Annual Report 2011 - 2012 - Colombo Stock Exchange
Annual Report 2011 - 2012 - Colombo Stock Exchange
Annual Report 2011 - 2012 - Colombo Stock Exchange
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04 BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
Mr. Gregory Scott Newsome<br />
Executive Director<br />
Mr. Gregory Scott Newsome has been a leader of many companies. Mr. Scott Newsome is an electronic trading professional with over a decade of<br />
experience. He is a multi-exchange consultant for US, Europe and South Asian <strong>Stock</strong> <strong>Exchange</strong>s and a skilled presenter of technical material in<br />
seminars and training classes. Mr. Scott holds a BBA Degree in Finance with a focus on Derivative Securities and Investments from James Madison<br />
University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA. He has authored 'SoesBook', a technical textbook and reference guide for trading in the NASDAQ Index.<br />
His vision is to evolve blueprints for the future growth for companies as well as national stock exchanges. Mr. Newsome serves as a Director of<br />
Ceylon Leather Products PLC, Environmental Resources Investment PLC and Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC as well.<br />
Dr. Kosala Heengama<br />
Executive Director<br />
Dr. Kosala Heengama brings in more than a decade of specialized ICT, management experience in leading and expanding large global IT service<br />
organizations. He has also been instrumental in implementation of low cost simplified enterprise systems and technologies which works<br />
seamlessly for efficient information distribution in multi-layer platforms. Earlier, he was attached to the Ministry of Finance as an ICT Chief<br />
Advisor for Government of Sri Lanka. Dr. Heengama, who works on improved efficiencies and process in many Industries, ventured into financial<br />
services and strategic investments in ERI, and is a Member of Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (MIEEE). Dr. Kosala Heengama<br />
serves as a Director of Ceylon Leather Products PLC, Environmental Resources Investment PLC and Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC as well.<br />
Mr. Rajan Asirwatham<br />
Independent/Non-Executive Director<br />
Mr Rajan Asirwatham was the Senior Partner and Country Head of KPMG Ford Rhodes Thornton & Company from 2001 to 2008. Further he was the<br />
Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Sustainable Tourism Project funded by the World Bank for the Ministry of Tourism. As at present, Mr<br />
Asirwatham, a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, is the Chairman of the Financial Services Stability<br />
Committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. He was also a member of the Presidential Commission on Taxation, appointed by the Excellency of<br />
the President, a member of the council of the University of <strong>Colombo</strong>. He also serves on the Boards of Aitken Spence PLC, Aitken Spence Hotels<br />
PLC, Brown & Company PLC, Browns Beach Hotels PLC, Ceylon Agro Industries, Ceylon Tea Services PLC, CIC Holdings PLC, Confifi Hotel Holding<br />
PLC, Dial Tex Industries Limited, Eden Hotel Lanka PLC, Lanka Orix Financial Company Limited, Lanka Orix Leasing Company PLC, Mercantile<br />
Merchant Bank Limited, Rajawella Holdings (Private) Limited, Renuka Hotels (Private) Limited, Riverina Hotels PLC, Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC,<br />
Vallibel One Limited &Yaal Hotels (Private) Limited.<br />
The <strong>Colombo</strong> Pharmacy Company PLC<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong> - <strong>2012</strong><br />
Board of Directors<br />
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