Posted:March 20, 2023

Mr. Anura Siriwardena is currently the Chairman of the Global CEO Forum, Editor-in-Chief of Global CEO Magazine, and Managing Director of Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) Ltd, which includes Siyatha TV.

He holds a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from the University of Kelaniya and an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Professional Managers (FCPM) and a member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing and the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS). Previously, Mr. Siriwardena held key government roles, including Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and several other ministries, and served as Chairman and CEO of the Independent Television Network (ITN). He has represented Sri Lanka in bilateral trade discussions with countries such as India, China, and the USA.

Mr. Siriwardena has also served as a director at NDB Bank and was a visiting lecturer at leading institutions, including the University of Kelaniya , NIBM and SLIDA