As the Hambantota chamber enters its third decade, Manager, Projects and Strategy, Bindu Krishanthi Weerasinghe has taken over the responsibilities of the Hambantota District Chamber of Commerce (HDCC) with effect from January 1, 2012 and will function as the custodian and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the regional chamber said last week.
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Announcing the appointment, the Director General of HDCC, Azmi Thassim said, "With her proven track record of six years in the Chamber, HDCC is very confident that Krishanthi will provide strong leadership to HDCC, and help us better serve the needs and romote the interests of our members as well as of the entire business community and young people in the District."
In the statement, Mr Thassim said that he will continue to support HDCC on a voluntary basis in his capacity as a past president and he has now been elected as the President of the Past Presidents' Consortium. He will also be taking up responsibilities as a consultant and advisor at the request of the management and the board.
Ms Weerasinghe served as the head of the Chamber Secretariat after joining the Chamber as an Information Executive in 2005. She comes from the South and qualified from the University of Moratuwa with a BSc in Engineering and also gained a Post Graduate Certificate in Business Administration from the Open University in Milton Keynes, UK. She also worked as a lecturer in the faculty of engineering at the University of Ruhuna.
During her six years in the Chamber, Ms Weerasinghe managed several projects with national and international partners, organized high profile events and took part in numerous international negotiations. She was also directly involved in the Tsunami Reconstruction Initiative for young people and in the formulation of the Women Empowering project.
"A few years ago HDCC adopted a policy of gender equality and we are very pleased that Krishanthi has been unanimously selected as Chief Executive Officer, a very responsible and prestigious position. This is the first change of the institutional head of HDCC in 20 years as the Founder President, Mr. Azmi Thassim served as the institutional head from its inception until 31st December 2011," the statement added.
Her team includes Fazlim Batcha (Manager IT and Business Development), Sudhammika Wickramanayake (Manager -Hambantota Job Solutions), Sanjeewa Guruge (Executive-Hambantota Youth business Programme) and Kumudu Ramanayake (Executive- Administration and Secretariat) and
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