The Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCISL) Secretariat was restructured recently with the trimming of 13 divisions to five in order to ensure greater service to its members and the entrepreneurial community, the chamber said this week.
This restructure which was originally addressed over a year ago has now been fully implemented taking into consideration the current and immediate operational scenarios.
With many donor funded projects currently being handled by the Secretariat in addition to normal functions, the new structure has clearly addressed the human resource requirements and the capacity needed to improve on the project management trends alread set, the chamber statement said. Just over a month of operations under the new structure, the projects are very much on track than before, there is much greater coordination among divisions and members and more importantly has ensured the sustainability of operations.
This restructuring initiative was discussed and appreciated by the chambers at the meeting of the Executive Council on Tuesday at which 41 representatives from member regional chambers and associations were present.
Further the Board of Directors has appointed Sam Stembo, former Director of the Special Projects Division and Project Director of the Back to Business Project as the Assistant Secretary General to handle overall operations of the Secretariat reporting to the Board of Directors.
There were no details about current Secretary General Samantha Abeywickrema who has reportedly resigned. |
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