| Mr G.M.V. Pradeepa
| Appointed to the Mercantile Shipping Company PLC Board in July 2010. Presently he is the Finance Manager of Ceylon Shipping Corporation with more than 18 years experience in shipping. |
| Mr C.P.P.G. Hapudeniya
| Appointed to the Mercantile Shipping Company PLC Board in November 2006 with a wealth of experience in Private Sector as an entrepreneur. He is the Founder Chairman and Managing Director of International Paper Products (Pvt) Ltd and counts for over 20 years of experience in the corrugated carton industry. He is currently serving as the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. |
| Mr H.R.K. Wickramatileke
| Appointed to the Mercantile Shipping Company PLC Board in May 1991. Held the position of Director Finance for over 15 years. He is a Director of Colombo Dockyard PLC and several other companies. Also he is the Chairman of Mercantile Emerald Shipping (Pvt) Ltd, Mercantile Marine Management Ltd., Royali Power (Pvt) Ltd and Royali Agro (Pvt) Ltd. |
| Mr T.N. Jayasinghe
| Appointed to the Mercantile Shipping Company PLC Board in November 2006. He is a Director of Union Chemicals Lanka PLC and Chairman of the Audit Committee of that Company. Managing Director of Premier Managements Ltd and Deputy Chairman of several companies in the Allied Investments Ltd Group. |
| Mr T. Kriwat
| Appointed to the Mercantile Shipping Company PLC Board in October 2000. He is the Managing Director of both Mercantile Shipping Company PLC and Reederei Eugen Friederich, Germany, the main shareholder of the Company at present. He is also a Director of number of shipping companies in Germany with more than 10 years experience in Shipping and Ship Management. |
| Mr C. Kriwat
| Founder Director of Mercantile Shipping Company PLC. Presently the Deputy Chairman of the Company. His career extends to more than 50 years at sea and on shore with a wealth of experience in Shipping and Ship Management. |
| Mr A.N.U. Jayawardena
| M.A., LI.B. (Cantab) Barrister at Law of Lincolns Inn. Attorney at Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Founder Director of Mercantile Shipping Company PLC and presently its Chairman, and Founder Director (Past) of Air Lanka. Past Director of two Commercial Banks and of two Leasing and Financial Services Companies. Presently Director of Union Chemical PLC and also Director of several other companies. |
| Mr J.A.S. Piyawardena
| Mr. Piyawardena was appointed to the Board of Hayleys M G T Knitting Mills PLC in July 2012. The senior partner of Piyawardena Associates a firm of Chartered Accountants, is a Member of the Council of the Open University of Sri Lanka, Chairman and Managing Director of Varuna Investments Ltd, Chairman of ESES Secretaries (Pvt) Ltd , Chairman of Sunil Piyawardena Hodings (Pvt) Ltd , Managing Director of Suranjith Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd and the Managing Director of Fortune One (Pvt) Ltd. Mr Piyawardenea counts over 28 Years’ experience in Finance , Tax and Management . He holds a degree in Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA), a Fellow of the Society of certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCMA) and a Fellow of the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka. |
| Mr R.P. Pathirana
| Mr. Pathirana was appointed to the Board of Hayleys M G T Knitting Mills PLC in July 2012. He is the Finance Director of Hirdaramani Group and is a Director of Hirdaramani Apparel Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Hirdaramani Leisure Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Hirdaramani Investments Holding (Pvt) Ltd which are the holding companies of the Hirdaramani group. He is also a Director of Star Packaging (Pvt) Ltd and Windforce (Pvt) Ltd and a non- Executive Director of Sampath Bank PLC, Alumex Group and Nirmalapura Wind Power (Pvt) Limited. Mr. Pathirana is a Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK (FCMA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura |
| Mr E.R.P. Goonetilleke
| Eranga Rohan Peiris Goonetilleke joined Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills PLC., as Managing Director /CEO on the 1st of March 2013, and was appointed to the Group Management Committee in the same month. Prior to Joining Hayleys MGT, he was appointed as a Director of Brandix X’pressions (Pvt) Ltd, and was appointed to the Board of CLT Apparel (India) Pvt. Ltd In January 2011, a fully owned subsidiary of Brandix Lanka Ltd. During the period, 2003 to 2010 he was the Managing Director/CEO of Textured Jersey Lanka (pvt) Ltd, prior to which he was the Managing Director/CEO of Linea Clothing (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, and prior to that he was at Carson Cumberbatch & Company Ltd as the CEO of Elpitiya Plantations Ltd. He received his higher education in the United Kingdom qualifying as a Graduate Engineer (B.Sc. Eng.) |
| Mr C.R. Jayawarna
| Mr. Jayawarna is a professional marketer and a social worker whose enlightened objective is to establish a just and egalitarian society. He has worked in public and private organizations in the capacity of junior and senior management level. He currently serves in several organizations in the capacity of Chairman, Secretary and an Executive Committee Member. Mr. Jayawarna joined the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) as a Senior Manager in the Marketing and Business Development Division and he is the youngest Senior Managers serving in the Middle Level Management at Sri Lanka Ports Authority. |
| Mr W. P. R. P. H Fonseka
| Mr. Fonseka has been appointed as a Deputy General Manager of the Bank of Ceylon in March 2012, and currently holds the position of Deputy General Manager (Retail Banking) of the Bank. Mr. Fonseka who joined the Bank of Ceylon in 1990 has specialized in financial management and strategic planning of the Bank, whilst acquiring wide experience in all aspects of commercial banking. He provided leadership and guidance in order to maintain a healthy asset and liability structure of the Bank. With the assignment to Bank of Ceylon London Branch, he obtained comprehensive experience in treasury and international banking activities. |
