Sri Lanka-Italy Business Council Holds AGM

27th August 2010, www.dailynews.lk

The 11th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka - Italy Business Council was held recently at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. The Council, which focuses on the objectives of 'promoting investment, trade and joint venture between Sri Lanka and Italy', is one of the twenty bilateral business councils that function under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Groundwork for the formation of the Council was laid by a proposal.

Ambassador Designate for Italy in Sri Lanka Rubens Fedele, and chief guest said he looked forward to working closely with the Council and said that he would like to hear from the membership of any issues faced by them and invited the membership to contact himself or Deputy Head of Mission Dr. Gianluca Rubagotti, if there was any way in which the Embassy could assist them.

Ranmal International (Pvt) Ltd Managing Director, Ranjit Jayewardene was re-elected as President of the Council for the year 2010-2011. He reiterated that the incoming Committee would encourage joint ventures between Sri Lanka and Italy, exchange information on trade and investment, conduct joint meetings with Italian business organizations in Sri Lanka and Italy and will serve as a recognized representative of the business sector interests in Sri Lanka. Jayewardene said that with the assistance of the Italian Embassy, the Council is pursuing a program named 'Invest your talent in Italy', where Italian Universities are promoted overseas. A delegation from Italy is expected shortly for further discussions.

Aus Afrasia Design Tiles (Pvt) Ltd CEO/Managing Director, Daya Ratnayake and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics (Pvt) Ltd Managing Director, Tania Polonnowita were appointed as Vice Presidents.

The committee comprises Allied Trading and Engineering (Pvt) Ltd. CEO, Raja Abeysinghe, Aitken Spence Travels Ltd. Director, Niranjan Rodrigo, Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC, Chairman/Managing Director, Sunil Wijesinha, Jetwing Travels (Pvt) Ltd., Senior Manager, Daminda Dinesh, Lanka Tiles PLC, Managing Director, Mahendra Jayasekera, Mackwoods Ltd., Marketing Director, Arjuna Yatawara, Sherman Sons Trading (Pvt) Ltd. Managing Director, Gihan De Silva and The Autodrome PLC, Joint Managing Director Rajeev Aloysius.
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