Anil Koswatte new Litro Gas Chairman; new faces on Board

Multi-faceted Anil Koswatte has been appointed as the Chairman of Litro Gas Lanka Ltd., the largest importer and supplier of LP Gas.

Anil Koswatte

Koswatte is well known sales and marketing professional is a leading entrepreneur and the founder of ‘Lakarcade,’ Asia’s biggest novelty gift and souvenir chain which he is the CEO and Managing Director.

He held the position of Chairman/CEO and Board Member in a number of reputed Government institutions as well as private sector organisations including the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), the Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA) and Laksala. 

He counts over 25 years of marketing and strategic experience at Nestle, the leading multinational food company in the world. Koswatte also served in the capacity of an advisor to the International Trade and Export Development Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris. He is also one of the founding members of the Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE).

Two Directors to the Board have also been appointed. They are tourism and hotel industry veteran M. Shanthikumar and Asoka Bandara, Marketing Consultant at Maliban. The Treasury representative is Athula Kumara, Director General Public Enterprises. A few more appointments to the Board are pending.