Lankan engineer wins 'Toast Master Award' from USA

Ramani Kangaraarachchi

COLOMBO: The Chairman KIK Group of Companies, Engineer Lalith Kahatapitiya was conferred the prestigious (DTM) Distinguished Toast Master Award from Toastmasters International USA. He won the Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year Award previously.

This is the highest recognition awarded by the Toastmasters International to a member who completes the required speech and leadership projects and manuals. It is for the first time that a member of Sri Lankan club received this award although the Toastmaster Movement has been in Sri Lanka for more than twenty years.

Asked whether toastmasters training in anyway helped him to get Sri Lankan Entrepreneur award by the Federation of Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka he replied that certainly it did. "When it comes to engineers it is important because most of the development projects are steered by the Engineers, Kahatapitiya said.

He invited all professionals and young people to join the toastmasters club and experience the improvement of personality. Kahatapitiya first joined the club in 2003 and has initiated the Free Trade Zone toastmasters club and supported to start University of Moratuwa and Institute of Engineers Toastmaster clubs in numerous ways.