Lasantha Abeywickrama

Lasantha Abeywickrama is the Managing Director of Diventars Training and Symbiosis Business Partners. He has driven a large number of successful consulting projects and training assignments with many leading companies in Sri Lanka and overseas for the past ten years. Fuelled by a passion for enhancing organizational and employee performance, Lasantha partners his clients to deliver practical business solutions and effective training.

Prior to entering the field of consulting and training, Lasantha has had wide experience in marketing and general management. Positions he has held include Managing Director of Procter & Gamble/Hemas distribution operations, Marketing Director of Hemas Marketing and Brand Manger responsible for the Kraft Brand in Sri Lanka. He has been responsible for the launch of many popular consumer brands that have successfully challenged both established local and multi national brands. His overseas experience includes working as Senior Brand Manager for Sara Lee Household & Body Care Limited in Melbourne, Australia where he won the prestigious marketer of the year award in recognition of his outstanding performance.

A past Chairman of the CIM Sri Lanka region, Lasantha is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, a Chartered Marketer and holds a MBA from The Kogod College of Business at The American University in Washington DC. He is also a graduate of the University of Colombo. He has been a Chairman of the Panel of judges of SLIM Brand Excellence and the Effies and a Judge of the SLIM Advertising awards.