Dr. Nalaka Godahewa, former Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Insurance has been appointed Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism, says Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

Institutions like the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau, Sri Lanka Tourist Board, Sri Lanka Hotels Corporation will also come under Dr. Godahewa.

CEO of Sri Lanka Insurance and Director of Imperial College of Business Studies, Nalaka Godahewa, successfully completed his PhD at the University of South Australia.

The Research Degree Committee of the Universityof South Australia accepted his thesis on ‘The impact of market orientation on the business performance of manufacturing organizations’ based on the recommendations from examiners from University of Sydney,University of Adelaideand University of Western Australia.

An old Anandian, Dr. Godahewa obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering at the University of Moratuwa and read for an MBA at the Post Graduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

He is also a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of UKand also a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing of UK.

Immediately after graduating from Universityof Moratuwa with an honors degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, he joined Unilever Ceylon, where he learnt the basics in management.

He held the positions of Head of Business Development of Unilever, Marketing Director of Suntel, General Manager of MAS Shadowline, CEO of two MAS overseas operations in Far East and Sub Saharan Africa before taking over as CEO of Sri Lanka Insurance.