Maj. Gen. Upul Perera reappointed IMSL President for 2016/17
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Picture shows (from left): Saroj Lama Hewa – Secretary, Maj Gen Upul Perera – President and Adrian Samarasekara – Treasurer.
The 38th Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Management of Sri Lanka (IMSL) was held recently, which saw the reappointment of Maj. Gen. Upul Perera as the President of IMSL for 2016/17. IMSL is the national apex body in the field of professional management in Sri Lanka dedicated to promoting professional management in the country. IMSL President Maj. Gen. Perera said he was humbly honoured to be re-elected as the President of the national apex body of management in Sri Lanka for the third time.
“I’m very confident that the new Council of Management will serve the institute with highest commitment and passion and support our journey from good to great,” he added. On this occasion IMSL conferred an Honorary Fellowship on veteran banker Aravinda Perera, Managing Director of Sampath Bank PLC. Presently IMSL has 28 Honorary Fellows and 66 Fellows, which comprise the College of Fellows which shall function as the “Think-Tank” of the institute and as an advisory body to the council.
The Council of Management for 2015/16 comprises office bearers: President – Maj Gen Upul Perera (Rtd), Former Deputy Chief of Staff, General Manager Central Workshop of Ideal Motors (Pvt) Ltd; Vice President – Errol Smith – CEO Lumbini Aquaria Wayamba Ltd; Vice President – Prof. Sarath Kodithuwakku, Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management University of Peradeniya; Vice President – Patrick Rodrigo, former Head of Administration at MTD Walkers PLC; Vice President (Institutional) Malraj Kiriella, Director General of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority; Secretary – Saroj Lama Hewa, General Manager of Emerald (Pvt) Ltd;
Treasurer- Adrian Samarasekara, Deputy General Manager of Laugfs Gas PLC; Assistant Secretary – T. Ishan Buhar, Senior Manager Commercial of Print Care PLC; Assistant Treasurer – Tharindu Dakshitha Wijetunga, Finance Manager of Maliban Biscuits Manufactories (Pvt) Ltd; Director Studies – Aruna Siriwardena, Managing Director of Agio Tobacco Processing Co Ltd and Immediate Past President – Anver Dole Executive Director of Austin Gloves (Ceylon) Ltd. Members of the Council of Management are Chandika Dedigama, Head of HR & Administration of Associated Battery Manufacturers (Ceylon) Ltd; Prasad Wijesuriya, Regional Head of Sri Lanka and Maldives of Sophos Ltd (UK);
Wg Cdr Sanjaya Fernando (Rtd), Manager Administration of Brandix Apparel Solutions Ltd; Salinda Perera, Senior Manager Administration of HNB Assurance PLC; Piyal Pathmanatha, Assistant General Manager of National Water Supply and Drainage Board; T. Sayandhan, CEO, Health Care Cluster of Delmege Forsyth & Co Ltd; Ms. Manu Tissera Gunasekera, Country Communications Manager of Plan International Sri Lanka; Samantha Rathnayake, Management Consultant of Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura; Ranganath Kirindage, Director Industrial Chemicals of Ceynergy Dynamic Holdings (Pvt) Ltd; Ms. Gowri Rajan Director and Chief Marketing Officer of Sun & Asoka Group; Wg Cdr Titus Peiris (Rtd), Assistant General Manager Technical of United Motors Lanka PLC and R.M. Samarakoon, Senior Manager of Bogawanthalawa Tea Estates PLC.