Amirthanayagam appointed as Dy Chief of Staff to PM

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Pradeep Amirthanayagam has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister’s office said.

Mr. Amirthanayagam is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK (FCIM) and a reputed advertising and media personality in Sri Lanka with over 30 years' experience in the fields of journalism, advertising and administration. He is a media icon who served as a news presenter for Rupavahini, ITN and SLBC and also an interviewer and a cricket commentator.

Mr. Pradeep Amirthanayagam was instrumental in setting up Holmes Pollard and Stott (Pvt) Ltd- advertising services company in 1990. He had been the Deputy Chairman of People’s Leasing & Finance since 2015.

He is a past President of the Rotary Club of Colombo West and a Director of the Anura Bandaranaike Foundation.

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Roshanaly Tuesday, 02 April 2019 03:09 PM

Is he a Royalist?

Chaturanga Wickramaratne Tuesday, 02 April 2019 03:45 PM

No. He is a Joe.

Yoga Jega Tuesday, 02 April 2019 04:15 PM

Na bang.

Jayantha Tuesday, 02 April 2019 04:34 PM

Good question Roshanaly. However his credentials seem worthy of the appointment.

Yehiya Tuesday, 02 April 2019 03:34 PM

Its shows who is president candidate. Long way to go.

Chaturanga Wickramaratne Tuesday, 02 April 2019 03:44 PM

Good gentleman. This is a good move.

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