Nilu Wickremasinghe appointed WISTA president

The Sri Lankan arm of the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) celebrated 6 years of presence in Sri Lanka. To commemorate this significant milestone WISTA held their AGM on August 21 at the Kingsbury Hotel, followed by cocktails.

This event was graced by Ms.Kasthuri Chellaraja Wilson who shared her remarkable journey to have become the first female Group CEO of a conglomerate in Sri Lanka inspiring the many WISTA members. This truly was a momentous occasion for WISTA as Wilson who had been a WISTA member addressed the audience sharing her success story of how she broke the glass ceiling encouraging more women in a male dominant industry to come forward. She also outlined the key factors women should consider in taking up leadership roles and how to be successful, keeping the audience inspired and motivated.

Ms. Nilu Wickremasinghe, Director SALOTA International (PTE) Ltd was elected as the president of WISTA Sri Lanka during the event. Nilu brings in a wealth of knowledge and experience in the Shipping and Logistics Industry to lead and achieve the objectives of WISTA. Ms. Debbie Jones, Correspondent Manager at GAC Shipping Ltd was elected as the Vice President. Felicita Alwis, Senior Executive Operations at GAC Marine Services (PTE) Ltd was elected as the Secretary, Ms. Ishani Caldera Assistant Manager at Ocean Network Express Lanka (PTE) Ltd (ONE) as Assistant Secretary. Ms.Sujani Kumarasinghe, Head of Finance/Director at Maersk Sri Lanka was elected as the Treasurer, Ms. Surangi Gunasekara, Manager at Prudential Shipping Lines Pvt Ltd as the Assistant Treasurer.