British Council Sri Lanka

Shortlisted Candidates

Young Fashion Entrepreneur Award 2011



Ahamed Barry: The passionate and dynamic Managing Director of Insomnia Pvt Ltd, SixRuns Pvt Ltd and Head of Buying and Corporate Strategy of ODEL PLC, has served the fashion industry for over 15 years in various levels. An MBA holder from the University of Wales UK, Ahamed’s interests include travelling, boxing and reading.

Sandun De Silva: Sandun discovered photography quite late in life and is mostly self-taught. He started getting interested in creative work while working in Advertising at J. Walter Thompson some time ago. He also did a bit of writing and editing later on when he was the Associate Editor for The Leisure Times Magazine, following that mostly he worked as a Cordon Bleu Chef till he discovered the wonders of photography.

Since then Sandun has done shoots for a number of reputed clients in and out of town. He was also the official photography partner for Colombo Fashion Week.

Kasuni Rathnasuriya: The founder and sole proprietor of label ‘KUR’, Kasuni graduated from Academy of Design in 2007 and is currently reading the MBA at Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Jayewardenepura. She is also a Member of CIM, UK and dip CIM. Kasuni launched Label ‘KUR’ in 2009, which is a contemporary women’s wear label. ‘KUR’ concerns the sustainable approaches in the fashion business such as revitalising the dying crafts in Sri Lanka, and recycling approaches. Kasuni is currently a Market Analyst for Brandix , the largest apparel exporter in Sri Lanka with eco-friendly best practices.

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