Renuka M. Weerakoon has been appointed as the Director General (Acting) of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The Letter of Appointment was handed over to the new Director General by State Minister of Aviation and Export Zone Development D.V. Chanaka in the presence of BOI Chairman Eng. Raja Edirisuriya, State Ministry of Aviation and Export Zone Development Secretary Janaka Sri Chandragupta, and heads of departments of the BOI.
Weerakoon has been with the BOI for over 27 years, having held senior roles across a number of key departments, most recently as Executive Director – Project Monitoring, and previously as Executive Director – Investment and Promotion. She also has a wealth of experience having headed key departments such as Chairman’s Secretariat, Project Implementation, and Regional Development and Special Projects, while also having served as Board Secretary to the Board of Directors.
Weerakoon has represented the BOI at local and international forums including the Second Round negotiations of the proposed Sri Lanka-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held in Beijing, the Joint Council under the US-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework Agreement in Washington, and outward investment promotion missions to China, the UK, the US, Japan, and Russia, among other countries.
She has also been an active member of steering committees, policy committees, and inter-agency committees tasked with resolving issues faced by investors and to fast-track the implementation of investment projects.
Weerakoon is an Attorney-at-Law by profession counting over 30 years of experience, and commenced her working career as an instructing attorney with a leading law firm in Colombo. She is also a licensed Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths. In addition, she holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Renuka Weerakoon appointed BOI DG
08 Feb 2022
Renuka Weerakoon appointed BOI DG
08 Feb 2022