Educated at Ananda College, Mr. N R Ganepola obtained his BSc. (Hon) Degree in 1974, his MSc in Computer Science from the University of Colombo and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Post Graduate Institute of Management , University of Jayawardenapura. He joined the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation in February 1977 as a Management Trainee in Data Processing and served in various capacities in the Data Processing Function before being appointed the Manager Information Technology in 1990. Mr. Ganepola as the Head of Information Technology also contributed to the technology transfer programmes and growth while serving three organisations including the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited and Lanka Indian Oil Company PLC.