Influential Sri Lankan business leaders visit US
View(s):A high-powered team comprising Sri Lanka’s most influential business leaders visited the United States this week for a round-table parley among other meetings with US multinational corporations to promote Sri Lanka as an attractive investment destination, corporate circles in Colombo said. The October 7-11 visit was organized by the Business Council for International Understanding, a private-sector entity. The trip took the delegation to New York, Washington, D.C. and Boston.
The diverse and dynamic group of top Sri Lankan CEOs representing a broad range of sectors comprised Mahesh Amalean, Chairman, MAS Holdings (interests – Textiles, Manufacturing, IT, Apparel); Duminda Ariyasinghe, Executive Director, Sri Lanka Board of Investment; Kris Canekeratne, Sri Lankan-origin but US-based Chairman and CEO, Virtusa (IT, Data Management, Technology); Jeevan Gnanam, CEO, Orion Development (Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Construction, PPP); Ajit Gunewardene, Deputy Chairman, John Keells Group (Food and Retail, Consumer Goods, Transportation); Harry Jayawardena, Chairman, Aitken Spence (Logistics, IT, Ports, Infrastructure, Consumer Goods); Ashroff Omar, CEO, Brandix (IT, Tech, Textiles, Manufacturing); Lawrence Perera, CEO, Micro Panda (Auto, Auto Manufacturing, OEM); Sumal Perera, Chairman, Access Group (Auto, Finance, Insurance) and Vijaya Ratnayake, President Emeritus, American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka.
The US Embassy in Colombo confirmed the visit saying the purpose of the trip was to facilitate business-to-business connections and highlight opportunities for US exports and investments in Sri Lanka. No other details were provided.
Other sources said the delegation participated in a 2-day roundtable on October 8-9 in New York where business leaders were expected to have apprised US multinational corporations and other corporate on the positive changes happening in Sri Lanka for investment.
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