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Anton Abeysekera has been appointed as Director - Asia, Global Sourcing from July 1. He will be at the Singer Sourcing Office in Singapore.

Anton had a long and distinguished career at Singer, starting as a District Manager and spanning over 32 years. Anton is largely credited for the excellent sourcing base worldwide that was set up for Singer Sri Lanka over the years and the outstanding relationship Singer has with suppliers all over the world. Anton's sourcing skills have been recognised by the Corporate and his parameters expanded to serve all of Singer in Asia, including Sri Lanka.

Mahesh Wijewardena, Commercial Manager will replace Anton as Head of the Commercial Division at Singer.

Mahesh joined Singer from the Hayleys Group in November 1996 as Materials Manager of Singer Sri Lanka's Factory Division and was a part of a dynamic team that reversed the fortunes of the Factory Division and made it profitable. Mahesh was transferred to Head Office in October 2001 as Commercial Manager.

Alan Goodman was appointed Director, Business Development from June 1, 2002. He will work with the retail managements in the Americas, assisting them in meeting their specific sourcing needs and interfacing between them and central purchasing. He will also assist in the identification, evaluation and negotiations with current and potential, cross-border, American and European suppliers. These duties are in addition to Alan's continuing responsibility for adminstering the Company's distributor and licensing programs and sewing products pricing. Alan will continue to be based in New York. For sourcing matters, he will report to William Ginsburg. 

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