First Sri Lankan head of Rotary Int'l to be feted

Rtn. K.R. Ravindran

The Hilton Hotel will be the venue tonight for a special gathering of the elite of Sri Lankan society when Rotary Sri Lanka honours K.R. Ravindran on his visit to the country as the Rotary International President, the first Sri Lankan to hold this prestigious office.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Chief Guest at the event will lead a special gathering including former President Mrs Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Cabinet Ministers, parliamentarians, the diplomatic community, captains of Industry, other Business leaders and Rotarians and their families in a special Presidential Banquet.

Ravindran is CEO and co-founder of Printcare PLC, Sri Lanka's largest printing and packing company. It is publicly listed and has won many national and international awards for excellence.

A member of the Rotary Club of Colombo since 1974, Ravindran has served Rotary International as Treasurer, Director and Foundation trustee, as well as in many other offices. He also headed a Task Force that negotiated a ceasefire with northern terrorists during the National Immunization Days. Ravindran also chaired the internationally acclaimed Schools Reawakening project, which rebuilt 25 tsunami-devastated schools.