Joined the Hayleys Group in 1969. Appointed to the Board of Hayleys PLC in 1998 and as the Chairman and Chief Executive of Hayleys PLC in July 2009.
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK). Serves as Honorary Consul of the United Mexican States (Mexico) to Sri Lanka. Council Member of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon. Member of the Advisory Council of the Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA).
Leadership Excellence Recognition by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. Recipient of the ‘Best Shipping Personality’ Award by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. Honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Seatrade – Sri Lanka Ports, Trade and Logistics (SLPTL) and the first-ever Sri Lanka Pinnacle Lifetime Award by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). Inducted as Legend of Logistics by the Sri Lanka Logistics and Freight Forwarding Association in recognition of services rendered to Sri Lanka’s logistics industry.