Priyantha Kariyapperuma has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services Ltd. by Civil Aviation and Transport Minister Arjuna Ranatunga.
Priyantha Kariyapperuma has been prominent veteran spearheading various Government institutions, previously holding a host of positions in the public sector. He was a former Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRCSL), The highest government designation in telecommunications & media industry in sri lanka, Chairman of the Peoples Merchant Bank, Chairman National Lotteries Board, Chairman of Ceylon Port Services, Chairman of Ceylon Fisheries Corporation also spearheading some of the leading Banks and financial Institutions as a Director. He has been a board Director in Peoples Bank Sri Lanka, Employees Trust Fund, Public Enterprise Reform Commission (PERC) and a Commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Cooperatives, Southern Development Authority among others.