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