Capt. Nihal Keppetipola has been appointed as the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Chairman and has assumed his duties as the 27th Chairman of the SLPA.
Keppetipola has experience in the field, holding the position of Chairman of the Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation before taking on his new role, and he first joined SLPA in 1990 as a pilot whilst serving at the Ceylon Shipping Corporation. He served as the harbour master of the Port of Colombo from 1990 to 2006, moving on to become the director of operations and the additional managing director of SLPA from 2006-2008.
Keppetipola then served as SLPA’s managing director from 2008 to 2015, having made a dedicated contribution during the implementation of projects such as the Colombo Port expansion project, Hambantota Port project, and the Colombo Port City project.
As chairman, Keppetipola assured of his commitment to implementing and contributing toward Sri Lanka’s socio-economic process based on “Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour”, the policy document of President Rajapaksa.
(Container Magazine)
Nihal Keppetipola assumes duties as SLPA Chairman
25 Jun 2021
Nihal Keppetipola assumes duties as SLPA Chairman
25 Jun 2021