COO Anura promoted as Joint MD at Chemanex

Chemanex Plc on Friday announced that Anura Mapalagama has been appointed Joint Managing Director with effect from 18 May.

He was previously Chief Operating Officer, a post to which he was appointed in January 2010. The Managing Director and CEO at Chemanex is Preethi Jayawardena, who was first appointed in April 2007, whilst he was appointed to the Board in May 1994.

Anura joined Chemanex Plc in 1977 and was appointed to the Board of Directors in August 2001.  He is specialised in the areas of industrial chemicals and its technical applications and counts more than 30 years of experience in local and international marketing.

He has received training at AOTS, Japan in Japanese management and practices and has also received overseas technical training. He is also a Director of many other subsidiary companies in the Chemanex Group.