Oxford University - Business Alumni

Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake

Chairman, Aitken Spence Maritime and Logistics and Director of Aitken Spence PLC Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake, having recently graduated from the Oxford Strategic Leadership program conducted by the University of Oxford, said the Business School, has been admitted as a University of Oxford Business Alumni.

He said the Business School was ranked by the Financial Times, UK as the No. 1 Business School in the country.

Dr. Dissanayake who pioneered commercial maritime education in Sri Lanka in his capacity as Chairman/Secretary of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers was the first Sri Lankan to have obtained the highest qualification in Shipping (FICS UK) and Logistics and Transport (FCILT, UK).

Dr. Dissanayake who has served on the UN /UNCTAD Panel as an expert in Ports and Shipping has successfully completed Executive education on 'The Global Economy' at Harvard Business School in Boston.

Some of the positions he had held in the past include Chairman, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Chairman, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Chairman, Jaya Container Terminals and Chairman, Sri Lanka Transport Board, Central Advisory Council.

He is a recipient of the best Shipping Personality Award conferred by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Contribution to Society Award by PIMAA of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura and an award for the services rendered to the Shipping Industry.