Board of Trustees

Dilith is the co-founder of a dynamic conglomerate of 22 companies with diverse interests in communications, mass media, leisure, finance, property development and manufacturing. An entrepreneur committed to building strong and sustainable Sri Lankan businesses, Dilith has built a reputation for challenging convention with his can-do spirit. An Attorney-at-Law, Dilith holds an LLB from the University of Colombo and an MBA from the University of Wales.

Mr. M. U. M. Ali Sabry is an Attorney-at-Law with an extensive practice in Civil, Commercial, Intellectual Property and Constitutional Law. Mr Sabry serves as a member of the panel of lecturers of the continuous Legal Education Programme (CLE) conducted by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and the Colombo Law Society, and has twice been elected as the Treasurer of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka.

Prof. Arjuna De Silva is a professor in Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. He obtained MRCP (UK) in 2010, MSc from the University of Oxford in 2001, FCCP in 2009 and FRCP (London) in 2010. He was the Clinical Coordinator in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Kelaniya. Prof. De Silva is also a trainer in Gastroenterology in Sri Lanka. He was recently appointed as the Director General of the Sports Medical Unit of the Ministry of Sports and serves on the Board of George Steuart Finance PLC as an Independent Non-Executive Director since December 2011.

Varuni is the co-founder of a youthful and growing diversified group which currently consists of 22 subsidiaries across sectors such as communication, mass media, leisure, finance, property development and manufacturing. Her stamp on corporate Sri Lanka is accentuated by her belief that ‘Sri Lanka Can’, which has been the driving principle behind the Group’s ventures. Varuni read for her LLB at the University of Colombo and holds a Diploma in Advertising from L’Ecole-de-Publicitaire, Paris.

Director at SIPCOM – 1 (Pvt) Ltd. A company involved in Total People Development. At present he works as the Principal Management Consultant and a Trainer focusing towards Service Quality enhancement, System Study and Employee Motivation to achieve higher productivity.

Former Vice President–Marketing at DFCC Bank. Has had held senior marketing positions at Sampath Bank, Eagle Insurance and Eagle NDB Fund Management. Has over twenty years of experience in Services Marketing. Participated in many professional development programmes locally as well as abroad.

A Chartered Marketer of the Chartered Institute of Marketing(UK). Post Graduate Diploma holder of CIM (UK). Diploma of Marketing from Marketing Council of Australia; Certified Practising Marketer and Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute. Advanced Diploma in Business Administration from Association of Business Executives (UK) and a Fellow Member.

Over the last twelve years, has conducted over thousand eight hundred inspirational workshops in Management, Entrepreneurial Development, Customer Care, Service Excellence, Relationship Marketing and Motivation in nearly 400 leading public and private sector institutions in Sri Lanka and ten other countries with over 140,000 participants. In year 2000 he was presented with the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing first ever ‘Recognition Award’ for the contribution made to enhance the professional competence of the customer interface community in Sri Lanka.

The programmes design and conducted for the benefit of the Cabinet of Ministers in year 2004,Presidential Secretariat and Government Institutions were commended by Her Excellency the former President of Sri Lanka.

Have several publications on ‘Service Marketing’ both in local and foreign journals. Had been a member of the lecture panel of Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing for CIM and SLIM Diploma subjects. Served as a Chief Examiner at the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Sarva, Director/CEO of Triad is responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of one of Sri Lanka’s leading advertising agencies. Under his purview, Triad together with its group of companies in the communication industry offer clients a comprehensive integrated business solution. Sarva is also involved in the macro management and strategic planning of a diversified portfolio strategic investments across many sectors. Qualified in both Business and Engineering, Sarva brings on board extensive local and foreign exposure including business, fund management, operations, research and analysis. Sarva holds a Masters in Engineering Management from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles and a Degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Srikanth is a marketer with abounding experience and a diverse career of over 15 years in the Pharmaceutical, FMCG, F&B Industries. He currently operates from Kuala Lampur, Malaysia heading the global marketing operations spanning 55 countries as Chief Marketing Officer of the downstream business of Goodhope Asia Holdings (part of Carsons group of Sri Lanka). With a quest and passion to share his knowledge, Srikanth has imparted his knowledge and experience to over 15,000 students as a Senior Lecturer at the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), the London School of Economics External Programme and Wisdom Business School, lecturing on the topics of branding, strategy and management. Whilst being a visiting lecturer at the University of Colombo and other local universities, Srikanth has been recognized as a leading educator for both CIM and CIMA programs in Sri Lanka and has been invited to deliver guest lecturers in India, Malaysia and other countries. Possessing a bachelor's degree in Pharmaceuticals and an MBA from the University of Lincoln, UK, Srikanth is a Certified Professional Marketer (Asia), Chartered Marketer (CIM), Fellow Member and a Post Graduate Diploma holder in Marketing from CIM UK. Specializing in Psychology for his post graduate studies, Srikanth has also completed an MSC in IT and post graduation in International Relations from the University of Colombo.