Director/CEO - Expolanka Freight

Jagath Pathirane a Director/ CEO of Expolanka Freight (Pvt) Ltd., Sri Lanka, is also the Chief Administrative Officer of Expolanka Holdings PLC and EFL HQ, and immediate past Chairman of the Sri Lanka Logistics & Freight Forwarders Association (SLFFA). He is a member of the Advisory Committee on Logistics, appointed by the Hon. Minister of Development Strategies & International Trade under the provisions of the Export Development Board (EDB) taking an active role in the National Export Strategy (NES) on Logistics Policy and Infrastructure Development of the country. He represents Expolanka Holdings PLC and Sri Lanka Logistics and Freight Forwarding Association (SLFFA) as a member of the Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

He is a committee member of the Shippers’ Council and member of the European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka.

He was the former Secretary of the Association of Container Transporters (ACT) and Association of Container Terminal and Depot Operators (ACTDO).

He has represented the company and the country at many national and international forums including the representations made to the EU parliament, EU investment forums, UNESCAP, FIATA and FAPPA.

He is a Chartered Member of Logistics and Transport UK and certified member of Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM,UK)