Thusitha Danwatte

Background

About Thusitha Danwatte

With extensive experience in the Maritime industry as an Operational, Technical and Business Development Manager, the value I bring at Senior Management level is having foresight, ability to define strategy, understand and map key stakeholders, implement action plans, hold technical discussions blended with a commercial acumen. My Executive Leadership Experience include the roles, Group Director for ship owner, container terminal and depot owner/operator PT Temas Tbk and Country Chair/Country Manager for DNV GL Indonesia. The career spans across various management positions held previously include Technical Manager for Classification Services, Head of Technical Advisory Services, DGM-Operations for Thermal Power Generation Plants, and Chief Engineer Officer with the Merchant Navy. The experience gained and the skill set which I have developed and able to add value include Foresight and Strategic Planning, Corporate Governance, Key Account Management and Business Development, Technical, Operations and Quality Management, Procurement, P&L Responsibility, Communication, Building Teams and Resilience, Crisis Management, Cross Functional Collaboration and driving Decarbonization and Digital Transformation.My geographical work experience includes South Korea, China, Indonesia and United Kingdom on International Assignments and twelve years in Southeast Asia/Pacific/South Asia served out of Singapore.Past honorary contributions include Chairman for DNV GL Singapore CSR Committee, Member of SSA Training and Development Sub Committee and Executive Board Member of the Indonesia Norway Business Council.As a Citizen of Singapore, a priviledge I enjoy is the ability to travel worldwide without visa restrictions.