Chitranjali Dissanayake has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) with effect from 4 August. She succeeds Jeevani Siriwardena.
Prior to her appointment as DG, she was the Director of Industrial Products division and Acting for Additional Director General (Development).
Dissanayake joined the EDB as a Research Assistant in 1986 and gained wealth of knowledge and experience on Export Development during her 34 years of service in the divisions of Policy and Strategic Planning, Market Development, Product Management, Industrial Products and Services.
Dissanayake holds a BA degree from the University of Colombo and MBA from the Post Graduate Institute of Management from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
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