Saranga Goonawardena appointed new Chairman of COYLE at the 22nd AGM

Saranga Goonawardena was elected the new Chairman at the Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) 22^nd Annual General Meeting held on March 10 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo.  It was followed by a gala function attended by Chief Guest, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ministers, State Ministers together with Secretaries, Government Officials and COYLE members. The traditional Kiribath was cut by the outgoing and past Chairmen of COYLE.

He takes over from Chamath Kottage who held the office for the preceding year. The new Chairman will be ably assisted by Senior Vice Chairman Dimuth Chankama Silva and Vice Chairman Rasith Wickramasingha, COYLE said in a media release.

Mr. Goonawardena, who assumed duties as the 22nd Chairman of COYLE, started off from mediocre beginnings, but had a vision of being successful in life and pursued his dreams in global enterprises. After having pursued a career in Civil Engineering, he went on to obtain his Masters’ in Business Administration from the US, and on proceeding to the US, he worked in a US company with international exposure. Meanwhile, he also stepped into the area of E-commerce. Having received exposure in international organizations and in E-commerce, he returned to Sri Lanka and ventured into the unique industry of protective packaging; and is presently the Managing Director of TNG Packaging Pvt. Ltd. and TN Global Pvt. Ltd. 

In his speech, he said: “It is with a deep sense of pride that I take on the reins of COYLE which has taken on yet another challenging chapter in its 22 year journey. Our close affiliations we have sustained with Government agencies and foreign missions have opened up various avenues for dynamic entrepreneurship in both local and international markets. It is significant that COYLE has been instrumental in reaching mutual consensus on vital issues with successive Governments.”

Outgoing Chairman Chamath Kottage said, “As I transition out of my role as Chairman of COYLE, first and foremost I would like to thank the past presidents, steering committees and members for bringing the Chamber to this standard of influence in the business arena. I am pleased to say I will be leaving you in the capable hands of incoming Chairman for 2021/22 Saranga Goonawardena, who has been involved with us here at COYLE for many years.”

COYLE Chairman Saranga Goonawardena