Our Directors

Mr. Kasun Rajapaksa

Group Managing Director

Mr. Kasun Rajapaksa, the Managing Director of D.Samson Industries (Pvt) Ltd, Samson Compounds (Pvt) Ltd and a Group Director of DSI Samson Group (Pvt) Ltd, one of the country’s premier business conglomerates being the leading manufacturer of footwear and bicycle tyres in Sri Lanka, represents the 3rd generation of the family company, already counting over 21 years of Corporate Experience in the Footwear and Rubber manufacturing sectors.

Being a prominent sportsman, especially in Tennis, Kasun was a versatile product of D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo-7 where he obtained his primary and secondary education and turned out to be a good all-rounder. Thereafter, he pursued his higher education in Australia. He graduated from Deakin University in Melbourne having specialized in Finance and Management Information System and then returned to the motherland to strengthen the family business.

He is the Past Chairman of Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) & former Member of the Board of Management of the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority Sri Lanka (NAITA) and member of the General Assembly of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI).

He currently holds a fellow membership at Sri Lanka Institute of Directors and provides his advisory skills as a member of the Export Development Board (EDB) footwear sector and Sri Lanka Footwear Association (SLFA). He is also a member of the globally renowned Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and a Graduate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) Certification program

He is the current Vice Chairman of Ceylon National Chamber of Industries (CNCI) and a member of the Committee of Management of Chairman of Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE).

Kasun also serves the Board of Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC as an Independent Non-Executive Director.