,” he says. “That meant starting at the bottom and in my case it was in the factory. That was a simple but critically important principle that many forego today – that without understanding the task and having operational knowledge and experience of it, one cannot hope to manage others in performing that role.”
This will be held via Zoom on-line. Details below:
Date: Wednesday, 4th November, 7:15 pm. We shall be introducing the speaker at 7:30pm.
Meeting ID: 951 5405 5597