CMI Sri Lanka

Rohitha Amarapala FCMI

Mr. Rohitha Amarapala is currently heading Head of Human Resource Management function as Deputy General Manager – Human Resources of Sri Lanka Insurance Corp Ltd.

He is a renowned HR professional who counts over 20 years of senior management experience in Human Resource Management, Development, Employee Relations and General Administration functions both in Private and Public Sector organizations and Multinational Companies.

He is a Chartered fellow member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management,  Sri Lanka and also a fellow member of Chartered Management Institute U.K. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Sydney Australia and National Diploma in Human Resource Management from CIPM Sri Lanka. Further, he functioned as the President of CIPM Sri Lanka from 2014 to 2016.

Mr Amarapala was bestowed with CIPM Life Time Gold Medal for the Best HR Professional in Sri Lanka for the year 2018 by Charteted Insitute of Personnel Management. Sri Lanka.

Ninesh Amirthiah FCMI

Ninesh D. Amirthiah MBA(India), CMA(Aus.), CITP BCS, FCMI

An Experienced IT professional, with over 20 years of experience in Management and leadership roles.    Expertise in ERP Management and Consultancy, Project Management and Online Solution platforms. Currently a Director of IT and Business Solutions (ASEAN Region) for a multinational Company.

Former Chairman of the Management club of Sri Lanka and an active member of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL). Currently a member of the EXCO of the CMI Sri Lanka Regional Board.

Chaminda De Silva CMgr MCMI

Having completed BEng in Aeronautical Engineering at Kingston University and MBA at London School of Commerce UK, Chartered Manager status was obtained in 2017 and currently reading for a Doctorate at Asia e University.

Sixteen years of sales & marketing experience in diversified fields of retail, health care, electrical and HR & management consultancy. Joined as a Temporary Christmas Staff and progressed to Branch Manager at Earnest Jones, UK and then joined CASIO Electronics UK Co Ltd as the Head of Retail Marketing.  Currently working as the General Manager at Orel Corporation, Sri Lanka and a Director at Carter Lloyd Pvt Ltd.

Visiting Marketing Lecturer at SAEGIS Campus, EDULINK International Campus and BCAS Campus.

Won the accolades of ‘Sales Associate’ and ‘Branch Manager’ of the Year in Ernest Jones, UK and ‘Best Sales Manager’ at Analytical Instruments Pvt Ltd, Sri Lanka.

Member of SMEDLY Toastmaster Club since October 2016.

Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri CMgr FCMI

Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri is a conference speaker, corporate trainer, strategy consultant, author and an academic. He has a rare combination of being a Chartered HR professional, Chartered Electrical Engineer, and a Chartered Fellow Member of the Management Institute (CMI), UK.  He is the Director and Chairman of the Board of Management of Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Ajantha is a Past President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), Sri Lanka, and was a Vice President of the Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management (APFHRM). He is an Adjunct Professor at Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma. He is also the editor of the pioneering Sri Lankan Journal of Management (SLJM).

Being a Commonwealth AMDISA Doctoral Fellow Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow, and a Commonwealth Postdoctoral Fellow, he is also an independent director of several boards and serves in several governing councils. He carries three decades of private and public sector experience including Unilever and Nestle, with consultancy engagements in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He has transitioned himself from being an “Engineer of Electrical” to an “Engineer of Hearts and Minds.”

Chaminda Ediriwickrama FCMI

Chaminda Ediriwickrama is the Director/Cluster CEO – LAUGFS Gas PLC.

A management specialist with hands-on experience in Marketing, Business Development, Portfolio management, Business process re-engineering and General management. He has over 25 years’ experience as a practitioner, consultant and facilitator in the given fields. Possesses a Diploma in Marketing, an MBA, a MSc and has extensive training both locally and internationally on Marketing, BPR and General management. Mr. Ediriwickrama has been a dynamic change agent and catalyst contributing strategic BD and BPR initiatives for a number of large organizations.

Chaminda possesses experience in Trading, Business and Market development, High end project initiatives, Manufacturing/ Assembly, Agribusiness, Industrial selling, Construction and Retailing businesses and was involved in handling Marketing management, Channel management, Business development, Marketing communication strategy formulation, General management and Commercial Management including supply chain management.

Chaminda  earlier held the position of Director – Sales and Marketing/Corporate Affairs at Litro Gas Lanka Limited and Litro Gas Terminal Lanka Limited (formerly SHELL Gas Lanka Ltd.) and Senior Vice President of Brown & Company PLC. He was the Chairman and Board Member at the State Development and Construction Corporation under the Ministry of Housing and Construction. In addition, he has held many Board positions and senior management positions at various corporate entities. Chaminda is a Fellow Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing, Fellow member of Canadian Institute of Marketing, and he is also a Fellow Member of the Chartered Management Institute.

Rishantha Mendis MCMI

Rishantha Mendis is Executive Director of Prudential Shipping, Helanka Vacations and Premium Trading & Logistics. Whilst overlooking and guiding the entire company on a day-to-day basis including the development, expansion, and diversification of the business, as well as its investments, he’s particularly involved in overseeing corporate marketing and promotions.

