Chanaka appointed to SriLankan Airlines Board

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Business leader Chanaka De Silva has been appointed to the Board of SriLankan Airlines.

Incidentally he is the third ex-Board member to be re-appointed to the Board of the national carrier. Other two recent re-appointments were Rajan Brito and Mahinda Haradasa while Ajith Dias is the new Chairman. De Silva possess over 40 years management experience of which more than 30 years has been at Director/ Chairman level. He has been the Chairman of Kelani Tyres Plc since privatisation (in 1992) and the Chairman of the Ceat Sri Lanka Group of Companies since the formation of the Joint Venture (in 1998). He has been the former Chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, TransAsia Hotel, Club Robinson and Union Bank of Colombo Ltd.