AmCham appoints new Board of Directors for 2017/2018

The 25th Annual General Meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka (AmCham) was held on 29 September, at the Galle Face Hotel, ushering in the new Board of Directors for 2017/2018.

Dr. Kumudu Gunasekera, Ph.D the newly elected President currently holds the position as a Director at Stax Inc. where he is leading the firms APAC expansion efforts. With offices in Boston, Colombo, Chicago, New York and Singapore, Stax for more than 20 years have been providing corportations and private equity firms with clear, actionable, fact-based strategic advice on growth, profit improvement and M&A. 

Founded in 1992, The American Chamber of Commerce brings together 407 Members representing 267 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. 

Dr. Gunasekera takes over from Ravin Basnayake who successfully completed two terms, being first elected in the year 2016/2017. Basnayake remains on the Board as President Emeritus.

The newly appointed Board of Directors consists of:

Dr. Kumudu Gunasekera – President

Director – Stax Inc

Michael Koest – Vice President 

Managing Director/CEO – Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC 

Ravin Basanayke – President Emeritus

Managing Director/Citi Country Officer/Country Head – Citi Bank 

Shanil Fernando – Secretary 

Managing Director – Sysco Labs Ltd 

Presantha Jayamaha –Treasurer 

Chairman – Best Western Elyon Colombo

J.M. Swaminathan – Director 

Senior Partner – Julius & Creasy

Damien Gilkerson – Director 

Managing Director – Glaxo Wellcome Ceylon Ltd

Hasitha Abeywardena– Director 

Director Enterprise Business – Microsoft Sri Lanka

Santosh Kumar – Director 

Country Manager - MasterCard Singapore Holdings Ltd

Sanjeeva Abeygoonewardena –Director 

Director / CEO - Mountain Hawk Express Ltd 

Naalaka Madugalle – Director 

Director – Associated Motorways 

Lakshan Madurasinghe – Director 

Public Affairs and Communication Manager – Coca – Cola Beverages Sri Lanka 

Chandika Mendis – Director 

Senior Vice President and Global Head of Engineering – Virtusa Corp 

Partha Mazumdar – US Embassy Representative

Economic Chief – US Embassy to Sri Lanka and the Maldives