Pasan Wanigasekara assumed duties yesterday as Director General of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka.
In his address to the senior staff Wanigasekara shared his vision for the BOI: a dynamic and robust outfit that is armed and competent to compete internationally with all other countries that are vying for a share of the global FDI pool.
He emphasised the importance of research-based, targeted marketing campaigns and canvassed the support of all staff members to make the BOI a more proactive, customer-centric unit that acts with an utmost sense of urgency.
He also vouched to accelerate the transformational initiatives of his predecessor and current Chairman Sanajaya Mohottala in making the BOI a one stop shop for global investors.
Since his last corporate engagement as a Director of a Moody's subsidiary, Wanigasekara has been practicing as a Consultant to several Fortune 500 companies and Asia based private equity Funds on investment analysis, M&A and operations optimisation, while practicing as an Attorney-at-Law.
Wanigasekara holds a BSc from the University of Moratuwa University, Sri Lanka. He is a qualified Chartered Management Account, a Chartered Financial Accountant, a Chartered Marketer, as well as an Attorney-at-Law
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