Vengadasalam Balagobi is the Director – Cyber Security and Privacy of PricewaterhouseCoopers Sri Lanka was unanimously elected as the President of the Mercantile Hockey Association (MHA) at the 67th Annual General Meeting, held on 31st March, at the Red Wood Lounge of Burgers Recreation Club (BRC).
Balagobi, Vice Presitent cum Treasurer (2022 /23) was the MHA Interim President, since the passing away of the President, Asif Bari (while in office) on 09th September 2022.
ChandanaWeragama from Sampath Bank PLC was retained as the Secretary & Sameera Ushantha also from Sampath Bank PLC took over as the new Treasurer.
The list of Office Bearers for the period 2023 /24 (all unanimously elected)
President – V. Balagobi / PricewaterhouseCoopers
Vice Presidents (05) : J. Majid / ExpoceylonPharmaceuticals; Christopher Tissera/ SRB Logistics Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd; Ajith de Silva /Brown & Co. PLC; Kumar de Silva /SRB Logistics Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd; & Sumith Jayasena / Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC.
Secretary : Chandana Weragama/ Sampath Bank PLC
Asst. Secretary : Mohamed Hanas / Singer Sri Lanka PLC
Treasurer : Sameera Ushantha / Sampath Bank PLC.
Asst. Treasurer – Deepika Kariyawasam / Heyleys Group
Executive Committee (08) – J. Irshad / Seylan Bank PLC; ChamindaSuduarachchi HNB; Sheron Fabian /John Keells Group ; Gihan Peiris / Allianz Insurance Lanka Ltd., Laknath Guruge/ Singer Sri Lanka PLC; Vishwa Prabath /Browns & Co. PLC; Sachith Dilshan / Airport & Aviation Services &SahidKuthubdeen / MAS Holdings