Mahesh Amalean

Mahesh Amalean
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Deshamanya Mahesh Amalean (born April 4, 1955) is an engineer and industrialist. He is the current Chairman of MAS Holdings.^[1]

Born to parents with Gujarati ancestry, his father was in the family textile business. Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo, he went on to graduate from the University of Madras with a BTech degree in chemical engineering.

Returning to Sri Lanka in 1978 he took up the family businesses. Thereafter he started a manufacturing company with his brothers named Sigma Industries which began operations in Ratmalana, in August 1985. Moving in to the apparel industry he founded MAS Holdings which is a leader in the apparel industry in Sri Lanka catering to major brands such as Victoria’s Secret. For his contribution to Sri Lankan industry he was awarded the title of Deshamanya by the government of Sri Lanka.

He is married to Shaila and is the father of two daughters and a son.

References

1. ^ FABRIC OF A STRATEGIST AND A VISIONARY

• INTERVIEW: Mahesh Amalean, chairman MAS Holdings

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