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Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson, the new MD of Hemas Transport
Local conglomerate Hemas Group has appointed Ms. Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson as the Managing Director of its transportation sector.
With this appointment, Chellaraja who has formerly held several key positions in the diversified group will look after the operations of Hemas Travels, Airline Representation, Shipping & Maritime and Freight and Logistics.
The Company in a statement issued announcing the appointment said, the transport sector has approximately contributed 20% to the overall turnover of the group.
Kasturi Wilson has joined Hemas Group as General Manager – Finance for Hemtours, a subsidiary of the firm and also has held the positions of Director Finance Hemtours, Head of Shared Services and Chief Processing Officer of Hemas Group.
A Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Kasturi has began her career as a Audit Trainee at Someswaran Jayewickreme & Co; and also has functioned as the Director Consulting and Audit Manager at SJMS .
Prior to joining Hemas in 2002 she was the Financial Controller at Confifi Hotels.
“Kasturi is a well known sports personality having represented the National Women s Basket Ball Team at the Asian Games from 1989 to 1991”, added the statement issued by the firm.
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Your headline gives the appearance that you are surprised that Hemas has appointed a FEMALE to head its transport arm. Is it that you thought of Hemas as an antiquated group that had not as yet woken up to the fact that females are just as capable of leadership as males? Or are you surprised at the appointment because the group is headed by a Muslim family and the appointment of a female to a leadership role is unusual for such companies? Ms. Wilson’s record indicates clearly that she has the capabilities to lead and has proved it in the past. That has nothing to do with gender. It has everything to do with personal qualities and you should try to avoid such thoughtless and insensitive classifications.
I agree with Rajini… Your headline reeks of gender bias and insensitivity.
You wouldn’t say, “Commercial Bank appoints a male as Chairman”, would you?