THE TRUSTEES

PhD. Master of International Public Policy (MIPP), Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Professional diplomat in the Sri Lanka Foreign Service. Served as Ambassador to Thailand, Ambassador to Sweden, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to the Holy See and Consul General to Switzerland. Former Additional Secretary in the Foreign Ministry. Director of the (now Lakshman Kadirgamar) Sri Lanka Institute of International Relations, Consultant to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director General of the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute.

Emeritus Professor of Architecture, University of Moratuwa and Director General of the Central Cultural Fund and member of the Advisory Board, Departments of Archaeology and National Museums. Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects, Royal Institute of British Architects and Sri Lanka Council of Archaeologists. Honorary President of ICOMOS (Sri Lanka) and the International President of ICOMOS Scientific Committee on Wall Paintings. Formerly Director of the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology, Chairman of the Urban Development Authority and National Design Center. He is the author of several books and research publications.

President’s Counsel. Graduate in Law of the University of London, Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn, London and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He is a Member of the Council of the University of Colombo, Member of the Council of Management of the ‘Institute for the Development of Commercial Law and Practice’ (ICLP) and a Director of the ICLP ‘Arbitration Centre.’ He has written extensively and lectured locally and abroad on several subjects, touching his area of practice and is the co-editor of “Arbitration Law in Sri Lanka”.

BSc. University of Ceylon, Peradeniya. Previously Chairman and CEO of Hayleys Group, Holcim Lanka Ltd and NDB Bank PLC and Director Hatton National Bank PLC and Finlays Colombo PLC and Founder signatory and Steering Committee member of the CEO’s Water Mandate of the UN Global Compact and member of the Leadership Group on Water Security in Asia of the Asia Society, NY

Architect from the Royal Academy, Copenhagen. Worked with Geoffrey Bawa prior to setting up own architectural partnership. His publications include Archaeology and Photography: the early years 1868 to 1870; Images of British Ceylon: Nineteenth Century Photography of Sri Lanka. Catalogues for exhibitions designed by him include Germans in Dutch and British Ceylon(Goethe Institute); Engravings and Paintings of the Dutch and British Colonial Periods(British Council); and entries for The Dictionary of Art(London: Macmillan).

Dean, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa. He has published several articles on Heritage, Housing and Human Settlements. He is the author of ” Fortifications along the Kelani river” . He has also co- authored three books on Sri Lankan architecture; “Heritage Buildings of Sri Lanka”, “Ambalama Buildings” and ”The Tampiṭavihāras of Sri Lanka: Elevated Image-Houses in Buddhist Architecture”.

Executive Chairman of Smart Media The Annual Report Company and serves as Non-Executive Chairman of Affno Asia Pacific and Q&E. He also holds directorships in Affno Virtual Market (Sri Lanka and Singapore) and Affno Middle East (Bahrain).

Beyond the corporate sphere, Dr. Kannangara is committed to community service, serving on the boards of The Children’s Heart Project of Sri Lanka and The National Stroke Association of Sri Lanka. In recognition of his contributions to business and society, LMD magazine named him one of the top ten captains of business, commerce, and industry in Sri Lanka in 2012.

A medical doctor by training, he transitioned into entrepreneurship and was conferred an honorary fellowship by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). His personal passions lie in the future of education, global citizenship, natural health, and regenerative agriculture.

PhD Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. Chartered Architect and Heritage Conservationist with more than 30 years of experience in conserving cultural heritage in Sri Lanka and several countries in Asia and Africa for UNESCO, ICOMOS, European Union, Asian Development Bank and World Bank sponsored projects. Visiting lecturer and resource person in architectural history and heritage conservation at several universities and institutes in Sri Lanka and abroad. Has published locally and internationally several books and articles on architecture, heritage conservation and management.

PhD ANU (Canberra) researcher in astrophysics and astronomy at Princeton, the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Canada, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Johns Hopkins University and Carnegie Mellon University. Has some 50 publications in refereed Journals on astrophysics. Former President of the Sri Lanka Numismatic Society. He is President of the Astronomical Association of Lanka. He is a visiting Lecturer on Astronomy at the University of Moratuwa, on Space at the Defence Service Command and Staff College and on Digital Collections at the PGIAR.

Precedent Partner of the law firm F. J. & G. de Saram. She also heads the corporate/commercial law practice of the firm.

A Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. Head of Group Management Audit, Group Financial Controller, General Manager – Finance and Deputy Group CFO at Hayleys Group.  Held Directorships in several Subsidiary companies of the Group.

Chair Professor of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Holds a MD in Medical Microbiology from the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM), a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya and a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education from the University of Dundee. She is a lecturer and examiner for the Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB) and the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM) of the University of Colombo.

Senior photographer, Studio Times Pvt Ltd, Colombo. Started own photography studio Wildlight Pvt Ltd. in 2003. Photographer for the last 35 years having travelled extensively around the island and worldwide.

Chartered Architect, Archaeologist, Conservation Specialist, Former Dean Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Professor and Head of Department of Archaeology and History’ Director Development – Central Cultural Fund, Director General, Department of Archaeology,President, ICOMOS Sri Lanka.Dean Archaeology – Nagananda University