Draft:Thanzyl Thajudeen
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Thanzyl Thajudeen
[edit]Thanzyl Thajudeen is an active advocate for the public relations and communications industry. He is the founder and managing director of Colombo-based Mark and Comm Ltd.[1] leading serving brands ranging from agri, apparel, retail and FMCG to edu, tech, tourism and hospitality.
In August 2024, Mark and Comm partnered with ZeroPlastic Movement to raise awareness of plastic pollution[2], and with Women in Tech Sri Lanka to strengthen women’s participation in STEM[3].
Thajudeen is also involved with the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) serving in its Education Advisory Board[4] and Membership Committee in addition to being the country representative for Sri Lanka[5], and with the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) in its Professional Standards standing committee[6] and CIPR International Committee[7]. He also serves as a Board Member of PRCA Asia Pacific[8]
Participated in the Judging Panel for PRCA APAC Awards 2023[9] and 2024, and PR Awards Asia-Pacific 2023 and 2024 by CampaignAsia and PR Week.[10]
Thajudeen was also named among Campaign Asia-Pacific’s 40 Under 40 for 2024.[11][12]
In Sri Lanka, he carried out annual surveys among PR agency leaders and practitioners in the PR industry[13] and the country’s first PR industry webinar. Thajudeen also advocates for Sri Lanka’s dire need to elevate its PR profession[14][15], uplift its advertising and marketing ethics and standards[16] and urges policymakers and stakeholders to address key issues in its media industry.[17]
Thajudeen is a member and an accredited PR practitioner of the CIPR, and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)[18] and Chartered Management Institute (CMI). He holds an Executive MBA from the University of Colombo.[19]
- ^ "MARK & COMM - A Leading PR agency in Sri Lanka". MARK & COMM. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." www.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Women in Tech Sri Lanka collaborates with Mark and Comm - Commonwealth Union". 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ PRCA (25 September 2024). "Education Advisory Board Annual Report 2024" (PDF).
- ^ Munis, Tara (2022-09-08). "PRCA APAC appoints Country Representative for Sri Lanka". PRCA Asia Pacific. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Standing Committees". 25 September 2024.
- ^ International, CIPR (2024-02-05). "Meet our new committee member: Thanzyl Thajudeen". ciprinternational. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Thanzyl Thajudeen joins PRCA Asia Pacific Regional Board". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "2023 Award Judges". PRCA Asia Pacific. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "PR Awards". PR Awards Asia. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "40 Under 40 2024: Thanzyl Thajudeen, Mark and Comm | Analysis". Campaign Asia. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "40 Under 40 2024: The trailblazers redefining marketing in APAC | Advertising". Campaign Asia. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "PRCA APAC reveals findings on Sri Lanka's PR industry for 2024 and beyond | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "State of public relations and communications industry in Sri Lanka: PRCA Country Rep | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "'Understanding of PR in Sri Lanka is superficial'". Latest in the News Sphere | The Morning. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's marketing industry needs ethics and standards | Opinions". Campaign Asia. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "PRCA urges media industry stakeholders to address key issues". Latest in the News Sphere | The Morning. 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Marketing Qualifications, Training and Membership | CIM". www.cim.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Faculty of Management & Finance". Retrieved 2024-09-25.