Aminda Rodrigo appointed new COYLE Chairman of 20th Anniversary Celebrations
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From left - Saranga Goonewardena Vice Chairman, Dinuk Hettiarachchi – Immediate Past Chairman, Aminda Rodrigo – Chairman and Chamath Kottage – Senior Vice Chairman
President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe graced the occasion of the 20th Anniversary celebrations of the Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) held on March 10 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. Also present at the gala function were several Ministers together with local and foreign dignitaries.
Aminda Rodrigo was appointed as the new Chairman of COYLE at the Annual General Meeting which preceded the event. He takes over from Dinuk Hettiarachchi who held the office for the year 2018/19. The new Chairman will be assisted by Senior Vice Chairman Chamath Kottage and Vice Chairman Saranga Goonawardena, the chamber said in a media release.
Mr. Rodrigo is Group Director of Rohan Rodrigo Group. An old boy of St. Thomas’s Prep Colombo, he qualified at the University of Leeds UK with a BSc (Hons) in Management Studies with Information Systems. He has several years’ experience handling the group’s various subsidiary businesses comprising of engineering, logistics, energy and tourism sectors.
Speaking of the appointment, Mr. Rodrigo commented: “I am pleased and honoured to have been elected Chair of COYLE. What has always impressed me about the chamber is the pragmatic and tangible approach taken to addressing the very real business concerns of our members. We are energized and ready to build on the record breaking success our members and the community have experienced in the previous years.”