Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- Ranjith Rajasinghe assumed duties today (25) as the new Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), at the authority's premises.

The occasion was attended by Ministry Secretary W.W.S. Mangala, CAASL Director General Daminda Rabukwella, Airport and Aviation Services Company Director Primal de Silva, and senior management officials of the Civil Aviation Authority.

Rajasinghe is a Chartered Accountant with more than 27 years of professional experience in internal auditing, public sector governance, corporate financial management and risk management.

He previously served as Director of Finance at the Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board (Laksala), where he was responsible for the state commercial enterprise...