Women in Logistics and Transport Sri Lanka holds 12th Annual General Meeting

WOMEN in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT) Sri Lanka, the Women's Forum of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Sri Lanka and one of the five pioneering fora in WiLAT Global, was inaugurated on 21 March 2013 to promote the Logistics, Transport, and Supply Chain industry to female members and support their career development, following the global launch of WiLAT in June 2013.

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By 2018, WiLAT had over 2,000 members in 20 countries and currently it is present in 40 countries. WiLAT's vision is to be the most sought-after for advocacy, professionalism, and empowerment of women in supply chain, logistics, and transport Its mission is to elevate women's status in logistics and transport by uniting supporters of their career development and providing a support network and mentoring opportunities.

The Annual General Meeting of this esteemed body to appoint the new Chairperson and the Executive Committee members for the term 2025/26, was held on 8 May at BMICH Lavender Hall. Unilever Sri Lanka Ltd. former Head of Logistics and Customer Service Rumal Fernando was unanimously elected as the Chairperson to lead WiLAT team for the year 2025/26 supported by DOK Solution Lanka Ltd. Chief Operating Officer Prabodhanie Wanigasundara, in the capacity of the Secretary and EFL Global Manager - Global Shared Services Sahana Vithanagama, as the incoming Treasurer for the year 2025/26.

Rumal Fernando will also be supported by three Vice Chairpersons (VCs); Michelin Lanka Ltd. Procurement Project Manager Nadika Kongalage, as the VC Membership Development, Aitken Spence Logistics Deputy General Manger - Container Freight Station Prashani Liyanage, as the VC Branding and Sponsorships and DHL Global Forwarding Lanka Ltd. Key Accounts Manager Nilufa Nizam, as the VC Membership Services. Supporting the three main pillars, the executive committee will include dynamic professionals from the logistics and supply chain industry and leading organisations in Sri Lanka to advance WiLAT's annual agenda.