Parakrama appointed to UDA Board

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Editor's Note: This article is being repeated since it was incorrectly published yesterday

Top transport and logistics specialist Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake, Chartered Fellow (Transport and Logistics) FCILT UK, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Urban Development Authority (UDA) by Minister Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage Rauff Hakeem. Some of the positions Dr. Dissanayake has held in the past includes Sri Lanka Transport Board Advisory Council Chairman, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Chairman, Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman and Jaya Container Terminals Chairman. Currently Dissanayake is the Chairman/CEO Aitken Spence Maritime and Logistics, a Director of its Main Board Aitken Spence PLC, Joint Managing Director of CINEC Campus, Director Fiji Ports Terminals and Chairman Steering Committee – Logistics, Aviation and Shipping of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. He is a University of Oxford Business alumnus and a Fellow of NORAD, JICA and Harvard Business School (EEP). He is also the Honorary Consul General for the Republic of Fiji Islands in Sri Lanka.