Nalin Wickramesinghe at the helm of MCA
Nalin Wickramesinghe, a retired banker, now General Manager at Mode Group of Companies, was unanimously elected as the 42nd president of the Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA), formed by the British expatriates in 1911, at the 104th Annual General Meeting, held via Zoom platform from the MCA Legends Wing, on September 29.
Wickramesinghe, the 28th Sri Lankan to sit on the MCA throne, takes over the baton from Rohana Dissanayake from David Pieris Group of Companies. Last year’s chairman, Tournament Committee, Tarindra Kaluperuma from Stafford Motors, is the new general secretary.
The Executive Committee for the period 2021/22
President: Nalin Wickramesinghe (Mode Group of Companies)
Vice Presidents: Mahesh de Alwis (Fairfirst Insurance), Thushan Amarasuriya (Singer Sri Lanka), Sirosha Gunatillake (Trendex Lanka)
General Secretary: Tarindra Kaluperuma (Stafford Motor Company)
Asst. Secretary: Rohan Somawansa (D. Samson and Sons)
Treasurer: Achintha Hewanayake (DFCC Bank)
Asst. Treasurer: Sanjaya Wijesinghe (First Choice)
Firm Representatives: Duminda Pinto (Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka), P.K. Abeygunasekera (John Keells Holdings), Ajith Siyambalapitiya (MAS Unichela), Sajith Attapattu (Asia Asset Finance), Hasitha Dassanayake (Citizens Development Business Finance), Lakmal de Silva (David Pieris Motor Company)