Director Services

Name

M.K. Udayapala

Designation    

Director Services

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Commerce Special Degree, Second Class (Lower) – University of  Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management – Post Graduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayawardenapura
  • The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), U.K. (Certificate in Marketing, Advanced Certificate in Marketing).
  • The Institute of Chartered Ship  Brokers, U.K. (Foundation Diploma in Shipping and Port Agency)

Experience     

Joined the SLEDB in year 1980  as a Project Officer and attached to the Policy & Planning Division and then to Project Division as Assistant Director and Deputy Director. Presently as Director Services since 2002.

Work Area

  • Registration of exporters and maintaining a data base on Exporters.
  • Organizing of Exporters’ Forum regularly to resolve problems/issues of enterprises, in Colombo and provinces.
  • Simplifying and streamlining trade procedures.
  • Organizing and conducting training programmes on Export/Import procedures and operational aspects of international trade.
  • Development of Entrepot trade and port related services.