Sunil Shantha Gotabhaya Liyanage, Senior Vice Chairman of the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries is a proud product of St. Thomas’ Prep School – Kollupitiya and Royal College – Colombo. He completed his tertiary education at Singapore Polytechnic in Singapore.

He is a professional in Polymer Technology, especially in Plastic and Rubber products. Mr Liyanage is a Licentiate of the Institute of Rubber Industry and a Fellow of the plastics and Rubber Industry.

Over 30 years of his career experience, he is having plant experience in areas such as, manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam, manufacture of expandable polystyrene, rotation moulding, injection moulding, blow moulding, vacuum foaming and extrusion.

Mr Sunil Liyanage has been selected to represent Sri Lanka in number of seminars, workshops and forums related to polymer industry and he has won the Merit Award from the Plastics & Rubber Institute of Sri Lanka in 1999. Presently, he is the Vice President of this Institute, a Council Member of the Environmental Council of Lanka (ECOL) and a Member of the Panel of National Institute of Business Management (NIBM).

A dedicated social worker, Mr Liyanage was elected as the District Governor of the Lions Club International District 306A for the year 1999/2000. Moreover, he was the Chairman of the Social Sub Committee of PRI Sri Lanka in 1995 and a Member of the Village Adoption & Rehabilitation Committee, doing front line work in Vavuniya and the East.

At present, Mr Sunil Liyanage is the Managing Director of Arpico Plastics Ltd., Arpico Flexifoam (Pvt) Ltd., Arpico Plastishells Ltd., Richard Pieris Rubber Products Ltd., Richard Pieris Redistribution Co., and Director of Richard Pieris Distributors Ltd.