AMW is proud to welcome aboard experienced Marketer Brandon Morris who assumes duties as Director / CEO of AMW Capital Leasing & Finance PLC, with effect from 1st February 2014.

Brandon counts over 25 invaluable years of Managerial experience of which 16 have been in the non-Banking Financial Sector (NBFI).

Prior to this, he has held key positions at LOLC (Asst.General Manager), Ceylease Financial Services Ltd (Chief Operating Officer) and TVS Automotives (Pvt) Ltd (CEO).

Educated at St. Joseph’s College Colombo, he is a Chartered Marketer, holds an MBA from the Post Graduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) UK.

Having gained valuable experience in Sales, Branding, Credit Appraisal, Debtor Management, Distribution, Dealership Management, Logistics and International Trading, Brandon’s diverse skills and experience in both the financial and Trading sectors would be useful to the Management Board of the AMW Group as well.

AMW Capital Leasing & Finance PLC, established in February 2006, is listed under the DiriSavi Board of the Colombo Stock Exchange and is registered with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Its principle lines of business include Finance Leasing, Operating Leasing, Hire Purchase, Auto Loans and acceptance of Fixed Deposits. Boasting of one of the best NPL ratios and high quality portfolios in the NBFI sector, the company possesses an asset base exceeding Rs.5 Billion.

Meanwhile Naalaka Madugalle who joined Associated Motorways (Private) Limited in October 2013 and takes over as Director - Commercial Sales, After Sales & Parts Divisions with effect from February counts 23 invaluable years of experience in a diverse range of work environments.

Prior to this Naalaka was Chief Executive Officer at LAUGFS Lubricants Limited.

He holds a Masters in Business -specializing in Marketing, from the University of Western Sydney Nepean Australia and a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing – from the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK. He is an Associate member of The Australian Marketing Institute. In his extensive career he has been responsible for developing new loan schemes, implementing and successfully launching many innovative products and policies, and attaining remarkable market growth rates whilst achieving targets beyond expectations.

Hailing from Trinity College, Kandy Naalaka played Rugby and was awarded college colours. His combination of talent, skill, education and experience is certainly an advantage for AMW.

The Commercial Sales division is the trading division of AMW dealing with an extensive brand range such as BP/Castrol lubricants, Goodyear, Evergreen tyres, and EPIC Power truck tyres, EPIC Maxx automotive batteries and the SONAX car care range. The After Sales and Parts Divisions are key focus areas identified by AMW and Naalaka’s extensive experience in this area will be invaluable.

Having joined AMW in 2013 as Director Human Resources, Kushan Wijewickrama also took up the mantle of Shared Services with effect from December 2013.

A product of St. Thomas’ College - Mount Lavinia, he holds an MBA from the Buckinghamshire New University, UK, a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Delhi, India. He also holds a National Diploma in Human Resources Management – NDHRM from the Institute of Personal Management of Sri Lanka and is a Member of the Association of Human Resources Professionals (AHRP). Kushan certainly brings with him a wealth of experience in the Human Resources Field from many industries as well as overseas (India, Bangladesh and Malaysia).

Having begun as a Management Trainee in Human Resources Management at FDK Lanka (Private) Limited, Kushan held managerial positions at UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) as Human Resources Development Officer – Sri Lanka & Maldives, Fonterra Brands Lanka (Private) Limited, Finlay’s Tea Estates Sri Lanka, and Ericsson CU Malaysia and Sri Lanka (Based in Malaysia).

His experience of over 16 years in the field has seen him responsible for setting up HR divisions with HR processes and practices and consulting at a regional level which has earned him recognition at the Annual HR Awards. Kushan also lectures at the Institute of Personnel Management of Sri Lanka (IPM).

His forward thinking approach, modern outlook, in depth experience and broad perspective will certainly be an added advantage for AMW’s future journey.

Established in 1949, Associated Motorways (Private) Limited, popularly known as AMW, is the leading automotive company in Sri Lanka with over 65 years of service experience. AMW's core business sectors today are Automotive sales, after-sales services, Tyre retreading, Lubricants, Batteries & Tyres and Financial Services (Leasing, Hire Purchase). Some of the top international automotive brands represented by AMW include Nissan, Suzuki Maruti, Yamaha, Piaggio & Case New Holland.

In July 2008, Associated Motorways (Private) Ltd came under the global management expertise of the Al-Futtaim Group of UAE, thereby aligning itself with the Group Automotive Division's development and global strategy. A large conglomerate in the UAE and a multinational group, the Al-Futtaim Group is an integrated commercial, industrial and services organization with diversified interests in automotive, electronics, insurance, services, real estate and retail.

The AMW Management board currently comprises of Samantha Rajapaksa (Group Managing Director), Dilani Yatawaka (Director Finance), Pushpika Janadheera (Director Manufacturing), Kushan Wijewickrama (Director Human Resources & Shared Services), Brandon Morris (Director/CEO Capital Leasing & Finance PLC) and Naalaka Madugalle (Director Commercial Sales, After Sales & Parts).

Photo caption: (From left) Director/CEO of AMW Capital Leasing & Finance PLC, Brandon Morris; AMW Director Human Resources, Kushan Wijewickrama and AMW Director - Commercial Sales, After Sales & Parts Divisions, Naalaka Madugalle