Dr. Prasad Samarasinghe PhD (Australian National University, Australia), B.Sc. (Eng.) University of Moratuwa, M.Sc. (Eng.) University of MoratuwaDirector
Dr. Prasad Samarasinghe is the Managing Director of Lanka Bell Ltd, Bell Active (Pvt) Ltd, Bell Solutions (Pvt) Ltd and Bellvantage (Pvt) Ltd. He holds Directorship in DCSL Brewery (Pvt) Ltd, Hayleys Fiber PLC, Lanka Number Portability Services (Guarantee) Ltd and Maganeguma Road Construction Equipment Company (Pvt) Ltd Hatton National Bank PLC, HNB Assurance PLC, HNB General Insurance. Also, he is the Chairman of Federation of Information Technology Sri Lanka (FITIS) and holds the Directorship of two non-profit organizations TRACE, Information and Communication Technology Industry Skills Council (ICTISC). Currently he is serving as Council Member of BCS -The Chartered Institute for IT Sri Lanka Section & Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL).
He obtained his Doctorate in Telecommunications from the world ranked research university, the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Dr. Samarasinghe holds a B.Sc. (Eng.) Degree in Electronics and Telecommunications with First Class Honors and a M.Sc. in Engineering, both from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. A member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) and the IET (Institute of Engineering and Technology), he also has a Licentiate (Parts I and II) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka with the island’s best results in Financial Accounting, Business Mathematics, Statistics and Data Processing. In the past, Dr. Samarasinghe held the posts of Chief Operating Officer at Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd, Head of Information Technology at Commercial Bank PLC and Director of e-Channeling PLC.