Wickrama appointed acting Chairman of SLPA
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Vice Chairman R.M.P.B. Wickrama has
been appointed acting Chairman of the SLPA by Port, Aviation, Irrigation
and Water Management Minister Chamal Rajapaksa with effect from
September 2 following the resignation of Saliya Wickramasuriya due to
personal reasons.
Wickrama joined the Ports Authority as a mechanical engineer.
He has been designated as Director, Southern Port Development of a
new Sea Port in Hambantota.
Wickrama has completed PhD in Port Management (UK) and also a BSc.
Engineering (Hons) Graduate of the University of Moratuwa. He holds a
postgraduate Diploma in Energy Technology. Wickrama is a Corporate
Member of the Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (C.Eng. MIE (SL)).
Wickrama functioned as the Executive Director (Technical and Human
Resource Development) and as the Managing Director prior to his
appointment as the Vice Chairman.
He is the Chief Executive Officer of the Sri Lanka Ports Management
and Consultancy Services Ltd.Wickrama is one of the Committee Members in
IESL Council Committee from 2006 to 2008 and also functions as a
Committee Member of the Planning and Development Committee of the
International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) which has
developed into a global alliance of ports representing 230 Ports in
about 90 countries handling over 60 per cent of the world container
traffic under the motto “World Peace through World Trade - World Trade
through World Ports”. |