EFC Structure
The Council
The policy making body of the EFC is its Council which has 25 elected and co-opted members representing various groups of employers and the Secretariat. The property of the EFC is vested in a Board of Trustees, chaired by the Chairman of the EFC. The Chairman of the EFC is the Chairman of the Council. The executive arm of the EFC is the Secretariat, headed by the Director General.
Dinesh Weerakkody
Chairman
Sanath Manatunge
Vice Chairman
Vajira Ellepola
Director General
Hishan Singhawansa
Hotels and Tourism Employers’ Group
Samrat Datta
Hotels and Tourism Employers’ Group
Damith Pallewatte
Banking, Financial Services and Insurance Group
Dilshan Rodrigo
Banking, Financial Services and Insurance Group
Shanaka Samaradiwakara
Plantation Services Group
Manoj Udugampola
Plantation Services Group
Mahendra Jayasekera
Manufacturing – Industrial Estates Group
Dr. Rohan Fernando
Manufacturing – Board of Investment Group
Suresh de Mel
Manufacturing – Small and Medium Industries Group
Vinod Hirdaramani
Manufacturing – Garments and Textiles Group
Nalin Karunaratne
Manufacturing – Export Group
Arjuna Kumarasinghe
Manufacturing – Food and Beverages Group
Gahanath Pandithage
Services Employers’ Group
Dinal Peiris
Services Employers’ Group
Harsha de Saram
Construction Employers’ Group
Ruwan Waidyaratne
Logistics and Transportation Employers’ Group
Feroz Cader
Information Technology and IT Enabled Services Group
Krishan Balendra
Nominated Member
Mohan Pandithage
Nominated Member
Vish Govindasamy
Nominated Member
Pravir Samarasinghe
Nominated Member
Iftikar Ahamed
Nominated Member
Mahesh Wijewardene
Co-opted Member
Dr. Manjula Karunaratne
Co-opted Member
Alikie Perera
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
Gamini Gunasekera
EFC Affiliated Associations Group
Chathuri Ranasinghe
Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Trustees
Dinesh Weerakkody
Sanath Manatunge
Vajira Ellepola
Krishan Balendra
Vish Govindasamy
Pravir Samarasinghe
The Secretariat
The EFC Staff consists of a dynamic team of highly qualified and experienced professionals who are geared to assist you in achieving your company’s strategic objectives by providing up-to-date services in keeping with your requirements as an Employer.
