A new committee was elected at the 4th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA) held on December 17, 2020 as a virtual meeting.
Office bearers for the year 2020/21 are: Murali Prakash; Group Managing Director & CEO, Ambeon Capital & Ambeon Holdings PLC is the President of SLRA (Mr. Prakash has in the meantime announced his resignation from the company from January 31); Charitha Subasinghe, CEO, Jay Kay Marketing Services Pvt Ltd, and Infiyaz Ali, CEO, Healthguard Pharmacy Pvt Ltd as Vice Presidents.
The newly appointed Executive Council: General Secretary Ms. Kaushalya Perera, Director, D. Samson & Sons (Pvt) Ltd; Asst. General Secretary –. Dinesh Perera, Director, Abans PL; Treasurer – Mahesh Wijewardena, CEO, Singer Sri Lanka PLC; Asst. Treasurer – Ajith Amarasekara; Sector Chair, Durables including Households & Consumer Electronics –Asoka Pieris, Director, Cargills Ceylon PLC and Hatton National Bank PLC; Sector Chair - E commerce- Dulith Herath; Founder, Kapruka.com (Pvt) Ltd; Sector Chair; Entertainment, Restaurant & QSR- Ms. Ruvini Kariyawasam, Corporate Manager, Perera & Sons Bakers (Pvt) Ltd; Founder President- Hussain Sadique, Deputy Managing Director, Hameedia; Past President, Sidath Kodikara; Council Member- Rakhil Fernando, Managing Director, Kaymu Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.
A media release issued by the association said that during the course of the previous year, the SLRA also hosted the executive directors’ virtual meeting of the Federation of Asia Pacific Retail Association in July 2020 and attended the Head of Directors meeting in December 2020 of FAPRA. SLRA was nominated to be the host country for Asia Pacific Retail Exhibition and Conference 2024, which is the flagship event of FAPRA.
The newly elected president Mr. Prakash stated: “The changes in the retail landscape over the past decade has been very significant. Interwoven with speed and technology, this sector remains one of the most vibrant yet challenging. From a Retailers Association point of view, we would envisage a future where the country would be positioned as a retail hub, giving further impetus to the already focused tourism sector. Our aim is to build that ultimate retail excellence across the country, which will contribute to enhance customer, community and business interest alike.”
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