Gamika De Silva heads SLIM

Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) recently elected a new Executive Committee and a Council led by Mr. Gamika De Silva, Senior Manager Marketing (Post-pay & Mobile Broadband), Etisalat Lanka ( Pvt) Ltd; for the year 2013/14. SLIM members gathered at The Kingsbury Hotel for the 43rd SLIM Annual General Meeting, which was eagerly attended.

As the new SLIM President, Mr. Gamika De Silva assured the members that the new Committee and Council will work towards achieving the objectives of SLIM. “My objective is to consolidate and reinvent to ensure that we achieve greater and more sustainable results. My intention is to add value to all the stakeholders and spheres including members, students, government, the general public, the marketing fraternity and the staff of SLIM,” he added “I am deeply honoured to head the national body for marketing in Sri Lanka. Our Institute has reached greater heights with a rich history over 40 years, the new Executive Committee and Council comprised professionals representing diverse fields , hence they will be effective in achieving SLIM’s overall objectives and introducing new concepts to drive SLIM towards better results”.

SLIM Council comprises of:

Mr.Gamika De Silva - Senior Manager Marketing, Post-pay & Mobile Broadband, Etisalat Lanka (Pvt) Ltd

Mr. Kalana Ratnayake - Managing Director, The7 P’s Solutions (Pvt) Ltd

Mr. Dhanesh R Jayathilaka – General Manager- Infinitas HealthCare (Pvt) Ltd &

Xiteb (Pvt) Ltd

Mr. Ruwan Liyanagamage - Head of Business, Johnson & Johnson Dept., CIC Holdings PLC.

Mr. Upul Adikari - Category Manager, Ceylinco Life

Mr.Elangovan Karthik - AGM Marketing, Citizens Development Business Finance Ltd

Mr. Sanath Senanayake

SLIM Executive Committee comprises of:

Mr. Gamika De Silva (President) Mr. Kalana Ratnayake (Vice President) Mr. Dhanesh R Jayathilaka (Vice President) Mr. Ruwan Liyanagamage (Treasurer) Mr. Upul Adikari (Hon. Secretary) Mr. Elangovan Karthik ( Assistant

Secretary) Mr. Sanath Senanayake (CEO/Executive

Director) Mr. Prasad Hewagama - General Manager,

Transmile Airlines Mr. Ranjith Edirisinghe- Deputy General

Manager, Lanka Sathosa Ltd. Mr. LeRoy Ebert- Manager Marketing &

Business Development Logiwiz Mr. Charitha Jayasinghe - Manager - Business Development, LOLC Insurance Co. Ltd. Mr. Suranjith Swaris- Sales & Marketing

Manager, Coats Thread Exports Ms. Neluka de Alwis- Director, Fairway

Holdings Mr. Shohan Chandiram- Small and Medium

Business Lead, Microsoft Mr. Roshan Fernando- Senior Account

Manager, Power House Ltd. Mr. Pradeep Edward- General

Manager, NovEx Pharmaceuticals

Limited Ms. Sanjana Seneviratne- Manager Marketing and Communication, hSenid Software International Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) founded in 1970 ( then called Ceylon Institute of Marketing) with the view to harness the available skills in Marketing for the growth and development of the profession, was subsequently incorporated by Act no 41 of 1980 of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. SLIM is a Member of the Asia Marketing Federation ( AMF) and the World Marketing Association (WMA).