Seated from left: SLSBC Vice President Nirupa Peiris, SLSBC Immediate Past President Prajeeth Balasubramaniam, Honorary Consul-General of Singapore in Colombo Dr. Jayantha Dharmadasa, SLSBC President Shiluka Goonewardene, SLSBC Vice President Tilak Gunawardana and SLSBC Vice President Indhra Kaushal Rajapaksa 
Standing from left: Fertilizer Operations Senior General Manager Nilanga Samarasinghe, CIC Holdings PLC Group Chief Executive Officer Aroshan Seresinhe, Prudential Shipping (Pvt.) Ltd Chairman Rohitha Mendis, Aitken Spence Cargo (Pvt.) Ltd Assistant Vice President Chandana Jirasinha, Air Global (Pvt.) Ltd Deputy General Manager Passenger Sudeshinie Jayawardena, Spear International (Pvt.) Ltd Chairman/Managing Director Shamil Mendis, Ceylon Grain Elevators (Pvt.) Ltd Group General Manager Lawrence Chan and Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Assistant Secretary General Dinithi Dias

The Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce elected Shiluka Goonewardene, Head of Deal Advisory at KPMG, as President of the council at the 26th Annual General Meeting conducted recently. 

Concluding 25 years of operation, the SLSBC has since its establishment effectively executed its mandate to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. Initiatives under this mandate include streamlining processes for Sri Lankan entrepreneurs to enter the Singaporean market and promoting digitalisation for start-ups and SMEs in Sri Lanka with the aim of empowering local businesses with advanced tools and technologies, thereby leading to increased efficiency and competitiveness in the global market. 

The council also elected Vice Presidents Tilak Gunawardhana – MAC Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd Chief Financial Officer, Nirupa Peiris – Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC General Manager Sales and Marketing and Indhra Kaushal – Kalhari Group of Companies Group Managing Director, for 2023/24.

Representatives of member companies, A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd, Air Global (Pvt.) Ltd, Aitken Spence Cargo (Pvt.) Ltd, Ceylon Grain Elevators (Pvt.) Ltd, CIC Holdings PLC, Hemas Hospitals (Pvt.) Ltd and Star Promotions (Pvt.) Ltd, were elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the council.