S. K. V. PEIRIS FIPM

Mr.Peiris had his education at Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda. He joined the Public Service in October 1956  and had served in the then Department of Government Electrical Undertakings. With the vesting of that Department in the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Mr.Peiris had joined the Ceylon Electricity Board in 1971. From February 1973 till he retired from service in April 1995 he had served the Ceylon Electricity Board as an Administrative Assistant, Senior Administrative Assistant, Administrative Officer and Personnel Officer. His entire career in the Ceylon Electricity Board, in the positions referred to above, had been in the Personnel Department of the Board.

 

 

After obtaining the Diploma in Personnel Management from the NIBM, Mr. Peiris enrolled himself as an “Associate Member ” ( AMIPM) of the Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) in 1984 and was upgraded as a “ Member ” (MIPM) in 1986. In March 2012 Mr. Peiris was promoted to the category “Fellow ” (FIMP).

 

 

Mr. Peiris has been actively involved in the promotion of aquatic sports and lifesaving in Sri Lanka and has served as the President and Secretary of the National Controlling bodies of these sports. He was the first Sri Lankan to be appointed as an International Swimming Referee by the World body for Aquatic Sports, the FINA, in 1993 and has officiated at several International Swimming Meets abroad and in Sri Lanka.

 

 

At present he is serving as the Personal Assistant to the Chairman of Lanka Electricity Company (Private) Limited (LECO).

 

 

Mr. Peiris also continues his social activities in the field of aquatic sports and lifesaving.