Manusha appoints new Chairman and Directors to Foreign Employment Agency

Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has appointed a new Chairman and Board of Directors to the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau.

The new Board consists of a diverse set of individuals who bring a vast amount of experience from different fields.

Suraj Dandeniya has been appointed as Chairman. He brings over 30 years of business acumen locally and internationally. Suren has previously held positions such as president of the Association of Licensed Foreign Employment Agencies (ALFEA), Vice President of Badminton Asia from 2015 to 2017, and World Cup Tournament Director for the International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup 2011. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Investment in Sri Lanka (BOI North/ Western/Central) – from 2002 to 2003.

Other members of the Board are Ajith Jayaratne, a marine engineer turned entrepreneur and the Executive Director of Gesla Power Ltd. Saminda Jayasekara, a lawyer by profession and an expert in Condominium Law in Sri Lanka and brings over 20 years of corporate experience as a practitioner. He was the former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Agency in Sri Lanka. Udaya Samaraweera is the Director of Marketing of Hiru TV, and is a specialist in marketing and business promotion. Dhammika Wijeratne is Head of Channel Development of Nation Lanka Finance PLC and holds a Master’s and a Bachelor’s Degree in marketing from the University of Kelaniya.