Rukshan Gunatilaka
Rukshan Gunatilaka is the Supply Chain Director of the Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) from July 2016 (Image 1).[2][3]
A past pupil of Royal College Colombo, he completed his undergraduate and postgraduate education from University of Peradeniya.[2][4]
Contents
- 1 The Employment History with the Tobacco Industry
- 2 Positions in Government Institutions Held Simultaneously
- 3 Positions in government institutions held prior or after the tobacco industry employment
- 4 Positions held in other (non-government) institutions
- 5 TobaccoUnmasked Resources
- 6 Relevant Links
- 7 Notes
The Employment History with the Tobacco Industry
Media reports Gunatilaka has “over 20 years of experience across multitude of markets operating within British American Tobacco (BAT) network”.[4] The countries and posts he had occupied include;
- Sri Lanka – Head of Leaf Operations. During this period, he reportedly liaised with the Government of Sri Lanka to introduce maize as a sub-cultivation in tobacco farms.[4][5]
- Vietnam – Leaf Operations Manager[4]
- Uzbekistan – Leaf Director[4]
- Malaysia – Regional Agronomy Manager for the Asia Pacific Region[4]
Positions in Government Institutions Held Simultaneously
Gunatilaka was involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching for agriculture graduates in state universities.
- Member of the Faculty Board of Graduate Studies, University of Sabaragamuwa[6]
- Member of the Faculty Board of Applied Sciences, University of Sabaragamuwa (2004 – 2008)[2][4]
- Visiting Lecturer, University of Peradeniya[4]
- External Examiner, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture[4]
Positions in government institutions held prior or after the tobacco industry employment
Gunatilaka worked as Additional General Manger of the Hingurana Sugar Industries prior (1995-1996) to his employment in the tobacco industry.[2]
Positions held in other (non-government) institutions
Gunatilaka was also employed in the following prior to his employment with the CTC;[2]
- Nestle S.A. – Production Executive (1993-1994)
- Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC – Assistant Manager (1996-1997)
TobaccoUnmasked Resources
Other relevant TobaccoUnmasked entries:
Relevant Links
Notes
- ↑ Daily FT. The Tobacco Farmers of Glewela, 11 October 2016, accessed July 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 R Gunatilaka. LinkedIn Profile, 2017, accessed March 2017
- ↑ Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC. Annual Report 2016, 2017, accessed March 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Mirror Business. CTC appoints Rukshan Gunatilaka as Supply Chain Director, 25 August 2016, accessed March 2017
- ↑ The Island Online. Govt. goes to Tobacco for maize, 30 August 2007, accessed March 2017
- ↑ University of Sabaragamuwa Website. Faculty of Graduate Studies, 2017, accessed March 2017
