PIM Alumni Association elects new president and executive committee for 2018/19
The PIM Alumni Association (PIMA), the professionals’ association of the prestigious Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), affiliated to the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, recently concluded their Annual General Meeting electing the president and the executive committee for the Year 2018/19, at PIM.
At the AGM, the outgoing president 2017/18 Nishantha Gunasekara said: “As we review our activities during the financial year 2017/2018, we can proudly claim that we have been able to provide visibility of PIMA and complete many successful events with an encouraging number of PIMA members’ participation.”
He also commended the contribution of the Executive Committee Members and PIMA Secretariat to make 2017/2018 a memorable one.
“I thank the Director, Academic and Administrative Staff of PIM and PIMA membership for the confidence placed in the outgoing Executive Committee to perform the duties effectively,” Gunasekara said.
He invited members to engage and support PIMA during the ensuing year to continue the momentum.
East West Marketing (Pvt.) Ltd CEO Dinesh Hamangoda was elected the president for the year 2018/19 at the AGM.
He assured: “With the great team appointed to the board this year, I have no doubt that we can take PIMA to the next level. We will develop a strategic plan for the year for the benefit of the Alumni and the future leaders of PIMA. The programmes and activities this year will follow the three cluster concept under a model namely; communicate, perform and govern, which was followed last year. This will be our blue print for this year too, especially with the ‘perform cluster’ covering the elements; learn, explore, play, share and reward.”
The members of the executive committee for 2018/2019 include Dinesh Hamangoda (President 2018/19), Jayalal Hewawasam (Vice President), Nishantha Gunasekara (Immediate Past President), Aminda Udithathilake (Secretary), Shermi Fernando (Treasurer), Ujith Hewage, Nilufa Nizam, Lalinda Ariyaratne, Onalie Dissanayake, Aroshan Indujeewa, Chandana Ekanayake, Migara Panditaratne, Prabath Manimeldura, Shiranthi Theverapperuma, Gishan Perera, Randima Krishnaratne and Dishan Sherminda.