Thakshila Wickramasinghe – Account Executive
Thakshila is a well-experienced sales and marketing professional with over 18 years of experience in the IT industry in Sri Lanka before she relocated to the UK. During her career, she has created business development (partnerships and new markets) and sales opportunities for both Dynamics 365 Business Central and CRM, as well as developed and maintained corporate client relationships in order to bring in recurring business.
As an Account Executive at TVision, she is our customers’ touch point when they have any issue (apart from Support) or need information.
Name someone you admire and why
I admire one of my ex-employers, namely Ms. Sujatha Nadeson, who is my mentor and inspiration. Being a female in the corporate world, amongst many challenges she has introduced many concepts and technologies in to Sri Lankan Market. I learned the words “BPO”, “CRM” and “ERP” from Ms. Nadeson and she has inspired me to develop my career to the height where I am now and I am yet to reach the peak.
What’s a typical day like for you?
Wake up around 7am, make food, get the girls ready for school, run to school before getting late, run back to start work, prepare lunch, wash and dry laundry (some days), work, eat, feed the girls coming after school, finish work, prepare dinner, feed, wash and put the girls to sleep, have dinner with husband, clean kitchen, wash, read a book (at least part of it) or watch one episode of a TV serial and fall asleep around 10pm.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?
I can sing 🙂 (at least I think I can lol)
If you could be anywhere other than here, right this minute, where would you be?
In Sri Lanka, at my home
Flashback to when you were 10 years old. What do you want to be when you grow up?
I wanted to be an air hostess.
Finish this sentence. On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me…
Sleeping.
How do you want people to remember you?
Someone who cared for them deeply.
What do you think are the best skills that you bring to your job?
I believe I am people person. I am inquisitive when occasion demands, I listen and always plan. I empathise and am resilient. I am passionate about selling Dynamics solutions.
Name three words that you describe you
Friendly, honest, understanding.
How do you think your colleagues would describe you?
Talkative, trustworthy, backup.
Name something surprising on your bucket list
See my parents again still while they are alive.
Describe a personal goal that you want to accomplish in the next year
Improve my family’s economic position.
What are you happiest doing, when you’re not working??
Listening to old Hindi songs
What publications do you regularly read?
Romance Novels 😀
What are some causes you care about?
Helping elderly or disabled.
What do you do with friends in your spare time?
Gossip.
What would be your personal motto?
To be known and remembered.