Tilak De Silva

PhD, MSc, BSc.Eng, CEng, CITP, FIE(SL), FIET(UK), FBCS(UK), SMIEEE(USA)

Chairman

Dr. Tilak De Silva is the Chairman of Engineering Council Sri Lanka (since October 2019), has more than 40 years of experience in the IT and Communication fields. He has gained multi-disciplinary exposure in the fields of engineering, Information Technology and global telecom business; he has held the key positions of Head of IT, Head of Information Security, Chief Global Officer, Chief Network Officer, Advisor to CEO on Technology Strategies and Chief Business Innovation Officer at Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT). He has also held the position of CEO SLT Hong Kong which was  a subsidiary of SLT. Mr. De Silva holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Specializing in Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering) from the University of Moratuwa,  a Master of Science degree in Data Communication from Brunel University U.K and a PhD in Information Technology from Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT). He is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered IT Professional.  He has held the position of President of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) in the year 2013.