Experience

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  Jinasena limited

  Aug 1993 - Jun 2007

  Director

  Marketing of all Water pumps (Centric) and Agricultural Machinery ( Agrimec). Set up the irrigation and water purification divisions. Managed and grew sales and service centers dealer network islandwide. Expanded sales and marketing to Maldives and Africa. Training over 100 repairers and set up the technician/repairer on call service in order to give customers a better after sales service. Experience in marketing for the apparel industry. Worked with clients in Canda, Europe and Australia. Show less

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  Frontier automotive (pvt.) ltd.

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  Director

  Agents for Land Rover in Sri Lanka. Instrumental in building the Land Rover in Sri Lanka as Marketing director. One of the first companies in Sri Lanka to introduce an electronic newsletter (eZine) as a way of keeping customers informed and building loyalty. Launched the all new Discovery and Evoque. Tied up brand with premium events and partners

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  Sml frontier automotive (pvt) ltd

  Jan 2013 - Sept 2017

  Director

  The agents for Jaguar and Land Rover in Sri Lanka. As the head of Marketing, took Land Rover to be the number 1 premium SUV in the market. Marketed the Land Rover brand as a premium lifestyle product and built customer experience around premium and lifestyle. Built value to customers through partnership with Quintessentially, Shangri La, Qatar Airways and a host of restaurants, hotels and events both locally and globally. Used premium events like Colombo Fashion Week, GLF, motorshows etc., to position product. Developed the first digital launch for an automotive company in Sri Lanka. Show less

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  Innosolve lanka (pvt) ltd

  Sept 2017 - now

  Director

  A startup looking at e mobility and mobility solutions.

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  Kelsey homes plc

  Mar 2021 - Nov 2022

  Independent director