Prabodha Sumanasekara
He is now at the helm of VS Group operations. He pioneered the private sector owned hydropower projects in Sri Lanka.
Coupled with extensive experienced and technical expertise in the field, he successfully ventured into projects outside Sri Lanka to Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and many other countries.
A visionary leader and under his guidance first ever Turbine manufacturing plant has been successfully established in the Sri Lanka. He is a Graduate of University of Colombo.
He is an Investment Banker and an Electrical Engineer by profession. He overlooks the strategic investment decisions in the group.
He has more than a decade of experience in Project Finance and was Head of Project Finance in Private Sector Infrastructure Dev. Company Limited (PSIDC), a company established under the auspices of the World Bank, before taking up the current position in VS Group. He holds an Engineering Degree from University of Moratuwa.
He is an experienced automation Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the hydro power industry.
He is Experienced in Hydro power Automation, Control systems, Power systems, Engineering Management and Project Management for more than 15 years.
Strong operations professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused on Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services from Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Currently reading an MSc in Renewable energy in University of Aberdeen in terms of familiarizing other renewable energy sources and their applications.