15th President of FCCISL

Kosala Wickramanayake, a versatile and long standing business personality who has been involved in trade chamber work since he left school in 1974, is now at the helm of the Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL).

A graduate of Economics and Business Administration from USA, Wickramanayake took over the reins from Nawaz Rajabdeen as the 15th President, FCCISL at its 15th Annual General Meeting at the Hotel Galadari.

Wickramanayake began his Trade Chamber career, parallel to his business career when he joined the Sri Lanka Chamber of Small Industry (SLCSI) as the Assistant Secretary in 1974 and he laboured hard to rise as its 10th President in 1996. He was consecutively re-elected until 2000.

In 1996 he organised the Chamber Pavilion at the first SAARC Trade Fair in New Delhi. He also organised the Awards Ceremony to recognise small and medium sector entrepreneurs to mark the 35th anniversary of SLCSI.

Of his 34 years of service in the Trade Chamber Movement, he has served 14 years at the FCCISL in various capacities such as Council Member, Chairman, Finance and Audit Committee, Vice President and as Senior Vice President from where he took over as President FCCISL. He is also currently an Executive Committee Member of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Wickramanayake is the Managing Director, Kosala Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd., and Sterling Jersy Co. Ltd.