Later joining the family business the Mackwoods Group of Companies , he became its chairmen . In 2008 , he was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Royal Commonwealth Society ( RCS ) . He was appointed the by President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in London effective from 1 September 2011 . He played a major role during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013 in Sri Lanka . He resigned from the position in 20 October 2014 after he was assaulted by Sajin Vass Gunawardena . In 2015 , he was appointed the presidential adviser on international affairs by President Maithripala Sirisena
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013
Chris Nonis