| Aitken Spence’s
key management team
The Aitken Spence Group last week provided
profiles of its management team led by Deputy Chairman
and CEO Rajan Britto. The group is chaired by controversial
business baron Harry Jayawardene.
Together with a multi-disciplined
knowledge, Britto brings with him a wealth of 25 years
of international experience working with Price Waterhouse
- London, British EverReady PLC, Minmetco Group, World
Bank and PERC.
He is Chairman, DFCC Bank and DFCC
Vardhana Bank. He is also a Director of Sri Lanka Insurance
Corporation. Dr. R M Fernando heads Plantations and
Business Development and has extensive experience particularly
in the plantation industry both in the public and private
sectors. He was the past Chairman of the Planters’
Association of Ceylon and was the founder Chairman of
the Tea Association of Sri Lanka - the apex body for
the tea industry. Ranjan Casie Chetty is the Secretary
of Aitken Spence & Co., Ltd. and a Director of some
Group companies. He has been actively involved in numerous
committees of professional institutes and chambers of
commerce. He was the former Chairman of Sri Lanka Apparel
Exporters Association.
Rohantha Peiris heads the Freight
Forwarding and Express Division. He has wide industry
experience and is a past-chairman of the Sri Lanka Freight
Forwarders Association.
Niranjan Nallaratnam heads Integrated
Logistics. He has many years of experience in the industry
and is a member of several industry bodies. Indrajit
Abeywardene heads the Printing sector of the Group.
Nilanthi Sivapragasam is the Chief Financial Officer
of the Group. Gehan Perera heads the Destination Management
sector in the Group. He is the Immediate Past President
and an honorary member of the Sri Lanka Association
of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO). Devan de Mel is
the Managing Director of the Power Generation sector
of the Group. He formerly headed the Corporate Planning
Unit and was closely involved in the Group’s diversification
into the power generation. Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake
who heads Maritime Transport was the former Chairman/Chief
Executive of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and Jaya
Container Terminals Ltd.
Malin Hapugoda heads the Hotels sector
of the Group. He is a professional hotelier counting
many years of managerial experience within several hotel
companies and is the Immediate Past President of the
Tourist Hotels’ Association of Sri Lanka and a
Member of the Tourism Cluster.
Nimmi Guneratne is the Managing Director
of Aitken Spence Insurance (Pvt) Ltd., and is the General
Manager of the Lloyds Agency in Colombo and the Maldives.
She is the current vice president of the Sri Lanka Insurance
Institute. Sasi Ganeshan is the Managing Director of
the General Sales Agency of Singapore Airlines in Colombo,
as well as the Company’s Outbound Travels division.
He counts many years of experience in and possesses
a wide knowledge of the travels industry.
Susith Jayawickrama was promoted to
the Aitken Spence Group Board, in April 2005. He is
presently the Director General Manager of Aitken Spence
Hotels and serves on the Boards of several hotel companies
in the Group. He has been with the company for the past
16 years and has wide experience and exposure in the
tourism industry and in the field of finance. |
