Veteran media personalities Sudewa Hettiarachchi and Kingsley Rathnayaka were appointed as the President’s Media Director General and the President’s spokesman last week.
Hettiarachchi who received the letter of appointment from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat is due to assume duties this week.
Rathnayaka received the letter of appointment from President Rajapaksa on Thursday.
Hettiarachchi is an administrative officer who had served as Assistant Manager, Manager, Assistant General Manager, General Manager, Director and CEO in several leading media institutes.
He was the Chief Executive Officer of the Swarnavahini Media Network before his appointment as the Director General of the President’s Media Division.
Ratnayake has held a number of key positions including Program Manager, Program Director, Director General and Head of Channel of a leading electronic media channel.