A.M. Ashan Dhananjaya

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M. Ashan Dhananjaya, a digital marketing and performance growth professional based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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I’m A.M. Ashan Dhananjaya, a digital marketing and performance growth professional based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. I focus on building end-to-end digital strategies and running data-led performance campaigns across multi-brand portfolios, partnering closely with brand, creative, and agency teams to translate business goals into measurable results.

Currently as Assistant Manager – Digital & Performance Marketing at JAT Holdings, I drive full-funnel measurement and optimization using GA4, Google Tag Manager, and Meta tracking infrastructure, while also performing competitive intelligence to guide smarter media and content decisions. Previously at CBL Group (Munchee), I led digital strategy across 20+ brands, delivering large-scale campaign planning and execution across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube—helping strengthen growth, e-commerce performance, and digital recognition.

  • 3 years' experience
  • Joined September 2025

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Software & Internet
  • Retail
  • Other
  • Consumer Goods
  • Education

Work experience· 9 roles

Assistant Manager – Digital & Performance Marketing · JAT Holdings PLCFeb 2026 – Present · 10 mos

Lead digital and performance marketing across JAT Paints, JAT Wood Coatings and JAT Furnishing, and manage multi-objective campaigns across awareness, engagement, lead generation, and e-commerce conversion. Build and manage full-funnel measurement and retargeting infrastructure for WHITE by JAT using GA4, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel and Conversions API to strengthen tracking and optimization. Drive competitive intelligence for the Sri Lankan paint category by benchmarking competitors’ content and paid-media activity to inform marketing decisions. Conduct digital campaign and account audits across business units to identify performance gaps and recommend budget allocation improvements. Work cross-functionally with brand teams, creative, and agencies to align execution and performance reporting with business objectives.

Freelance Paid Media Specialist (Professional Development Unit) · Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT)Jul 2025 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Manage end-to-end lead-generation campaigns across Google Ads, Meta Ads, and TikTok Ads for professional-development and education programmes. Own audience strategy, creative testing, execution, optimization, and reporting to sustain approximately 250–300 student enrolments per month. Provide client engagement including strategy and budget recommendations, ongoing performance reporting, and continuous improvement suggestions to increase acquisition efficiency.

Senior Digital Marketing Executive · CBL Group / MuncheeApr 2024 – Jan 2026 · 1 yr 10 mos

Led digital strategy and campaign planning across Munchee’s 20+ brand portfolio, overseeing approximately LKR 100M annual digital media investment across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube across multiple markets. Directed end-to-end digital campaign delivery including media planning, execution, optimization, and performance reporting aligned with brand and business objectives. Coordinated with brand managers, creative teams, senior stakeholders, and external media agencies for integrated digital initiatives. Developed evaluation and reporting frameworks to enable data-led in-flight decision-making. Supported audience and new-market growth opportunities and led internal capability-building initiatives. Conducted digital brand-safety assessments and mitigation measures.

Digital Marketing Executive · Ceylon Biscuits Limited (Munchee)Apr 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos
Senior Digital Marketing Executive · Ceylon Biscuits Limited (Munchee)Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos
Digital Marketing Executive · Ceylon Biscuits Limited (Munchee)Apr 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos
Senior Digital Marketing Executive · Ceylon Biscuits Limited (Munchee)Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos
Digital Marketing Executive · CBL Group / MuncheeApr 2023 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

Education· 6

BSc. (Sp). Business Management · Wayamba University of Sri Lanka2030 – 2025
BSc. (Sp). Business Management · Wayamba University of Sri Lanka2030 – 2025
Practical Diploma in Digital Marketing · Eminds Academy2030 – 2025
Diploma in English · Australian College of Business Technology2030 – 2025

Certifications and awards· 21

Meta Certified Digital Marketing Associate2021 – 2022
Social Media Marketing2021 – 2022
Google Analytics for Beginners2021 – 2025
Fundamentals of Digital Marketing2021 – 2024

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