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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
