| Mr Amrit Rajaratnam
| Mr. Amrit Rajaratnam was appointed to the Board in 2012. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Nottingham and is a Barrister at Law (Lincoln’s Inn). He began his career at the Law Firm of Julius & Creasy and later joined Lankem Ceylon PLC. |
| Mr T. Theyagamurti
| Mr. Theyagamurti, was appointed to the Board in 2004. He also serves on the Boards of several listed and unlisted companies in The Colombo Fort Land and Building Group. Banker by profession has specialized in International Trade and Foreign Exchange Trading, counting over 18 years of service with a leading local Bank and an European Bank in North America. He has over 18 years service with The Colombo Fort Land and Building Group’s Hospitality Sector and has successfully completed hospitality programmes conducted by the University of Hawaii in Honolulu and IAPCO in Zurich as a Congress Organizer. |
| Mr J. Hewage
| Board Member of Marawila Resorts PLC |
| Mr S.N. Dharmaratna
| Mr. Sunil Dharmaratna was appointed to the Board of Directors of Ms. Malwatte Valley Plantations PLC on 24th April 2013 as Director Finance. Mr. Dharmaratna is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICA), Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) – ACMA, Fellow and Founder Member of the Society of Certified Management Accountants, Sri Lanka (FSCMA), Associate member of the Chartered Global Management Accountants – (CGMA). He has successfully completed the Hospitality Industry Advanced Professional Development Programme in Hotel Administration at Cornell University, New York (USA). |
| Mr C. De Silva
| Mr. Chamindra De Silva is a Senior Chartered Accountant with over thirty years of post qualifying experience in industry and commerce. Currently he is the Chief Financial Officer at Alliance Finance Company PLC and immediately prior to joining the Alliance Finance Company, over a long period, he functioned as the Group Finance Director of Swedish Trading Group of Companies, a leading business conglomerate in the country. He is also an Independent, Non Executive Director of Malwatte Valley Plantations PLC, a leading Plantation company and functions as the head of its Audit Committee |
| Mr P. Malalasekera
| Board Member of Malwatte Valley Plantations PLC |
| Mr K A S. Gunesekera
| Mr. K. A. S. Gunasekera joined the Sri Lanka Administrative Services in 1970 and has more than 38 years of experience in holding public sector Senior Management positions in various sectors, out of which twenty five years as secretary to eight ministries covering subject areas of public utilities, housing, justice, plantation management, environment, forestry, natural resources, urban development, sports parliamentary affairs, youth, cultural, information and broadcasting. After retirement in 2004 from public services he was appointed as chairman of public utilities commission for a period of four years. |
| Mr L. Bogtstra
| Mr. Lucas Bogtstra joined Malwatte Valley Plantations in 1998 and was appointed to the Boards of Malwatte Valley Plantations and its holding Company, Wayamba Plantations (Pvt) Ltd in 2003. He commenced his carreer with the John Keells Group in 1978 and has since served on many private sector boards. Apart from being a Planter, he also has vast experience in import, export, manufacture and trading. He is responsible for setting up and managing the export arm of the Company in 2008 and it’s modern warehouse complex at Wattala in 2009. |
| Mr W.L. Bogtstra
| Mr. Willem Lucas Bogtstra was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Malwatte Valley Plantations PLC in 1997 and has served on the Board for a continuous period of 17 years to date. He has During this period turned round the Company to be one of the more profitable Regional Plantation Companies in the country. He commenced his career during 1951/52 as a Planter “Creeper” and has had an illustrious planting career. He also served on several Boards of companies dealing in Import/Export. He served as Chairman of the Planters Association Kurunegala and was a member of the Standing Committee on Rubber and Coconut of the Planters Association. He is presently one of its few life members. He was appointed to the panel of visitors to Rubber Estates of the Rubber Control Department in 1978. |
| Mr Don S.K. Amarasekera
| Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Madulsima Plantations PLC and Balangoda Plantations PLC. Mr. D.S.K. Amarasekera is an eminent Tax Consultant and the Senior Tax and Legal Partner of Amerasekera & Company, a leading tax consultancy firm in the country. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, and is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. |
| Mr N.M. Abdul Gaffar
