Mr. Tilak Collure is a former Sri Lanka Administrative Service Special Grade officer who has held senior positions during 35 years in Government service mainly in the areas of trade, commerce, and logistics. He has served as the Secretary to the following Cabinet level Ministries: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Shipping, Ports and Aviation. During his career, Mr. Collure has also headed several major public sector corporate institutions as their CEO/ Chairman. He served as a Member of the independent National Police Commission from 2015 to 2020. He has functioned as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Senkadagala Finance PLC, prior to the present appointment. Mr. Collure holds a BSc in Natural Sciences (University of Sri Lanka, Colombo) and a Master’s in Public Administration (Postgraduate Institute of Management/University of Sri Jayewardenepura).