SLRA appoints new president and Executive Council at AGM

The Sri Lanka Retailer’s Association (SLRA) held its 6th Annual General Meeting in Colombo on the 25th of April 2023 at Hilton Residencies. The event was attended by members of the SLRA, and Vish Govindasamy, Chairman Chamber of Commerce and Group Managing Director of Sunshine Holdings PLC as the Chief Guest.

Former President, Murali Prakash opened the proceedings with a welcome note and then addressed the attendees. During his address, he said, “Our strategy over the past 2 years was to focus on burning issues, so the sector could navigate better. We floated a two-pronged approach, one was creating continuous awareness using traditional media, and the other was focused one to one chats and briefings to authorities by senior members of the executive council.”

Vish Govindasamy, the Chief Guest of the event, addressed the gathering as well. During his address he said “I would like to congratulate Charitha Subasinghe, on his appointment as the new President of the SLRA. It is encouraging to note the impact that the SLRA has had, especially over the last few years. The SLRA has been a strong and effective advocate for the development of the sector, through policy advocacy and several knowledge sharing programmes as well.”