Lanka Sathosa, the country’s largest retail network business announced a host of senior leadership appointments to spearhead its ongoing transformation as it strives to deliver greater value to the nation during this global health and financial crisis.
Major Anura Pandithage (Retd.) has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lanka Sathosa Limited with effect from 21st September 2020. He served in the Sri Lanka Army for 20 years. Post his retirement from the Army, he has held management roles in Human Resources and Administration at several leading private sector enterprises. A graduate of the Army Command and Staff College for Defense Management (psc), he holds an MBA from the Open University of Sri Lanka. He is a Chartered Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and holds a Diploma for Human Resource Management from the same Institute.
Lanka Sathosa also welcomed 4 new Deputy General Managers (DGMs) to head its Human Resources (HR) and Admin; Engineering; Information Technology; and Internal Audit functions with effect from 11th September 2020.
Commenting on the appointments, Dr.Nushad M. Perera, Chairman said, “Lanka Sathosa has always been committed to serving Sri Lankans around the island, offering everyday essentials at economical prices.We have been striving relentlessly to support consumers, small business owners, local manufacturers and farmers during this global health and financial crisis.
Wing Commander Primal Paragahawatta (Retd.) joined the retail chain as DGM - HR and Admin. He severed in the Sri Lanka Air Force’s Directorates of Administration and Provost for 21 years, holding key positions in HR & Administration, Security, Investigation and Ceremonial Duties during his tenure.
Priyantha Godegama, who counts over 17 years of experience in Civil Engineering, will be leading Lanka Sathosa’s Engineering team as DGM – Engineering. Prior to this, he had served as the Project Director of the Urban Development Authority’s Urban Regeneration Project and Director - Civil Engineering at an Engineering and Construction company in the private sector.
Sumathi Hewavitharana has been appointed DGM - Information Technology. He counts over 25 years of experience in the field of IT, having served as Functional Consultant at WCS Lanka (Private) Limited; Consultant, Manager and Business Analyst at Nestle Lanka PLC and IT Manager at Maliban Biscuit Manufactories (Private) Limited. B. Thusitha Kumara Nissanka has has come on board as DGM - Internal Audit.
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