The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer to that question is as follows:

¶ 02 (a) (i) Chairman: Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) Harsha Duminda Abeywickrama.

¶ 03 (ii) Qualifications: a. Graduate of the Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, USA (Air Command and Staff College). b. Graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies, London, UK. c. Master’s Degree (International Studies), King’s College London. d. Master of Science (Management), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.

¶ 04 (iii) Eight (08) members on the Board.

¶ 05 (iv) Details of each Board Member (names, addresses, educational qualifications, previous positions and institutions, and current positions in other institutions) are provided below:

¶ 06 1) [Board Member: details include service as Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force; non-executive directorships at Watawala Plantations PLC and Capital Towers of the Sunken Group; Vice Chairman, Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited.]

¶ 07 2) [Board Member: retired senior finance professional; qualifications include MBA, FCA (Australia), PGD in Strategic Finance, CMA; prior roles include Department of Education (Graduate Teacher), Auditor General’s Department (Audit Officer), Internal Auditor at AASL, Chief Internal Auditor AASL; current roles include Chairman, Sri Lanka Electricity Board (approx. 42 years of experience); Director, Sunshine Holdings PLC; Director, Brandix Lanka.]

¶ 08 3) [Board Member: qualifications include BSc (Engineering) (Hons) in Electronics and Telecommunication (University of Moratuwa), MBA (PIM – University of Sri Jayewardenepura), PMP certification (PMI – USA); experience includes roles such as Head of Business Operations, Director – Project Operations, Senior Programme Manager at international tech firms; current role includes Director, Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited.]

¶ 09 4) [Board Member: qualifications include LLB, MSc in Physics (University of Colombo), Master’s in International Relations (University of Colombo), Master’s in Human Rights (University of Colombo); experience includes regulatory directorships (Atomic Energy Regulatory Council), and aviation regulation; current role includes Director, AASL.]

¶ 10 5) [Board Member: extensive aviation operations background; roles include Executive Director – SriLankan Airlines/SriLankan Aviation College (2014–2024), Emergency Response Director (2019–2024), Manager – Training Standards and Operations, Cabin Safety Manager, and Cabin Crew Member (1988–2006); academic qualifications include MLRHRM (University of Colombo), EMBA (University of Sri Jayewardenepura), National Diploma in Training and Development (SLITAD); current: Director, AASL.]

¶ 11 6) [Board Member: management professional; roles include Head of Change Management (2017–2019), Head of Business Operations at MillenniumIT SW (2019–present); prior roles in project management and operations; academic qualifications as above; current: Director, AASL.]

¶ 12 7) [Board Member: development economist; academic credentials include Postgraduate studies in International Development Economics (Japan), Postgraduate Diplomas (University of Colombo, Institute of Development Economics – Chiba, Japan), BSc in Management (Second Upper) – University of Sri Jayewardenepura; professional experience includes appointments at Lanka Leyland Ltd., National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Litro Gas, LAUGFS Gas Terminal, Consumer Affairs Authority, NITF, SLINTEC, HDFC Bank; current roles: Director/ Treasury Nominee – AASL; Director General – Finance (current appointments listed).]

¶ 13 8) [Further individual Board Member details as per annex tables placed in the Library.]

¶ 14 [Placed in the Library.]

¶ 15 (b) Not applicable.