Sarrah Sammoon appointed to SEALA Board

The Southeast Asian Leadership Academy (SEALA) is an Asian platform for sharing practical knowledge, leadership tools, mentorship network support and global networks - making them fully available to a new generation of leaders.

In a comparison of the coaching industry in South Asia, Forbes declared SEALA a clear winner in the field. The single most valuable piece of SEALA is the network they’ve built. SEALA has GMs of multinational corporations, heads of family dynasties and many high-ranking corporates amongst its alumni. A point to note is that one cannot just pay an enrolment fee to gain access to SEALA. It has a rigorous approval process. 

The Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF) is the parent organization of SEALA. It was formed in the US by a group of CEOs, corporate executives and leading entrepreneurs about 40 years ago to bridge the gap between regions. 

They were profoundly tired of the usual off-the-shelf trainings and wanted to share with up-and-coming business and civil society leaders in all parts of the world the practical knowledge and leadership tools that they had experienced and used with success in their own professional lives. The Central Eurasia Leadership Academy (CELA) was inaugurated in 2002 while MELA was launched in 2010. Soon to enter its 10th year, SEALA is entering a fresh and exciting period. 

In this atmosphere, Sri Lanka’s Sarrah Sammoon fits perfectly into the SEALA Board. Other new board members are Nini Daing (Malaysia), Marcellinus Jerry Winata (Indonesia) and Harley Trung (Vietnam). Board also includes Anand Sharma (Founder of SEALA, USA), Anun Dhawan (Chairperson SEALA, India), Arj Wignaraja (Past Chair, Sri Lanka), Ashok Mittal (India), Bill Starnes (Past Chair SIBF, Current Head of Faculty, USA), and Saad Khan (Pakistan).

Sarrah Sammoon has over 30 years of entrepreneurial experience in global mobility, immigration, residence and citizenship by investment, cutting red tape allowing freedom of movement for businesses and HNWI. She is Founder CEO of Magellan Champlain, Sri Lanka’s pioneer global mobility solutions firm and Director of Sapphire Capital Group which operates in gemstones, jewellery and hospitality sectors.