Balraj Arunasalam
Balraj Arunasalam is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur.[1] He is the founder/chief executive of Gemtrans Engineering Company and is the International President of Toastmasters International.[2]
Born in Kandy, he was educated at Trinity College, Kandy;[3] Balraj later earned an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business Administration.[3] Having joined the family business, Gemini Stores Pvt Ltd,[3] Balraj established Gemtrans Engineering Company in 2000, diversifying Gemini Stores' operations into the manufacturing and distribution of industrial belts.[4] An active member of the local chamber of commerce and Rotary Club of Colombo West, Balraj serves as President of the Iyyappan Temple management board and as Vice President of the Aarunadu Velalar Society of Sri Lanka.
Having joined Toastmasters International in 1989, Balraj served as Territorial Council Chairman for the Sri Lanka Chapter from 2003 to 2006 and served as Lieutenant Governor Education and Training of the newly formed District 82, which covered India and Sri Lanka, in 2007. In 2008, he was appointed uncontested to the post of District Governor of District 82 and led the district to gain the President’s Distinguished District Award and become the best performing district in the world that year.[5][6] From 2011 to 2013, he served as an International Director of Toastmasters International. In 2014, he was elected as the Second Vice President of Toastmasters International and was appointed to the post of First Vice President the following year.[3] In 2017, he was appointed as the International President.[7][8] He has received Toastmasters' highest award, the Distinguished Toastmaster Award, in 2009, and a Presidential Citation in 2006.
He is married to Sarumathie Balraj and they have two daughters.[3][9]
References
- ↑ http://businesstoday.lk/article.php?article=241
- ↑ https://www.toastmasters.org/About/Board-of-Directors/International-Officer-Candidates/{538A01D2-CD0A-40E5-BDA3-544D0D5A9ECD}
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/141012/plus/looking-for-talent-intelligence-and-heart-121730.html
- ↑ http://www.gemtranseng.lk/about_us
- ↑ http://archives.dailynews.lk/2010/01/12/news49.asp
- ↑ http://www.sundaytimes.lk/111016/Education/ed20.html
- ↑ http://dailynews.lk/2017/05/16/business/115945/prime-group-power-toastmasters-ovation-strategic-partner
- ↑ http://www.ceylontoday.lk/print20170401CT20170630.php?id=21807
- ↑ http://archives.dailynews.lk/2009/03/17/news59.asp
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