The fourth Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA) was held as a virtual meeting recently.
Former president Kodikara said the Association, which was set up in 2015, has an ambitious vision to achieve “Retail Excellence” and it strives to be the voice of the retail industry in Sri Lanka.
The SLRA aims to educate retailers as to how they could work together to improve standards of retailing in an inclusive manner, improve consumer service in all facets of retailing, and facilitate the growth of the Retail industry through innovation. The key initiative of the association for the Year 2019/20 is the ‘Leadership Excellence’ training conducted for retail and allied professionals.
Office bearers for 2020/21
President: Murali Prakash. Vice President: Charitha Subasinghe (CEO, Jay Kay Marketing Services) and Infiyaz Ali (CEO, Healthguard Pharmacy).
Executive Council: General Secretary Ms. Kaushalya Perera (Director, D. Samson & Sons), Asst. General Secretary: Dinesh Perera (Director, Abans PLC), Treasurer: Mahesh Wijewardena (CEO, Singer Sri Lanka), Asst. Treasurer: Ajith Amarasekara, Sector Chair - Durables including Households and Consumer Electronics: Asoka Pieris (Director, Cargills Ceylon), Sector Chair - e-commerce: Dulith Herath (Founder, Kapruka.com), Sector Chair - Entertainment, Restaurant and QSR: Ms. Ruvini Kariyawasam (Corporate Manager, Perera & Sons), Founder President: . Hussain Sadique (Deputy Managing Director, Hameedia), Immediate Past President: Sidath Kodikara, Council Member: Rakhil Fernando (MD, Daraz).