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Hemaka retires from Singer after 36-year illustrious career
Amarasuriya has been Non-Executive Chairman since 1 July 2010. After joining the Singer Sri Lanka Board in April 1979, he was appointed Deputy Managing Director in August 1983 and Country Manager of Singer Singapore in 2004, Managing Director of the Sri Lankan entity in January 1985 and as Chairman in November 1986.
The multi-qualified Amarasuriya was also a former Vice President of Retail Holdings, USA and Singer Asia Ltd.
His role in the marketing field was recognised through his appointment as the Founder President of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (Sri Lanka Region) and by the Asia Retail Congress with the Retail Leadership Award for his contribution to retailing in Asia and by the CIM UK as a Visionary Business Leader and for his invaluable contribution to the marketing profession in initiating revolutionary changes in the consumer market.
Amarasuriya is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK and CIM UK. He has a Diploma in Marketing Management and Strategy from New York University USA.
He is the Founder President of the Industrial Association of Sri Lanka. Apart from being a former Chairman of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon, he served on the Presidential Task Force on Science and Technology and on the Securities and Exchange Commission and Advisory Committee on Company Law at different times. He was a former Chairman of NDB Plc.
http://www.ft.lk/2015/03/11/hemaka-retires-from-singer-after-36-year-illustrious-career/