Harim Peiris has been appointed Chairman of the Resettlement Authority, by D. M. Swaminathan, Minister of Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Religious Affairs.

Harim Peiris is a graduate in finance and has an MBA from the University of Texas, USA. He has a wide and varied professional background in both the private and the state sectors, having worked in consulting and investment banking in both Sri Lanka and abroad. He has served on the boards of several private and public corporations.

He has wide experience in state sector reform, having worked at both the Pubiic Enterprises Reform Commission (PERC) under the Ministry of Finance and the Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA).

He has also been a part of the Sri Lanka government delegations to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Non Aligned Movement (NAM) Conference and the SAARC Heads of Government Summit.

Harim Peiris was Presidential Spokesperson for President Kumaratunga and also served as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and as Director General for Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation, in which capacity he oversaw the implementation of a range of multilaterally funded rehabilitation and reconstruction projects in the North and East.

Courtesy:The Island