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APPAREL
IN AND BEYOND 2005

Sri Lanka’s
apparel industry
was thrown into
the deep end, and
compelled to swim
in stormy waters –
but it has done
more than
stay afloat.

An exclusive
interview with
MAHESH
AMALEAN.

PUBLISHER OF LMD, THE LMD 50 and LIVING
PRESENTER OF BENCHMARK
Media Services (Private) Limited
59 Ward Place, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka.
Email: lmdmail@lankacom.net
Facsimile: (94-11) 2672019
Telephone: (94-11) 2672017-9, 2672104

EDITORIAL
MANAGING DIRECTOR
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Hiran Hewavisenti, ACA

GENERAL MANAGER - EDITORIAL
EDITOR
Wijith DeChickera

DEPUTY MANAGER - EDITORIAL
Christine Tranchell

EDITORIAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR
Edine Weerawardane

EDITORIAL SUPERVISOR
Rochelle Jansen

EDITORIAL COORDINATOR
Darshana Abayasingha

MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Rishard Zubair, B.Sc., MBA

SENIOR GM - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Brian Emmanuel

MARKETING SERVICES MANAGER
Chevantha Sirimanne, Dip. BM

MARKETING SUPERVISOR
Nilusha Canekeratne, Dip. M (UK)

MARKETING EXECUTIVE
Sanarie Thenuwara

OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS
DEPUTY MANAGER -
GRAPHICS & PRODUCTION
Wasantha Amarasinghe

PR COORDINATOR
Tazmin Dole

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
Andrea Sellar

IT COORDINATOR
Naushan Sariffodeen

GRAPHICS COORDINATOR
Lakmal de Silva

COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE
Alison Deepan

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT - ADMINISTRATION
Sithari Mendis

TEAM ASSISTANT - ADMINISTRATION
Soma Punchimahathmaya

FINANCE & DISTRIBUTION
FINANCIAL SERVICES MANAGER
Lalin Goonesekera, B.Com.

ACCOUNTS & RESEARCH COORDINATOR
Prasanna Ranaweera

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT - RETAIL
Iroshan Wisidagama

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT - DISTRIBUTION
Diminda Nanayakkara

TEAM ASSISTANT - DISTRIBUTION
Lasantha Randeniya

CONSULTANTS
BENCHMARK (TV)/LMD CORRESPONDENT
Savithri Rodrigo

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Yamini Sequeira
Angelo Fernando

PRODUCTION
ILLUSTRATIONS
Russell Miranda

PHOTOGRAPHER
Saliya Sirisena

PRINTING
Softwave Printing and Packaging

COLOUR SEPARATIONS
Softwave Pre-Press

COPYRIGHT

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REGISTRATIONS

Press Council – P650
GPO – QD/03/NEWS/2005
ISSN 1391-135X

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LMD – Sri Lanka’s pioneering business magazine – is published by
Media Services (Private) Limited, 59 Ward Place, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka.
Tel: (94 011) 2672017 • Fax: (94 011) 2672019 • Email: lmdmail@lankacom.net
Media Services also publishes man’s mission and presents BENCHMARK.