Reggie Candappa
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| Reggie Candappa | |
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| Born | May 14, 1919 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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| Occupation | Founder Chairman Grant McCann Erickson |
| Spouse | Therese Candappa(nee Senadheera) |
| Children | Neela Marikkar Sriyani Tindball |
| Website Reggie Candappa Foundation for the Arts |
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Reggie Candappa ( Reginald Sebastian Rodrigo Candappa ) is a legendary Sri Lankan media personality and founder chairman of the Sri Lanka's biggest advertising agency, Grant McCann Erickson. [1]
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[edit] Biography
Reggie was born in 1919 to father A.R. candappa, a Colombo Chetty and mother Kalubowila Arachchige Dona Alice, a Sinhalese.
Reggie was given away by his father after the death of Dona Alice when the infant Reggie was just three months old on the grounds that the cause of her death was the infant according to his horoscope.[2]
[edit] Career
[edit] References
- ^ REGINALD (REGGIE) SEBASTIAN RODRIGO CANDAPPA. RootsWeb (December 14, 2003). Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Reggie Candappa: advertising life. Infolanka. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
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