DR. RAVI LIYANAGE Chairman
The Board of Directors
Dr. Ravi Liyanage is the founder and present Chairman / CEO of the Raigam Group and holds a B.Sc. Degree in Business Administration from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. His MBA, specializing in Marketing was obtained from the University of Colombo and later the Lacrosse University (USA) conferred him the Ph.D. in Management. This was followed by numerous other post graduate and professional qualifications such as Diploma in Marketing. Dr. Liyanage is the first Fellow of The Institute of Marketing in Sri Lanka and he holds membership of various professional bodies including Institute of Gemology, Institute of HR Professionals, and The Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka. Starting his career in the private sector, he changed course in mid-career to public sector and changed again to end up creating the well-known, truly Sri Lankan FMCG Company in the land, The Kingdom of Raigam. He was the Platinum Award winner of FCCISL Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005 and in the same year won the much coveted CIMA Business Leader of the Year, thus becoming the first ever entrepreneur to win both these prestigious awards in the same year. He presently serves as a Director of Puttalam Salt Limited. Dr. Liyanage is a Faculty Board Member of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a well-known lecturer in Management subjects in many universities and institutions.
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