REBRANDING SRI LANKA’S FLAVOUR AS A VANILLA EXPORTER – MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF AGRO VENTURES PLANTATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED, NILANGA KARUNARATHNE
A firm believer of dreams and ideas as invaluable assets, Nilanga Karunarathne – Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Agro Ventures Plantations Private Limited – is a testament to this statement. This renowned entrepreneur who created ripples in the agricultural sector attributed his business acumen to the tender age of ten. He recalls looking at magazines […]
UPLIFTING THE NATION’S HEALTHCARE EDUCATION – DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & DIRECTOR MEDICAL SERVICES OF THE LANKA HOSPITALS CORPORATION PLC, Dr. LASANTHA KARUNASEKARA
“Since its inception in 2019, Lanka Hospitals Academy (LHA) has been indispensable in the growth of the healthcare workforce of Sri Lanka,” stated Dr. Lasantha Karunasekara – Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Director Medical Services of The Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC. Here he discussed LHA’s vision to produce healthcare professionals with the necessary exposure and […]
CONSTRUCTING A LEGACY WITH ETHICAL PHILOSOPHIES AND QUALITY LEADERSHIP – THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OREL CORPORATION, KUSHAN KODITUWAKKU
Taking on the business at the age of twenty-two upon his father’s passing, KushanKodituwakku, the Managing Director of Orel Corporation, strived towards prevailing despite all odds. With nothing being handed to Kushan on a silver platter, his success was a constant upward battle filled with blood, sweat and tears. Every fall has only helped him […]
A SCRUMPTIOUS PLATTER OF SUCCESS NOTES – FOUNDER OF RAFFLES CONSOLIDATED PRIVATE LIMITED, TONY BOHORAN
Reminiscing the beginnings of his career, the Founder of Raffles Consolidated Private Limited, Mr. Tony Bohoran, vividly recalls when he first felt the allure of the hospitality industry. During hotel visits, as a young student, he would watch in fascination the finesse with which the front desk staff carried themselves and the neat attires of […]
INNOVATING FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION – CO-FOUNDER AT INVENA, SARAH DOLE
A proud alumna of Ladies College Sri Lanka, Sarah Dole, Co-founder at Invena, is a mother, technologist and entrepreneur with a passion for understanding how complex things work. Possessing a clear-cut desire to unlock the exponential benefits for when different disciplines intertwine with one another, she is focused on developing sustainable solutions for island nations […]
RISING THROUGH THE ASHES INTO A BUBBLE OF PIQUANT AROMAS! – FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTRESS OF WINTER IN VENICE, ERMILA JAYASURIYA CURTIS
An assiduous journey in entrepreneurship, often highlights the passion and courage in conquering the corporate arena. Prominently, a female accentuating the tenets of a business, calibrates a well scripted origin within the business community. Capturing her intentions through the essence of femininity and entrepreneurship, Ermila Jayasuriya Curtis, the Founder and Managing Directress of Winter in […]
ASSEMBLING AMBITION VIA INQUISITIVENESS – GROUP DIRECTOR, PEOPLE TRANSFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AT LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP (LSEG), SHYAMALI RANASINGHE
With no particular career path in mind after finishing her schooling, Shyamali Ranasinghe held a deep end passion for pursuing a good university education. Now taking on the role of Group Director, People Transformation, Technology Division at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), Shyamali shares with us her career voyage that not only begins with learning […]
FORMULATING FUTURISTIC STRATEGIES FOR THE APPAREL INDUSTRY – DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER AND HEAD OF BUSINESS STRATEGY AT MAS HOLDINGS – MAS KREEDA, SENPATHI JAYAWICKRAMA
Kick-starting her career as a finance practitioner, SENPATHI JAYAWICKRAMA, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER AND HEAD OF BUSINESS STRATEGY AT MAS HOLDINGS – MAS KREEDA, holds great ardor for the potential of evolution in finance. After qualifying as a Chartered Management Accountant at the age of 20, she is now a Fellow Member of CIMA and CGMA, […]
UNDERSTANDING IS THE KEY TO UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN – DIRECTOR / CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) FOR JKH CONSUMER FOODS SECTOR AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AT JOHN KEELLS GROUP, NELINDRA FERNANDO
Presently serving as Director / Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for JKH Consumer Foods sector and Executive Vice President at John Keells Group, Nelindra Fernando is an all-Sri Lankan female success story. We sat down with this accomplished Management Accountant professional as she discussed her experiences running finance in an industry traditionally perceived to be a […]
REPRESENTING THE STEM FIELD WITH ARDOR AND PRIDE – SENIOR MANAGER, INNOVATION: BEAUTY, GROOMING AND WELLNESS AT HEMAS CONSUMER BRANDS OF HEMAS HOLDINGS PLC, IMESHI SAHABANDU
Harboring an aim to become a forensic scientist in her teenage days led Imeshi Sahabandu into the field of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Genetics. Eventually pursuing her higher studies with an undergraduate degree in Biotechnology, she is now the Senior Manager, Innovation: Beauty, Grooming and Wellness at Hemas Consumer Brands of Hemas Holdings PLC with a […]