CILT Sri Lanka elects new council thro’ secret ballot
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Seated from left to right: H.A. Premaratne, Prof. Amal Kumarage, Dr. Lalith Edirisinghe, Channaka de Alwis, Ms. Gayani de Alwis, Capt. Lasitha Cumaratunga, Dr. Ms. Namali Sirisoma, Upali Gunawardena, Saliya Senanayake and Niral Kadawatharatchie (Immediate Past Chairman). Standing from left to right: Dr. Indika Sigera, C.J.C. Rodrigo, Nishal Samarasekera, Henry de Silva, Ms. Chandrika Nalheer, Chanaka Gunatilake, Chaminda Perera, Ibrahim Saleem, Dr. T. Sivakumar and Dr. Tissa. Others who were not present: Dr. T. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan, Tissa Wickramasinghe and Dr. Ms. Ganga Samarasekara.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Sri Lanka held its 33rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Colombo recently, marking also the first time members were elected by a secret ballot.
Capt. Lasitha Cumaratunga was re-elected as the Chairman for a second term while the three Vice Chairpersons elected were Dr. T. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan, Ms. Gayani de Alwis, and Dr. Ms. Namalie Sirisoma. Channaka de Alwis and Upali Gunawardena were elected as the Secretary and Treasurer, respectively.
A CILT media release said that a key feature of the newly elected council is the presence of six females in the CILT Council which was a repeat of 2015.
CILT is actively promoting gender diversity in the industry through its women’s forum, Women in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT).
CILT Chairman Cumaratunga in his address spoke about various activities that CILT conducted in the past year, the most notable being the highly successful international conference which was well attended by the logistics fraternity of the country. He commended the work of WiLAT and Young Professionals’ Forum (YPF) for continuously making an impact in their respective spheres.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is a leading global professional body associated with the logistics and transport industry. CILT Sri Lanka began functioning as a territory of CILT from 2013.