Dhammika Fernando re-elected FTZMA Chairman

Free Trade Zone Manufacturers Association (FTZMA) held its 44th Annual General Meeting at Jetwing Colombo Seven recently. 

Dhammika Fernando, Director of Tropical Finding Pvt Ltd was re-elected as the Chairman and M.H.Z.M. Marzook, Director of Filotex Lanka Pvt Ltd was elected as the new General Secretary for the period 2025/2026. 

Managing Director – ATG Ceylon Pvt Ltd , Fazal Abdeen and  director of Screenline Holdings Pvt Ltd Nishantha Bakmeege were elected as the vice chairman.CEO of Lalan Rubbers Pvt Ltd Manjula Mahadanaarchchi was re-elected as the Treasurer.

Minister of Foreign Affairs & Tourism Vijitha Herath was the chief guest at the AGM while the Head of Economic Cooperation at Japanese Embassy of Sri Lanka Kenji Ohashi and Sri Lanka Representative for JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) Hiroki Oi were the guests of honour.

FTZMA is the leading Association representing the foreign direct investors of all the export processing zones in Sri Lanka. Since it commenced its operation from Katunayake Free Trade Zone over 41 years ago, the Association has been representing the foreign direct investments, expanding their presence to all Free Trade Zones and outside the BOI zones in Sri Lanka. The uniqueness of FTZMA is that it represents all trades including the apparel industry. 

Having re-elected as the Chairman, Dhammika Fernando made his welcome speech for the Post-Business Session. He stated  that tonight, we gather not only as industry stakeholders and investors but also as visionaries, united by the common purpose of forging a modern export trade ecosystem in Sri Lanka—one defined by transparency, efficiency, and global interconnectivity.