The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) founded in 1970 (then called the Ceylon Institute of Marketing) with a view to harnessing the available skills in Marketing for the growth and development of the profession, was subsequently incorporated by Act 41 of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

The idea of forming a Marketing institute came from three Marketing students who were sitting for CIM Diploma examinations Eardley Perera, Mike Udabage and V Jeganathan. The founder President of the institute was Mr Stanley Jayawardana who was the Marketing Director (and later became the Chairman) of Lever Brothers (Ceylon) Ltd.

Mr Asoka de Lanarolle took over the responsibility of forming the constitution too was a Leverite, with the active support of Dr Anandtissa de Alwis who played a major role in forming the institute though never becoming a member. It was Dr de Alwis who managed to incorporate the institute by an Act of Parliament.

The doyen of advertising Reggie Candappa designed the logo which has stood the test of time.

Past Presidents

  • MR STANLEY JAYAWARDANA
  • MR ELMO DE ALWIS
  • MR LALITH DE MEL
  • MR ASOKA DE LANEROLLE
  • MR KENNETH ABEYWICKRAMA
  • MR FRANK SAMARAWEERA
  • MR JAYANTHA MENDIS
  • MR RANJITH JAYASURIYA
  • MR FELIX DE SILVA
  • MR EARDLEY PERERA
  • MR NIMAL GOONEWARDHANA
  • MR GODWIN PERERA
  • MR RUCHI GOONEWARDANA
  • MR MAHEN PERERA
  • MR TISSA DE ALWIS
  • MR DEHAN SENIVIRATNE
  • MR LAL DE MEL
  • MR SHANTI NADARAJAH
  • MR DEEPAL SOORIYAARACHCHI
  • MR RIENZIE MARTINESZ
  • MR TASLIM RAHAMAN
  • PROE K. U. KAMALGODA
  • MR NALIN ATTYGALLE
  • MR SISIRA JAYALATH
  • MR WILLIE WEERASEKERA
  • MR NISHAN NAVARATNE
  • MR WASANTHA MALLIKARACHCHI
  • MR SARATH FERNANDO
  • MR R.M.P DAYAWANSA
  • MR SALIYA WEERASEKERA
  • MR ROHAN SOMAWANSA
  • MR THUSHARA PERERA
  • MR TILAN WIJEYESEKARA
  • MR GAMIKA DE SILVA
  • MR KALANA RATNAYAKE
  • MR RUWAN LIYANAGAMAGE
  • MR UPUL ADIKARI
  • MR KARTHIK ELANGOVAN
  • MR PRADEEP EDWARD
  • MR SURANJITH SWARIS
  • MR ROSHAN FERNANDO

Founder Members

  1. Col. Kenneth L. Abeywickrama
  2. T.S.L. Almeida
  3. Russel Aluvihare
  4. R.S.R. Candappa
  5. N.C. Corea
  6. Elmo De Alwis
  7. J.A.D. De Lanerolle
  8. Lalith De Mel
  9. Mansoor Ghouse
  10. L.S. Jayawardene
  11. V. Jeganathan
  12. Upali S. Mahanama
  13. Eardley Perera
  14. C. M. Piachaud
  15. F. R. Samaraweera
  16. Daya Senanayake
  17. W. B. Weerasekera
  18. G.B. Wijesinghe