Dian Gomes has been appointed as an Executive Committee Member of the world boxing body of AIBA, the supreme and most prestigious global association dedicated to boxing. Dian needs no special introduction as his name is synonymous with the renaissance of sport in our island. A former Royal College fly weight boxing champion and former President of CIMA Sri Lankan Division, Dian has been a leading corporate personality for the better part of three decades.
First as a Group Director of MAS Holdings then as Chairman of Hela Clothing, where he was instrumental promoting not only boxing but other sports and supporting rural athletes. He currently serves as the Honorary Consul of Georgia in Sri Lanka and on the Board of Nestle Lanka PLC.
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