Keynote Speaker

Mr. Rajitha Kariyawasan

Mr. Kariyawasan is a member of the Hayleys Group Management Committee and the Main Board of Hayelys PLC.

He currently serves as the Managing Director of Haycarb PLC (Purification Products Sector) and Deputy Chairman of Dipped Products PLC and Hayleys Fibre Plc, two other key export manufacturing sectors of Hayleys Plc.

He is a member of the Board of Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (Private) Ltd., (SLINTEC) representing Hayleys.

Mr. Kariyawasan holds a BSc Engineering (Electronics and Telecommunications) from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. (FCMA/CGMA). Also he is a Six Sigma (Continuous Improvement Methodology) Black Belt, certified by the Motorola University, Malaysia.

Before joining Hayleys, he held the position of Director/General Manager of Ansell Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, a leading multi-national manufacturing operation in Sri Lanka in the export of surgical & industrial gloves. He has served as the Chairman of the Manufacturing Association of Export Processing Zone, Biyagama too.

Mr. Kariyawasan has a vast experience in export manufacturing industry and in international B2B marketing. He is passionate in developing successful teams in the direction on value addition and organic growth. Has shared the knowledge at many forums/panels and has been a guest lecturer in many University and Professional events. He is a nature lover, passionate on wild life photography as a pastime.

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