| N M Abdul Gaffar Ph.D. (London), M.Sc. (London), Dip in Bio Chem Eng (U.C.LONDON), B.Sc. Chemistry Hons (Ceylon). He was the Head of the Technology Division of the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka before he joined Stassen Exports Limited as a Director in January 1982 and has been in charge of the Stassen Green Tea Project, the pioneer commercial Green Tea Project of Sri Lanka, since its inception. He has been involved in the Organic Tea Project of Stassen Natural Foods (Pvt) Ltd., which is the pioneer organic tea project of Sri Lanka and the first certified organic tea project of the world. He is a Director of Madulsima Plantations PLC. He is also a Director of Bogo Power (Pvt) Ltd and is in charge of the development of its 4 MW Kirkoswald Mini Hydro Project. |
| Mr Tilk de de Zoysa
| Tilak de Zoysa Honorary Consul to Croatia was conferred the title “Deshabandu” by His Excellency The President of Sri Lanka in recognition of his services to the country and was the recipient of “ The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” conferred by his Majesty “The Emperor of Japan. |
| Ms Cecilia Muttukumaru
| Board Member of Lanka Walltile PLC |
| Mr R.N. Somaratne
| Mr. R N Somaratne currently serves as a Director of Hayley MGT Knitting Mills PLC, a subsidiary of Hayleys PLC; Royal Porcelain (Pvt) Ltd and Ever Paint & Chemical Industries (Pvt) Ltd, fully owned subsidiaries of Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC. He is currently working as the General Manager (Manufacturing) for Royal Ceramics Group which includes Lanka Walltiles PLC and Lanka Tiles PLC. He has served in Ansell Lanka (Pvt) Ltd and in Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) before joining Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC in 1993. Mr. Somaratne counts more than 20 years experience in the Ceramic Industry and manufacturing field. He holds a MBA from the University of Colombo, post graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering from NIBM and B.Sc. degree (Physical Science) from the University of Peradeniya |
| Mr S.R. De Silva
| Board Member of Lanka Walltile PLC |
| Mr D.R.P. Goonetilleke
| Board Member of The Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC |
| Mr C.T. Liyanage
| Director of Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC. Commenced his career as a trainee brewer with Ceylon Brewery PLC in 1979 and was promoted to Senior Brewer and subsequently to Factory Manager. In 1998 he took up the position as Factory Manager at Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC and was promoted to his current position as Head of Technical in 2004. Holds a Special Degree in Botany from the University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka) and has attended several overseas training programs including Carlsberg Brew Masters Course, training with Allied Breweries (UK) & Carlsberg Tetley Leeds Brewery (UK) and management programmes at Cranfield University, UK and National University, Singapore |
| Mr C.P. Amerasinghe
| Director of Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC and is responsible for the marketing function of the Brewery Sector. He has over 22 years of experience in the field of marketing and has held many senior positions in this area. |
| Mr L.C.R.De.C Wijetunge
| Chairman of Ceylon Beverage Holdings PLC and Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, Union Residencies Ltd., and Chairman Emeritus, Nestle Lanka PLC. He is also a Director of Hunter & Company PLC, Janashakthi Insurance PLC, Swiss Trading Company and Senior Vice-President of Baur Asia Ltd. He is also a Director of East India Retailing Company (Pvt) Ltd., Heath & Co. Ltd. and Lanka Canneries Ltd. He also serves as a Trustee of Joseph Fraser Hospital. In addition, he is a member of the Monetary Policy Consultative Committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and President of the Swiss Business Club of Colombo |
| Mr C.L. De Alwis
| Mr. De Alwis is a graduate in Business Management and holds a Diploma in World Affairs. He has wide exposure to the business and corporate sectors. He was appointed to the Board of LAUGFS Gas PLC in September 2010. He is a member of the Audit Committee of LAUGFS Gas PLC. Mr. De Alwis was instrumental in founding JASTECA (Alumni of AOTS, Japan) and served as its President for 4 years. He received the certificate of commendation from the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) Japan in 2006, in recognition of his strong leadership and dedication to the network of AOTS Alumni Societies and Economic & Industry Development as well as enhancement of friendly relations between Japan and Sri Lanka. Mr. De Alwis is the Vice Patron of the Japan - Sri Lanka Technical Cultural Association and General Secretary of the Sasakawa Memorial Sri Lanka – Japan Cultural Trust. He is the Chairman of the World Network of Friendship Fund affiliated to AOTS Japan. |