Rishantha was awarded a Bachelor’s Degree, BA(Hons) Business Management and a Master’s Degree, MSc Finance and Business from Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. Joining Prudential Shipping, initially as an intern, he rose quickly through four management levels before being invited to join the Board of Directors.

Rishantha is a Member of The Chartered Management Institute UK (CMI-UK), and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK (CILT-UK), The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors and The National Trust of Sri Lanka. He also sits on the executive committee of Young Ship Sri Lanka of CASA (Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents) as Vice Chairman. His international experience includes working in Singapore and Dubai for short periods at Ship Owner hub offices.

Nirmalan Nagendra FCMI

A professional Hotelier since 1981.  Nirmalan has worked in ten countries as Director of Finance and for four years as Deputy General Manager.

Nirmalan is a FIH, U.K. a Fellow CMI, U.K. FHOSPA (Hospitality Professionals Association).

His work experience includes:

Sandi Lane, Barbados – Director Finance

Exclusive Forte Hotel

Forte Nassau Beach, Bahamas – Deputy General Manager

Le Meridian, Kuwait – Deputy General Manager

Park Hyatt, Jeddah – Director Finance

Royal Meridian, Abu – Dhabi – Director Finance

Consultant Le Meridian, New Orleans, USA

Training Consultant Le Meridiean, Singapore

Pre Opening Finance Trainer – Le Meridian India

Nirmalan has completed the GM Program, Cornel University, NY, 1998, holds a Hotel Diploma AHMA, USA. He is a     Commitment to Excellence Trainer – Forte Hotels. Nirmalan writes to News Papers  on Commercial Finance and Hotel related topics and is also a Lecturer on Practical Finance and improvement of profit in the Hotel Industry.

Kamaya Perera FCMI

Kamaya is a Partner in the Advisory practice of KPMG Sri Lanka and heads the Management Consulting Division, Integration and Separation Advisory Services. She also heads the National Development Assistance Sector which focuses on the public sector, development agencies and the private sector who invest in the country’s social and economic growth priorities. She also leads the AAOS (Accounting Advisory and Outsourcing services) and  KPMG Executive Services (Pvt) Ltd.

She counts 17 years’ experience in carrying out advisory engagements and was a core team member of ADB’s Capital Market Development Assistance Project and ADB’s Innovative Credit Guarantee Scheme for SMEs Project.

In addition, she has headed a multitude of Strategy Development and Implementation projects for both Government and Private sector Institutions.

Her industry experience includes: Insurance, Infrastructure & Government, Financial services, Agri business, Hospitality, Power, Telecommunication, Consumer Markets and Manufacturing and has worked in Sri Lanka and overseas.

Kamaya currently functions as the engagement partner for numerous process improvement engagements specifically for the  Finance, Insurance and Supply Chain functions of companies across a variety of industries, including Financial Services.

Kamaya is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Management Institute (UK); an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ACA), an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants ACMA (UK), a Certified Practicing Accountant CPA (Australia). She also holds a BSc. (Hons.) Business from the  Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) and is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).

Indhra Kaushal Rajapaksa FCMI

Mr. Indhra Kaushal Rajapaksa is the President of the Sri Lanka Branch of the Chartered Management Institute of UK (CMI).
He is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Management Institute (UK), a Fellow of the Plastics and Rubber Institute and an Associate member of the Association of Business Executives UK holding an MBA in Business Management.

Kaushal is also the current President of Plastics and Rubber Institute, the Vice President of Confederation of Small and Medium Industries [COSMI], the Vice President of the Board of Management of the Management Club, a Member of the Management Committee of the National Chamber of Exporters, an Executive Committee Member of SLAMERP, an Executive Committee Member of the Institute of Environment Professionals [IEPSL] and Chairman of the Minuwangoda Industrial Association.
He is also an Executive Committee Member of the Singapore, China and Pakistan business councils.

He is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Industries for the Rubber Product Manufacturing Sector.

Kaushal possesses a wealth of experience in the private sector, working for the tire industry, footwear industry and for the Government Sector at the Task Force for rebuilding the nation, handling the rehabilitation of livelihood of the people affected by Tsunami in 2004.

Since 2007 Kaushal is into his own business namely Kalhari Group of companies of exporting industrial waste rubber, plastics, etc.

Kaushal is also into leisure boat chartering and building industry serving as the Board Director of Building a Future Foundation and Sail Lanka Yachting Group.

Currently Kaushal is the First Vice District Governor of the Lions District 306B2.

Chaya Ranaweera MCMI

Ms. Ranaweera holds a MSc in Labour Relations and Human Resources Management from the University of Colombo. She is a member of the Chartered Management Institute – UK, member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management – SL and a certified member of the Sri Lanka National Association of Counselors.

Ms. Ranaweera has over 18 years of experience in the industries of Hospitality, Banking and Finance, Renewable Energy and the Non-profit sector.