Anjalika Perera of GAC Sri Lanka tops global rankings
View(s):Ms. Anjalika Perera from the GAC Group Sri Lanka has topped the global shipping academic rankings, as one of the two Sri Lankans who won a world prize at the Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers (UK) (ICS) academic examinations of 2017/18.
Ms. Anjalika Perera
Ms. Perera won her world prize for the subject “Liner Trades” out of a student base of almost 2000 and will be receiving the Tutorship Pieter Van Gelder Award.
Together with her fellow graduates, she will be attending the award ceremony at Trinity House, London where she will be recognized for her academic excellence. At her young age of 27, Anjalika rose to the top at a global level and set the benchmark for aspiring future Sri Lankans to invite resilience and hard work into their lives, her company said in a media release.
“I’m overjoyed with my achievement and proud to represent my company and country at the Award Ceremony in London. I thank everyone who has helped me in this journey, especially GAC – who has given me so many opportunities in my career to grow. I was told numerous times that the shipping industry was no place for a woman, but the amazing support I continuously received from my team and my need to constantly learn new things, has helped me come this far,” she said.
Starting her career as a Management Trainee at GAC Sri Lanka, a McLarens Group company, Anjalika has impressed and excelled since day one and has come a long way. Today, as a Senior Executive of Operations, she handles business development and vessel agency operations while being an active member of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA).