Sarath Samarasekera
Shopster
President and CEO
Mr. Sarath Samarasekera, Chief Executive Officer and President of Shopster E-Commerce Inc. graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of Calgary and completed graduate studies at the London School of Economics, London England, receiving a Masters of Science (International Relations) from the Faculty of Economics.
Sarath brings a wealth of operational knowledge to the Shopster team. While attending the University of Calgary, Sarath was the President of the Student’s Union, an invaluable early career experience which allowed him to work with decision makers at all levels of the Local and Federal governments. Sarath was also was a member of the University of Calgary’s Board of Governors, The Senate, the University Budget and Finance committees. Sarath began his professional career as an analyst with a Michigan USA based technology/consulting startup: Trilogy International Inc. in 1998. There, he rapidly advanced to a senior management position reporting to the CEO. As part of the management team for Trilogy International, Sarath led the development of Trilogy’s corporate and operational structure as it evolved from a small 15 person specialized US consultancy to a 200+ person international firm with offices in Brazil, India, and Mexico.
As a consultant, Sarath has worked with many fortune 500 clients across four continents, advising them on project management, technology implementation, and internet strategy. Sarath was instrumental in developing Trilogy International’s long term relationship with Ford Company; leading Trilogy’s consulting team on the Ford spin-off of its $1.54B parts division; Visteon Corporation. Sarath was responsible for ensuring a smooth transition for the new corporation through the managed disengagement of shared technology infrastructure. Sarath was also part of the Ford-Firestone Tire Recall team in 2001, supporting the technology strategy development for managing the $3B recall and replacement effort.
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