Aban Pestonjee ( si, අබාන් පෙස්ටොන්ජි) is the
chairperson and founder of the Abans group of companies. She is known as one of the first entrepreneurs who initiated in first bringing Korean technology to
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
n consumers.
Personal life
Pestonjee is of
Parsi descent.
Business life
Pestonjee launched her business in 1968 in her home garage where she managed to restore the used appliances which she acquired from auctions and home sales to better working condition and sell them at her corner shop in Galle road. In 1978, the economy opened up and there was a large inflow of imported products. This led to an increased demand from the customers for quality global brands. First, she imported products from
England, then from
Thailand,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
,
Japan
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and
Korea.
Abans Group is mainly divided into 5 business categories such as retail, services, logistics, manufacturing and real estate and infrastructure development under which come Abans (Pvt) Ltd, Abans automobile, Abans Abstract, S.A. Electricals (Pvt) Ltd Services, Abans Central AC Division, Abans Finance, Abans Tours, AB Securities (Pvt) Ltd etc.
Awards and honours
* The Award of Excellence for Woman Achievers for Outstanding Achievement from the SAARC Women's association in Year 2000.
* The Bronze Award for the Large Business Category by the Women's Chamber of Industry & Commerce at the Year 2000 Women Entrepreneurs of the Year Award Ceremony.
* KOTRA Plaque of Appreciation -- 2005 for forging strategic foreign economic ties between Korea & Sri Lanka presented by Mr. Young Kyo, president and CEO of the
Korea Trade Promotion Agency.
* In 2006, she received International Recognition for winning the Leading Women Entrepreneur of the World award. Mrs. Pestonjee was awarded the prize by the Princess of
Thailand.
* She also received the
LG award for the Best Importer on
South-East Asia on behalf of Abans Limited.
References
External links
Abans Group of Companies
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Living people
Sri Lankan businesspeople
Sri Lankan Zoroastrians
Sri Lankan women in business
Sri Lankan people of Parsi descent
Year of birth missing (living people)