Mr. Herath is a well-known, highly successful Sri Lankan serial entrepreneur. He is known as the King of E-commerce in Sri Lanka as he is the Founder and Chairman of Sri Lanka's largest e-commerce organization, Kapruka.com. Over the years he has been instrumental in exploring further opportunities by founding Kapruka Global Shop. He also co-founded Grasshoppers, an e-commerce logistics enterprise to underpin all e-commerce ventures in the country.
It was in the year 2010 that Mr. Herath was first recognized for his amazing skills, knowledge and entrepreneurial talent, where he won the award for the Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year.
In addition, he has won numerous awards including Asia Pacific Young Entrepreneur Award in 2013, Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year once again in 2017 and CSSL ICT Leader of the Year in 2017
Also he was chosen as an Eisenhower fellow by the President Eisenhower foundation in USA in 2017.
He possesses strong technical skills that fuse innovation and new technology-based business models in Sri Lanka. Before forming Kapruka, Mr. Herath served as a Development Specialist at Dell Perot Systems where he designed robust software/web applications for DELL client’s use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency. Additionally, he also worked as an Application Architect at Microsoft. There he directed and designed new applications from conception to completion while overseeing the technical staff involved with development projects. Mr. Herath is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, USA with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science.