COLOMBO : Raja Edirisuriya has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board of Investment (BOI) on Tuesday December 14.
Earlier last week, several members of the BOI board of directors tendered their resignations along with the chairman Sanjay Mohottala.
Edirisuriya is the Executive Project Management Director for the Port City Colombo Development Project.
He is no stranger to the many development projects in Sri Lanka and was the past Chairman of the Urban Settlement Development Authority (USDA). A well celebrated civil engineer by profession, he is also a highly devoted public servant.