SHAHILI GOMES-McCOY FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, THE DESIGN COLLECTIVE

29 Apr 2023 - 0     - 298

She is the Co-Founder of ‘The Design Collective’ in Sri Lanka, which she co-founded with her childhood friend, Binu Wickremasinghe.

SHAZNA MUZAMMIL

22 Apr 2023 - 0     - 359

On this week’s edition of She Can, I speak with the elected Councillor of the Milton Keynes City Council, UK. She has also just been invited to be the Governor of a local school body in Milton Keynes.

SHANTHI SHANMUGANATHAN

14 Jan 2023 - 0     - 697

She is an Artist and a Philanthropist. Every year she finds a different cause and works towards raising funds to help various associations and charitable organizations in Sri Lanka.

CHARINI SURIYAGE

10 Dec 2022 - 0     - 491

Born and raised in Bandarawela, she is one of the island’s finest fashion designers and to date, has participated in fifteen editions of Colombo Fashion Week.

SASHA WICKREMARATNE JAYAMAHA

26 Nov 2022 - 0     - 1656

She is an award-winning author; recipient of the Best Literary Work for Children at the 2022 State Literary Awards.

SHYAMA PERERA

18 Jun 2022 - 0     - 1018

She is the Founder of the Studio of Fine and Performing Arts Academy, Sri Lanka. She is the Director of the International Institute of Music,

Manil Pathirana Founder, Boutique Ranmal

04 Jun 2022 - 0     - 1225

I first heard about Boutique Ranmal from my mother and her five sisters. They would often reminisce fondly of their time spent at Colombo’s premier fashion retail store.

RANDHULA DE SILVA

12 Mar 2022 - 0     - 749

She is the Founder and CEO of GoodLife X. She is a Director of the Global Entrepreneurship Network and is a Co-Founder of Kolamba Talkies.

FAZEENA RAJABDEEN

26 Feb 2022 - 0     - 835

She is the Chief Executive Officer and Director of CFW Holdings. She is an alumnus of Staffordshire University (UK), and is armed with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Information Technology.

INDI YAPA ABEYWARDENE

19 Feb 2022 - 0     - 687

For this week’s edition of SHE CAN, I collaborated with Colombo Fashion Week to feature a designer who has been an integral member of CFW for the last decade.

LINDA SPELDEWINDE

12 Feb 2022 - 0     - 909

She is the Founder and Chairperson of Design Corp Group of Companies.

MATHILDA KARLSSON

05 Feb 2022 - 0     - 399

MAHESHA WEERARATNA-AMARASURIYA

29 Jan 2022 - 0     - 3715

She is the Assistant General Manager, Card Services at Cargills Bank Limited. She was, at the time of taking on the new role, the only Female Head of Cards and Acquiring, amongst all Issuers and Acquirers in the Payment Card Industry in Sri Lanka.

FOUNDERS, ABC SCHOOL OF EARLY LEARNING

15 Jan 2022 - 0     - 1915

“When women work together, it’s a bond unlike any other,” Victoria Principal.

SAMANTHA DE SILVA

01 Jan 2022 - 1     - 1231

Samantha de Silva has worked at the World Bank for over twenty-five years. As a Senior Technical Specialist, she has managed projects in both Education and Social Protection practices.

PADMIKA DISSANAIKE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER – WSO2

04 Dec 2021 - 0     - 1115

She is the Chief Financial Officer at WSO2. She is a strategic leader who has headed the WSO2 Global Finance function since 2009.

ROSHANIE JAYASUNDERA-MORAES

27 Nov 2021 - 0     - 1492

She is an Executive Vice President of John Keells Holdings PLC. She is the Chief Marketing Officer of the John Keells Holdings Property Group.

NEELA MARIKKAR

20 Nov 2021 - 0     - 1756

She is the Chairperson at Dentsu Grant and Dentsu Communications, Sri Lanka. She was the former President of 4A’s Sri Lanka (The Association of Advertising Agencies),

DARSHI KEERTHISENA

13 Nov 2021 - 0     - 1079

She is an extraordinarily talented, Sri Lankan fashion and fabric designer, who has been recognized and appreciated globally.

VIDYANI HETTIGODA

06 Nov 2021 - 0     - 1287

She is a Director of Hettigoda Group of Companies, which includes Siddhalepa Ayurveda Hospital (PVT) Ltd, Hettigoda City (PVT) Ltd,

DILRUKSHI KURUKULASURIYA

30 Oct 2021 - 0     - 725

She is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC. She is an Attorney at Law, Law College, Sri Lanka, and an alumna of Hillwood College, Kandy.

DELYSIA GUNEWARDENE

23 Oct 2021 - 0     - 2382

Her philanthropic endeavors have shaped and changed the lives of an uncountable number of children over the decades.

ASHANI JAYASINGHE DABARE CEO, GIS SOLUTIONS (PVT) LTD.

16 Oct 2021 - 0     - 972

She became CEO at the age of thirty-six. She has been recognized as being a ‘Pioneering Women Leader’ at the sixth World Women Leadership Congress and Awards held in Mumbai, India.

ZAKIRA RASOOLI

09 Oct 2021 - 0     - 2140

She is a Human Rights Activist who fled Afghanistan with the help of an international team, most of whom she is yet to meet in-person, and included Sri Lankan’s, Israeli’s and Qatari’s, to name a few.

SHERENE GOONETILLEKE

02 Oct 2021 - 0     - 1376

She is the Chief Operating Officer, Just In Time Group, Sri Lanka. She is the Chief Executive Officer, Just In Time Consultancy Services, Sri Lanka.

YASMIN CADER

25 Sep 2021 - 0     - 1881

She is the Queen of PR in Sri Lanka, the undisputed power woman in the industry; her position remains the same even forty years on.

NADIJA TAMBIAH

21 Aug 2021 - 0     - 1322

She is the President, Legal, Secretarial and CSR, John Keells Group. She has a LL.B (Hons) from the University of Manchester, UK, and she is a Barrister at Law (Middle Temple), UK.

GILLIAN EDWARDS

14 Aug 2021 - 0     - 474

She is a Non-Executive Independent Director of Commercial Credit and Finance PLC. She was the Former Senior Vice President, DFCC Bank PLC.

AROSHI NANAYAKKARA

07 Aug 2021 - 0     - 1392

She is the CEO of the Global Consulting Company. She is a dynamic leader in the fields of Strategic Planning, HR and Risk Management,

SANDRA DE ZOYSA CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER, DIALOG AXIATA PLC.

31 Jul 2021 - 0     - 1491

She is the Chief Customer Officer of Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest telecommunications service provider, and the country’s largest mobile network operator.