Director - Policy and Strategic Planning's Profile
Qualifications
- Bsc. Science, University of Kelaniya
- M.Sc in Aquaculture and Fisheris Management, University of Kelaniya
Experience
- June 25 2020– to date Director Policy and Planning
- 2018-2020 – Deputy Director Business Support, EDB
- 2017- 2018 – Deputy Director, Regional Development
- 2015 -2017 – Senior Trade Promotion Officer INFOFISH, Malaysia
- 2006-2015 –Deputy Director /Export Agriculture, EDB
- 2005 -2006 – Officer In Charge/ Aquaculturist ,Coastal Aquaculture Development Centre, Negombo
- 2003-2005 - Acting for Deputy Director, National Aquaculture Development Authority
- 1997-2003 – Aquaculturist, National Aquaculture Development Authority, and Ministry of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources
- 1996-1997- Laboratory Assistant, J.L.Morison Sons & Johnes Ltd
Present area of Work
Preparing and monitoring of the National Export Development Plan as well as the Action Plan & Corporate Plan of the EDB, undertake studies related to macro-economic problems affecting exporters, recommend policy measures to overcome such problems, coordinating the collection of information to study the impact of changes taking place in International Trade particularly in relation to Regional Trade Groups and the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and regulations, analyze and prepare all statistical data relevant to export performance.
