MYANMAR’S BEST LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES SHOWCASE THEIR EMPLOYER EXCELLENCE IN FIRST ANNUAL COMPETITION
22 NOVEMBER, 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: JobNet is proud to announce that Sule Shangri-La Hotel has joined the first annual Myanmar Employer Awards 2017 as a venue sponsor. Many of Myanmar’s most respected companies are competing across several awards categories to establish their leadership in creating the best places to work in Myanmar.
“We are very pleased to have the Sule Shangri-La Hotel as our venue sponsor because of its strategic location, professional staff, and impressive meeting spaces” said Matt De Luca, Managing Director of JobNet.com.mm. He went on to say, “Sule Shangri-La Hotel has been a great partner for a variety of events that JobNet has produced over the past few years and we are delighted for their participation as venue sponsor.”
“We share the vision of the Myanmar Employer Awards in celebrating commitment to employer excellence and talent management. We, Shangri-La, are proud of our reputation as one of the leading employers in the industry, and of our very high levels of staff loyalty, so this partnership makes perfect sense,” said Phillip Couvaras , Area Manager and General Manager of Sule Shangri-La, Yangon
ABOUT SULE SHANGRI-LA
The Shangri-La story began in 1971 with its first deluxe hotel in Singapore. Inspired by the legendary land featured in James Hilton's 1933 novel, Lost Horizon, the name Shangri-La encapsulates the serenity and service for which its hotels and resorts are renowned worldwide. Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently operate over 95 hotels with a room inventory of 40,000. Shangri-La hotels are five-star deluxe properties featuring extensive luxury facilities and services.
Sule Shangri-La, Yangon, is conveniently located in downtown Yangon near major tourist attractions, such as the Bogyoke Market (Scott Market), Sule Pagoda, China Town and colonial buildings. Sule Shangri-La, Yangon, is only a 10-minute drive from Shwedagon Pagoda, People's Park, the National Museum and Kandawgyi Lake. All of the hotel's rooms and public areas feature the fastest complimentary Wi-Fi Internet access in the country.
Winners will be announced at a Myanmar Employer Awards Gala event at the Sule Shangri-La Hotel on December 9th 2017. Industry leaders from major industries, both local and national, will be attending the event, along with several government VIPs. Tickets are already sold out for this prestigious event, so stay tuned to learn who winners will be on the day.
ABOUT OUR SPONSORS
Special thanks to Luther Law Firm and Wall Street English, our Platinum Sponsors ,our Gold Sponsor, Samsung, and our Silver Sponsors Power House Fitness Center and Wave Money. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and CCI-France Myanmar join the British Chamber of Commerce Myanmar as Supporting Partners. Votes by the judges will be tabulated and verified by Deloitte Touche, the Myanmar Employer Awards Verifying Partner. We also thank Sule – Shangri-La Hotel, who is our Venue Sponsor.
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The Myanmar Employer Awards celebrate top industry leaders across the country for their exceptional achievements and relentless commitment to employer excellence and talent management.
Over the course of five months, teams and organisations - both international and local - will be assessed independently based on their individual merits in planning and executing effective best practices. Finalists will be announced in November in the weeks leading up to the awards night. The Myanmar Employer Awards are powered by JobNet.com.mm.
ABOUT JOBNET
Jobnet.com.mm is Myanmar’s leading online jobs and career website. The site attracts over 400,000 visits and generates around 60,000+ job applications every month. With the majority market share of all the major employers in Myanmar using JobNet, the company is the clear industry standard to finding the best talent possible in the country.
JobNet is part of the MMOne Online Group, which also owns ShweProperty.com, Myanmar’s first and leading property website. With over 20 years’ experience, in over 15 countries, this group of internationally recognized and experienced professionals, led by CEO Justin Sway, is Myanmar’s fastest growing internet classifieds businesses.
ABOUT MATT DE LUCA
Matt De Luca is the Managing Director for JobNet.com.mm. Before co-founding JobNet in 2015, he worked in the Management Consulting division of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he was specifically dealing with the impact of technology on banking in the Netherlands. He holds a Masters of Science in Finance from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Matt is based in Yangon, Myanmar heading up the growth of JobNet.
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