Newly appointed Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Dr. Prasantha Jayamanna has assumed duties this morning (January 20) at his office in Port of Colombo.
Dr. Jayamanna is a Doctor of Business Administration; most awarded Youngest Entrepreneur in Sri Lanka, and a leadership lecturer with vast knowledge in the implementation of strategic solutions.
He earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Sydney – Australia, OPM from the Harvard Business School and LPI from Harvard University. He is a certified lecturer for MSc, MBA and PhD candidness in Australian Institute of Business (AIB), Australian Institute of Management (AIM), Heriot-Watt University –UK, University of Bedfordshire – UK, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Prior to this new appointment, he was serving as the Vice-Chairman of SLPA.
Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Minister of Ports and Shipping, Mr. U C D Jayalal, Secretary to the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, Mr Upul Jayatissa Managing Director of Sri Lanka Ports Authority and many other officials were present on the occasion.