Business
Toastmasters Club for Katunayake FTZ employees
By Hiran H. Senewiratne
In a bid to develop English language skills among Katunayake Free Trade Zone employees, a Toastmasters Club, a sub-branch of the International Toastmasters Club, was formed and it held its general assembly for the year 2022-23 at Tamarind Tree Hotel, Katunayake. Weranga Thennakoon was elected president.
Katunayake Free Trade Zone Toastmasters Club (KFTZTC) was formed with the intention of increasing basic English speaking skills among Free Trade Zone staff, which in turn would help them to acquire better marketing and sales skills especially when dealing with international buyers.
The keynote speech of the KFTZTC for the year 2022-23 was delivered by Chief Guest, Attorney at Law, K. W. Janaranjana, under the title ‘Democracy and Mass Media’. In addition to this engineer, Arjuna Jayadharshana, also addressed the assembly.
The main sponsorship for this year’s General Assembly was by Senior Toastmaster member Sudath Fernando, who is also the chairman of Amazon Solar Company and Financial Director of ATG Group.