New SLANZBC committee to boost trade and investment

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The 18th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka-Australia-New Zealand Business Council (SLANZBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was held recently at Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel. Addressing the members, newly-elected President Lionel D. C. Silva, Chairman, Lidechsi Group of Companies, stressed that the council would

engage in bilateral trade promotion activities with the support of High Commission of Australia and New Zealand Consulate in Sri Lanka whilst maintaining a good rapport with the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, Department of Commerce, Export Development Board, AUSTRADE and AusAID. Mark Francis, Executive Director of Malship Ceylon Ltd., Ramya Weerakoon, Vice President – Business Development of Infotech Ltd., Manjula Lanerolle, Managing Director, Glolan International Ltd. and Kishani Seneviratne, Jt. Managing Directress, Westmann Engineering Co. Ltd. were elected as Vice Presidents of the Council respectively. The following companies were elected to serve on the Committee for the Year 2013-2014: AGXINTL Ltd., Copyline Ltd., Dart Global Logistics Ltd., Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Ltd., Informatics Ltd., John Keells Holdings PLC, Microcells Ltd., Abans Ltd., International Institute of Health Sciences Ltd., Waters Edge Ltd., Qantas Airways Ltd. and Delmege Forsyth & Co. Ltd. Senaka Silva, Honorary Consul for New Zealand, Dr. Lakshman Jayaweera, Chairman, Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, Sahmeel Javadh, Country Manager, Australian Trade Commission and Samaji Seneviratne will serve as Honorary Members. The event was graced by Sonya Koppe, Actg. High Commissioner of Australia in Sri Lanka. Congratulating the newly-appointed committee, Koppe appreciated the SLANZBC’s role in hosting and facilitating business delegations. It is anticipated to promote bi-lateral trade between the two countries through focused sectors such as agriculture, infrastructure, education, hospitality and health, banking and finance. – Pix by Lasantha Kumara