Mr. Sarinda Unamboowe
A Director of MAS’ Apparel Board, Mr Sarinda Unamboowe is currently the CEO & Managing Director of MAS Kreeda, the Nike division of MAS Holdings, and heads Environmental Sustainability for the Group. Having joined MAS in 2001 as the CEO of Linea Aqua, he is also a member of MAS’ Innovations Leadership Team and serves on the Board of Biodiversity Sri Lanka.
He had held the positions of Chief Operating Officer of Jk Marketing Services Pvt Ltd., Chief Executive Officer for MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Account Officer at Standard Chartered International (USA) Ltd. and General Manager-Sales at John Keells Stock Brokers (Pvt) Ltd. as well.
An alumnus of Ithaca College, New York, Sarinda received his Executive Education at the INSEAD School of Business, Cornell University and Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a proud past pupil of Royal College - Colombo.
He is a recipient of the Humanitarian Alumni Award 2016 conferred by his alma mater – Ithaca College for his humanitarian efforts and is a Trustee of two separate charities,
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The Colours of Courage Trust; where he co-founded TRAIL – in 2011 he walked from the southernmost town of Sri Lanka to its northernmost tip, raising USD 2.6 Mn to build a cancer hospital in Tellipalai, Jaffna and most recently, Trail 2016 — a 28 day walk, this time from North to South to raise USD 5 Mn and build a Cancer hospital in Karapitiya, Galle.
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The Wheels for Wheels Foundation, and under its banner “Around the Pearl”, participates annually in a 10-day bicycle tour around Sri Lanka to promote awareness for Cerebral Palsy and raise funds for wheelchairs to aid children afflicted with the disease.
He is an avid conservationist and published wildlife photographer, has also published books documenting Sri Lanka’s wildlife (Elusive - A journey through Wild), His passions also include endurance cycling and trekking and is an executive member of Biodiversity Sri Lanka as well.
