ABOUT US
DSI Samson Group
We are today, the Country’s leading manufacturer of footwear and bicycle tyres. Exporting to more than 40 countries across the world, and being the local representative for international brands, such as Reebok, Fila, Clarks, Puma, Dell and Avira, we are the perfect example that a South Asian manufacturer could indeed produce high quality footwear worthy of the most respected and reputed brand names in the world.
With 22 Subsidiaries successfully servicing local and international markets offering more than 200 Showrooms and 5,000 Dealers Island wide, we are among the Sri Lanka’s largest family-owned Group of Companies.
We draw strength and support from our community as a responsible corporate. The projects that we have undertaken across the country, reflects on the measures that we have taken for the wellbeing of our society and our commitment towards being a responsible corporate citizen.
Vision
To be the leading contributor to the socio-economic development of Sri Lanka.
Mission
To invest in manufacturing and services, meeting highest international standards to our global customers in conventional and niche markets.
Goals
In all our activities and dealings we shall be guided by the humanistic approach of our founder. We stand committed to the highest ethical standards and the cultural heritage of values pursued and cherished by him. We treat the community at large as our stakeholder with a deep sense of social responsibility, sharing with them the benefits we reap.
Our Chairman
Mr. Uditha Egalahewa is a distinguished legal professional in Sri Lanka with over three decades of experience in the legal field.
His strong academic background includes two Master’s degrees, one in Law (Public Law) (LLM) from the University of Colombo and a second in Maritime and Shipping Law (LLM) as a World Bank-sponsored scholar from the International Maritime Law Institute of Malta, where he graduated with distinction and was awarded the Professor Walter Muller Prize. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Insurance Law from the University of Colombo.
In 1990, he joined the Chambers of the Attorney General of Sri Lanka and became a State Counsel and Senior State Counsel, serving for 15 years. Since April 2005, he has established a successful practice in Public Law and Commercial Law in Sri Lanka. In 2012, Mr. Egalahewa was appointed as a President’s Counsel by the President of Sri Lanka, in recognition of his contributions to the legal profession. He has extensive experience in a wide range of legal matters, including Public Law, Commercial Law, Investment Law, Employment Law, Commercial Arbitration, Insurance Law, and Constitutional Law, among others. He is an experienced arbitrator and is assisted by over ten junior counsels and legal apprentices practicing directly under him.
Apart from his legal practice, Mr. Egalahewa is a Commissioner of the Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka since 2008 and is a senior visiting lecturer to several professional organizations. He is also a Course Director of the Post Attorney Diploma and an Independent Director in several Companies, listed and unlisted.
He has published and presented extensively on law topics and is a sought-after academic legal expert due to his vast expertise.
Mr. Egalahewa is widely respected in Sri Lanka for his dedication to the legal profession.
Mr. Uditha Egalahewa,
LL.M(Col), LL.M(Malta), President’s Counsel,
Group Chairman
Our Values
