Chairman of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. (ANCL) Kavan Ratnayaka has been appointed the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).
The SLTDA is the body entrusted with the tourism industry and Ratnayaka is tasked with implementing a national tourism plan that will positively affect the tourism industry.
Ratnayaka, who was responsible for turning around the fortunes of the ANCL and ensuring financial stability. He is expected to begin his role at the SLTDA on Monday (17).
An old boy of Royal College, Ratnayaka holds a Bachelor of Science (Physics) from the University of California.
He was previously the country General Manager of IBM and later Chief Executive Officer of Dialog Broadband and the Chief Corporate Officer of Dialog Axiata PLC.