Dr. Kotagama assumes duties as new Executive Director at Insurance Corp.

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Dr. Keerthi Bandara Kotagama who has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC), recently (12 January) commenced his duties at the main office of SLIC, Vauxhall Street, Colombo 02.

Kotagama, an expert in the agri-business management field, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture from the University of Peradeniya and a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

As the Managing Director/Chief Executive of CIC Agri Businesses, he has been recognised in the field of business and performs as the Chairman of the Janatha Estate Development Board and Galoya Plantations Ltd. with the recommendation of the President and Prime Minister after the new Government came into power. Further, he serves as a director to number of government related institutions such as Lanka Hospitals Ltd., the National Film Corporation and Ceylon Tea Museum.

Participating for the ceremony, the Minister of Rural Economic Affairs P. Harrison said that it would be a great help to make the people’s program of the government a reality with the appointment of Dr. Keerthi Kotagama, a competent manager who has been internationally appraised for providing a good example of developing businesses through responsible entrepreneurship, as the new Executive Director of the SLIC.