Prashantha Lal De Alwis

Mr. Prasantha Lal De Alwis joined the Softlogic Board as a Non-Executive Director in 2011. He obtained his LL.B (Bachelor of Law) and LL.M (Masters in Law) from the University of Colombo and was enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law in 1983. He started his career as a State Counsel at the Attorney General’s Department of Sri Lanka in 1983 and served in that capacity until 1990. He subsequently joined the private bar and since then has practised in both Appellate and Trial courts. He was appointed a President’s Counsel in 2012. He is a visiting lecturer at Law faculty, University of Colombo, Kothalawala Defence University (KDU) and APIIT Law School. He is a member of the Board of Management of the Centre for Studies of Human Rights, Faculty Board of Law of University of Colombo and Incorporated Council of Legal Education. Mr. De Alwis was a Director of Sampath Bank PLC from 2002 to 2011 and Chairman of its Human Resources, Remuneration and Risk Management Committees. He presently serves as a Director of Siyapatha Finance PLC, SC Securities (Pvt) Ltd., Coral Sands Hotel Ltd., and Alethea International School. Honorary Legal Advisor of CIM Sri Lanka and the Ayurveda Doctors (Gampaha Wickremarachchi) Association of Sri Lanka. He was a founder member of the Consumer Affairs Authority of Sri Lanka in 2002. He was appointed as Honorary Consul for Seychelles in Sri Lanka by the President of the Republic of Seychelles in October 2013. He is the Commander of St. John’s Ambulance Bridge.