| Mr K.B.S. Bandara
| Mr. Bandara is a nominee Director of Bank of Ceylon since March 2013. He has briefly served in the MBSL Board in 2010 as well. He chairs the Integrated Risk Management Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee of MBSL. He is a permanent employee of Bank of Ceylon holding the position of Deputy General Manager since March 2012. His current business portfolio at BOC includes Product Management, Islamic Financing, Development Banking, Electronic Banking and Credit/Debit Cards Operations. He counts over 24 years experience in banking, both local and abroad gaining wide exposure in the fields of information systems, investments, treasury management, international banking operations and corporate banking. He worked at Bank of Ceylon London Branch as a Dealer and later at Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd as the Chief Executive Officer which has helped him to gain a sound fundamental knowledge of regulations and compliances in the banking arena. Prior to joining the bank, he was an Assistant Lecturer at University of Kelaniya and served at Mahaweli Authority. He is also a nominee Director of BOC to several other companies. |
| Mr D.M. Gunasekara
| Mr. Gunasekera is the General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Ceylon. Prior to his appointment in January 2013 as General Manager/Chief Executive Officer he served from October 2010 as the Deputy General Manager in charge of retail banking and sales and channel management. Mr. Gunasekara commenced his career with the Bank in 1983 and over the years received extensive training in banking, especially in all aspects of credit management and administration. He served at BOC London Branch from 1997 – 2000. His other contributions include his services as a resource person of the Bank of Ceylon’s internal training facility. He counts 30 years of overall experience in banking. He is a Council Member of the Association of Professional Bankers and also a resource person at the Institute of Bankers’ of Sri Lanka. |
| Mr L. De Silva
| Mr. De Silva holds a Diploma in Journalism from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura. He is a Freelance Journalist by profession with extensive experience in media and journalism. He was the media advisor to former Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka. He is also a foreign affair analyst on the ITN Network. He serves as the Chairman of MCSL Financial Services Limited, Asian International Hotel School and Asian Vocational Educational Centre. He was also a former Executive Director of Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation. Mr. De Silva is a Director of MBSL Savings Bank Limited and MBSL Insurance Company Limited |
| Mr P.G. Rupasinghe
| Mr. Rupasinghe earned his Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Social Statistics and a Special Degree in Economics from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura. Mr. Rupasinghe started his development banking career with DFCC Bank in 1978 and has over 20 years experience in Project Appraisal, Monitoring & Follow-up, Economic Research, Consultancy, Planning & Branch Banking of which 13 years in the senior executive capacity. He has seven yearsof Postgraduate teaching experience as a visiting lecturer in Economics, Accounting, Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour at the Open University of Sri Lanka |
| Mr M.S.S. Paramananda
| Mr. Paramananda was a Member of Sri Lanka Accountants Service. He holds a Diploma in Accountancy and a Diploma in Commerce of the Ceylon Technical College and a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Finance of the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration. He is a Fellow Member of the Association of Public Finance Accountants of Sri Lanka, as well as a Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka. An Accountant by profession, he served the Government in the Local Government Sector, the Provincial Councils and in the District Secretariat. He functioned as the Chief Accountant in several Ministries, including the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and the Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Construction |
| Mr T. Muthugala
| Mr. Mutugala is a professional banker with more than 39 years of experience in Commercial Banking. He joined the Bank of Ceylon in March 1974. He has a fine blend of skills in operational banking audit as well as overseas branch operations. Prior to his present appointment he has provided the leadership to Information Systems Audit functions of the Bank of Ceylon for nearly 5 years as Assistant General Manager (Information Systems Audit). During this period, he has played a leading role in implementing IT System Security Strategy in the Bank. Subsequently, as a Deputy General Manager (Support Services) he has provided the leadership to Bank’s Procurement Function, Business Process Re-engineering and Central Back Office operations from July 2012 to July 2013. |
| Mr M.R. Shah
| Mr. Shah, the Chairman of MBSL, was appointed to the Board in June 2010. Prior to joining the Company, he had served Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC for 33 years and at the time of retirement, he had held the position of an Executive Officer. Mr. Shah has a Diploma in Diplomatic & International Affairs & Intermediate of Institute of Bankers’ Sri Lanka. While serving the Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, he having been involved in trade union activities, was elected the Secretary of the Commercial Bank Branch Union of the Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union (CBEU) in 1986 and the President in 1988. In the year 1994, he was elected the General Secretary of the apex body of the prestigious organization of the Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union and elected the President in the year 2000 which position he held until retirement in February 2010 |
| Mr H.S.D. Soysa
| Board Member of Maskeliya Plantations PLC |
