History of IMSL

The Institute of Management of Sri Lanka (IMSL) is the national apex body in the field of professional management in Sri Lanka

IMSL

The Institute of Management of Sri Lanka (IMSL)

This is where you take out all your hostilities and frustrations. It's better than kickinIMSL is the successor to the Sri Lanka Management Association, which was inaugurated on 5th May 1978 with Mr. Mallory E. Wijesinghe and the late Mr. Cyril S. Chinniah as President and Secretary respectively. Officers and Members of the Sri Lanka Management Association in good standing became, ipso facto, Officers and Members of the Institute on the date of inauguration and incorporation.

IMSL is the successor to the Sri Lanka Management Association, which was inaugurated on 5th May 1978 with Mr. Mallory E. Wijesinghe and the late Mr. Cyril S. Chinniah as President and Secretary respectively. Officers and Members of the Sri Lanka Management Association in good standing became, ipso facto, Officers and Members of the Institute on the date of inauguration and incorporation.

The Association was inaugurated on 5th May, 1978 by the late Honble. Cyril Mathew the then Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs at the National Institute of Business Management premises. The Convener of the meeting was Mr. Mallory E. Wijesinghe the then Chairman of Bartleet and Company Ltd as Chairman of the Steering Committee.

Presidents

1978 – 1988

Mr. Mallory E. Wijesinghe FIM (SL) (Founder President)

1988 – 1993

Mr. Mansoor Ghouse FIM (SL) 

1993 – 2000

Mr. M J C Amarasuriya FIM (SL)

2000 – 2005

Mrs. Rohini Nanayakkara FIM (SL)

2005 – 2008

Col. Faiz ur Rahman FIM (SL)

2008 – 2014

Mr. T. Anver Dole FIM (SL)

2014 - 2017

Major General Upul Perera FIM (SL)

2017 to date

Prof. Sarath Kodithuwakku FIM (SL)

Honorary Secretaries

• Mr. Cyril S Chinniah (Founder Secretary)

• Col. Faiz ur Rahman

• Mr. Anver Dole

• Mr. P Letchumanan

• Mr. Prasanna De Silva

• Mr. T M Jayasekera

• Mr. Sunil Wickramatunga

• Mr. Nujith Samarawickrema

• Mr. Malraj B. Kiriella

• Ms. Manu Tissera Gunasekara

• Mr. Gershaun Arulanantham 

• Mr. Saroj Lama Hewa

• Mr. Piyal Pathmanatha (from 2017 to date)

Honorary Treasurers

• Mr. P S Mahawatte

• Mr. Rienzi Wijetilaka

• Mr. R N Kumarasinghe

• Mr. Sunil Wijesinha

• Mr. Prasanna De Silva

• Mr. P Letchumanan

• Mr. B G Jeyasingham

• Mr. Raj Subramaniam

• Miss. Nalini Rajaratnam

• Major. Chandika Dedigama

• Mr. Damitha Kariyawasam 

• Mr. Errol Smith 

• Mr. Adrian Samarasekara

• Mr. Tharindu Wijetunga

• Mr. W.A. Sanath Wijesinghe (from 2018 to date)

@ IMSL

The Institute is administered by a President, Four Vice Presidents, A Secretary an Assistant Secretary, a Treasurer and Committee of 15 members of which 3 members represent the affiliated Institutions and Organizations of this Institute. Such Members are duly elected at an Annual General Meeting. They constitute the Council of the Institute.