Lanka Sathosa announces new leadership...
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 Chief Executive Officer of Lanka Sathosa Limited, with effect from September 21, 2020. He served in 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 t he Army Command and Staff College for Defence 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 in Human Resource Management from the same institute.
Lanka Sathosa also welcomed four new Deputy General Managers (DGMS) to head its human resources and admin, engineering, information technology and internal audit functions, with effect from September 11, 2020.
Commenting on the appointments, Lanka Sathosa Limited Chairman Dr. Nushad M. Perera 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. Strengthening our senior management team with the appointment of these experienced leaders, I look forward to seeing Lanka Sathosa transform Sri Lanka’s retail space and deliver greater value to our customers and all other stakeholders.”
Wing Commander Primal Paragahawatta (Retd.) joined the retail chain as DGM HR and Admin. He severed in Sri Lanka Air Force’s Directorates of Administration and Provost for 21 years, holding key positions in HR and administration, security, i nvestigation 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 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 as DGM I n f o r m a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y. 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 come on board as DGM Internal Audit. A practicing Chartered Accountant, he brings with him over 17 years of experience in corporate finance in the private sector.