Background
Perera, Chrisantha Priyange Richard was born on March 5, 1944 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Neville James Richard and Brenda Christobel Perera.
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Chrisantha Priyange Richard Perera
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Graduate, Royal College, Colombo, 1960.
Career
Management trainee, Forbes & Walker Ltd., Colombo, 1961-1962;
executive, Forbes & Walker Ltd., Colombo, since 1962;
director, Forbes & Walker Ltd., Colombo, since 1975;
partner, Macaldeniya Associations, Colombo. Board directors Forbes & Walker Stock Brokers (Private) Ltd., Forbes Finance Superior vena cava syndrome (Private) Ltd., Forbes Agricultural Superior vena cava syndrome (Private) Ltd., Tour East (Lanka) Ltd., Marcdamar Rock Industries (Private) Ltd., Forbes (Ceylon) Ltd. Chairman Sri Lanka Tea Board, 1989-1990, Green Teas Ceylon (Private) Ltd., 1990.
Consultant General Superintendence Company Ltd., since 1978. Member Sri Lanka Tea Council, since 1989 (all Colombo). Consultant on marketing and production of tea World Bank, Washington, since 1989.
Member task force subcommittee Sri Lanka Export Development Board.
Achievements
Membership
Member young adult committee Young Men’s Christian Association, Colombo, 1972-1975, member of national finance campaignexec. committee, 1986-1987. Trustee Colombo Tea Traders Charity Trust. Mem.pers. and conference committee National Council Young Men’s Christian Association's in Sri Lanka.
Member National Chamber of Commerce (tea surveyor), Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (tea surveyor, panel of arbitrators for tea), Amateur Rowing Association Sri Lanka (former committee member), Colombo Rowing Club (former committee member, secretary, treasurer, vice captain, chapter vice president), Rotary (v.pp. Colombo 1990-1991, president-elect 1991-1992, district treasurer 1991-1992).
Interests
Connections
Married Dushyanthi Goonewardena, May 30, 1968. Children: Dinusha, Chehan, Deshani.
