AmCham appoints new Board of Directors for 2015/2016

From left: J.M. Swaminathan, Nimal Cooke, Susantha Pinto, Ravin Basnayake, Anuradha Tennakoon, Radika Obeyesekere, Asanka Ratnayake, Jim McCabe, Felicio Ferraz, Suren Rajanathan - Not in the picture: Mack Gill, Brian Kealy, Kumudu Gunasekera, Rajendra Theagarajah, Costa Nicolaidis

The 23rd Annual General Meeting of The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Sri Lanka was held on 29 September, ushering in the new Board of Directors for 2015/2016. Asanka Ratnayake was re-elected for a second term as President of the Chamber. Ratnayake currently serves as Group Director for Hayleys Advantis Ltd., the Logistics and Transportation arm of Hayleys PLC. Responsible for seven locally-based and one overseas-based strategic business unit, he possesses more than two decades of experience in the field of logistics and transportation and also serves as the Vice President of the Sri Lanka-France Business Council. 

Founded in 1992, The American Chamber of Commerce brings together over 379 members representing 254 leading Sri Lankan and American companies based in Sri Lanka, engaged in trade, business and investment activities between Sri Lanka and the United States of America. 

The newly appointed Board of Directors consists of: 

Asanka Ratnayake President 

Group Director – Mountain Hawk Express Ltd. 

Ravin Basnayake Vice President 

Country Head and CEO- Citibank, N.A. 

Suren Rajanathan President Emeritus

Vice President – 3M Lanka Ltd. 

Nimal Cooke Secretary 

Executive Director – The Maharaja Organisation Ltd. 

Mack Gill Treasurer 

Chief Executive Officer – Millenium Information Technologies 

Mr. Anuradha TennakoonDirector 

Director – Zebra Technologies Lanka Ltd. 

Brian Kealy Director 

Country Manager – Microsoft 

Sri Lanka Ltd. 

Felicio Ferraz Director 

Managing Director/CEO – Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC 

Jim McCabe Director 

Chief Executive Officer – Standard Chartered Bank 

Kumudu Gunasekera Director 

Director – Stax Inc 

Rajendra Theagarajah Director 

CEO - NDB Bank 

Susantha Pinto Director 

Chairman – Infotechs Ltd. 

Costa Nicolaidis

US Embassy Representative