AmCham appoints new Board of Directors for 2017/2018

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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