KIA Motors appoints Andrew Perera as COO

KIA Motors (Lanka) Limited has announced the appointment of Andrew Perera as Chief Operating Officer to support the company's projected growth and the KIA brand's extraordinary rise in popularity in the local market.

Announcing the appointment, Mahen Thambiah, Managing Director of KIA Motors (Lanka) Limited said: "We are in the process of implementing a substantial expansion of service and customer support infrastructure to keep pace with the growth of KIA's market share in the automotive sector. Andrew's knowledge and experience represents a significant reinforcement of the KIA team in Sri Lanka at an important stage of the company's development."

Commenting on his new appointment at KIA Motors, Perera said: "These are exciting times for KIA locally and globally, and I am eager to contribute to the brand's growing success in Sri Lanka. "We have already acquired a three acre site at Malabe for an expansion plan that will lead to enhanced showroom space as well as a state-of-the-art Logistics Centrein close proximity to the super highway.

I am delighted to be able to play a key operational role in bringing these plans to fruition."

A management professional and an accomplished sportsman, Perera prior to his move to KIA, was responsible for overall operations for two automotive brands, Jaguar and Porsche, as Group General Manager at IWS Holdings. Before joining the automotive industry, he held several key positions at MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd.

KIA Motors (Lanka) Limited, has represented the KIA brand in Sri Lanka since 1995.