Experience & Leadership Record
Over twenty-five years of leadership in business conglomerates with multinational exposure, paired with more than 27 years of university lecturing and thesis supervision.
Corporate Leadership & Board Advisory
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
Member of Senior Management Committee. Led human capital transformation, talent pipeline management, executive succession, and administrative governance for the leading state-backed insurer in Sri Lanka.
Head of Human Resources and Administration
Senior Management Committee Member. Structured corporate HR policies, compliance frameworks, performance evaluation metrics, and talent development programs.
Head of Human Resources and Administration
Senior Management Committee Member. Oversaw factory floor human resources, multinational labor compliance, plant safety protocols, and trade union collective bargaining.
HR & Industrial Relations Specialist
Established milestone productivity-linked collective agreements. Awarded Certificate of Appreciation and Long Service Award by the Managing Director.
Director & Principal Consultant
Leading strategic human capital transformation, organizational culture audits, executive headhunting, and board coaching from IT Park Malabe.
Faculty Appointments & Lecturing
Senior Faculty Member & Former VP
Lecturing across Chartered Qualification in HRM (CQHRM) and Executive Masterclasses. Vice President of the Executive Council (2016/2017) and 2015 Senior Faculty Member Award recipient.
Senior Lecturer & MBA Research Supervisor
Lectured MBA coursework and directed quantitative empirical theses focusing on strategic management, employee engagement, and organizational performance.
Director of Studies & Council Member
Supervised professional study curricula, course quality assurance, and served 3 years on the Executive Council formulating national management initiatives.
Senior Lecturer (MBA & International Business)
Thesis supervisor and examiner for international business management and MBA (HRM) degree candidates.
Corporate & Academic Affiliations
Key organizations, state universities, and chartered institutes where Dr. Gannile has delivered executive leadership, faculty lecturing, or advisory services.
Synergies
SLIC
People's Insurance
Bata Ceylon
CEAT Sri Lanka
CIPM Sri Lanka
MSU Malaysia
SUB Bangladesh
Univ. of Kelaniya
IMSL