| Mr S. Siriwardana
| Joined Kelani Valley Plantations PLC in 1995.Appointed to the Board in June 2009. Fellow,The Institue of Charted Accounts of Sri Lanka and the Institute of Certified Managment Accounts of Sri Lanka and member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Sri Lanka . Has held senior managment positions in many private sector organizations |
| Mr A.M. Rajadurai
| Managing Director of Kelani Valley Plantations PLC and Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC from January 2013 and a member of the Hayleys Group Managment Committee An Experienced Planter with over thirty years experience in plantation managment,former Chief Executive Officer of a reputed regional plantation company. chairman of the Planters' Association of Ceylon, a member of the Sri Lanka Tea Board,Rubber Research Board,Tea Small Holdings Development Authority(TSHDA) and in the Tea Council of Sri Lanka |
| Mr A.M Rajadurai
| Managing Director of Kelani Valley Plantations PLC and Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC from January 2013 and a member of the Hayleys Group Managment Committee An Experienced Planter with over thirty years experience in plantation managment,former Chief Executive Officer of a reputed regional plantation company. chairman of the Planters' Association of Ceylon, a member of the Sri Lanka Tea Board,Rubber Research Board,Tea Small Holdings Development Authority(TSHDA) and in the Tea Council of Sri Lanka |
| Mr M.S. Madugalle
| Mr. Mahen Madugalle commenced his planting career with Janatha Estates Development Board (JEDB) He has worked for other private sector Plantation Companies. He joined Kotagala Plantations PLC which was then managed by George Steuart Management Services as Manager Mount Vernon Estate and was promoted as Cluster General Manager of Mount Vernon under the management of Lankem Tea & Rubber Plantations (Private) Limited (LT&RP) and subsequently as Regional General Manager of the Kotagala Region. He has also held the position of General Manager of the Agras and Uva Regions of Agarapatana Plantations Ltd. He was appointed to the Boards of LT&RP in 2012 and Kotagala Plantations PLC in January 2013. Mr. Madugalle serves as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of KPPLC with effect from 1st April, 2014 and is responsible for the operations of the Up Country segment of Kotagala Plantations. He also over looks the operations in the Kotagala Low Country tea estates. He has provided consultancy services to the FAO in Iran on tea projects. He holds a Diploma from the National Institute of Plantation Management. |
| Mr L.M.K. Tillekeratne
| Appointed to the Board in January, 2013. Dr. Tillekeratne is a globally renowned rubber scientist and technologist with over 35 years national and international experience in research and development. As the Director/CEO of the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka which is the first agricultural research institute in Asia, he held enormous responsibilities in guiding the Sri Lankan rubber industry along a growth path that includes the private sector. He has extensive practical experience in policy development, industry problem solving and dissemination of technology to users. His knowledge of global rubber industry is extensive. He has launched many projects to upgrade the skills, technological capabilities and productivity of the smallholders. He is an inventor having won international acclaim for commercialized inventions that led to him being appointed Chairman, Sri Lanka Inventors Commission. Having retired from Government service in August 2006, he serves the industry as a freelance consultant; while serving as a Professor in Polymer Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Further, he is serving as an expert in Rubber Processing and Testing to United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). He holds a Diploma in Research Management from the University of Los banos, Phillipine. He also has a Master of Science Degree, in Physical Methods of Analysis and a Doctorate in Polymer Chemistry and Technology from the University of Aston, Birmingham UK. Dr. Tillekeratne is a Fellow of the Plastic & Rubber Institute of UK, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon and the National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka. |
| Mr L.M.K. L.M.K.
| Appointed to the Board in January, 2013. Dr. Tillekeratne is a globally renowned rubber scientist and technologist with over 35 years national and international experience in research and development. As the Director/CEO of the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka which is the first agricultural research institute in Asia, he held enormous responsibilities in guiding the Sri Lankan rubber industry along a growth path that includes the private sector. He has extensive practical experience in policy development, industry problem solving and dissemination of technology to users. His knowledge of global rubber industry is extensive. He has launched many projects to upgrade the skills, technological capabilities and productivity of the smallholders. He is an inventor having won international acclaim for commercialized inventions that led to him being appointed Chairman, Sri Lanka Inventors Commission. Having retired from Government service in August 2006, he serves the industry as a freelance consultant; while serving as a Professor in Polymer Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Further, he is serving as an expert in Rubber Processing and Testing to United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). He holds a Diploma in Research Management from the University of Los banos, Phillipine. He also has a Master of Science Degree, in Physical Methods of Analysis and a Doctorate in Polymer Chemistry and Technology from the University of Aston, Birmingham UK. Dr. Tillekeratne is a Fellow of the Plastic & Rubber Institute of UK, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon and the National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka. |
| Mr A.M.de S. Jayaratne
| Mr. A.M. de S. Jayaratne was appointed to the Board of Kotagala Plantations PLC in December 2012. He is a former Chairman of Forbes & Walker Ltd, Colombo Stock Exchange, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and The Finance Commission. He also served as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in Singapore. Mr. Jayaratne is a Director of several listed and unlisted companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and of England and Wales |
| Mr A.M.de S Jayaratne
| Mr. A.M. de S. Jayaratne was appointed to the Board of Kotagala Plantations PLC in December 2012. He is a former Chairman of Forbes & Walker Ltd, Colombo Stock Exchange, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and The Finance Commission. He also served as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in Singapore. Mr. Jayaratne is a Director of several listed and unlisted companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and of England and Wales |
| Mr G.D.V. perera
| He commenced his career in planting with Mackwoods Estates & Agencies Limited in 1971. With the nationalization of Estates, he worked as an Estate Manager and Visiting Agent and was subsequently promoted as a Director of JEDB in the Nuwara Eliya Region. He has provided his services to the prestigious Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) of UK on tea projects in Tanzania and was resident there. After the privatisation of the management of Regional Plantation Companies, he returned to Sri Lanka and joined Forbes Plantation Management Services Ltd., as a Plantation Director of Balangoda Plantations Limited in 1993. He joined Lankem Tea & Rubber Plantations (Pvt) Ltd (LT&RP), Managing Agents in 1996 and was appointed to the Directorates of LT&RP in 2002 and KPPLC in 2006. He also serves as a Director in other Companies of the Colombo Fort Land and Building Group. |
| Mr D A . Ratwatte
| Having commenced his career with Messers. Whittall Boustead Ltd prior to nationalisation he has contributed many years of his life to planting. After the nationalisation of estates he managed two of the most prestigious plantations in up-country after which he was invited to serve on the Board of Directors of the Janatha Estates Development Board VI. After the privatization of management of the Regional Plantation Companies in 1992, Mr. Ratwatte took charge of the operations of Maturata Plantations Ltd. in the capacity of General Manager-Plantations in charge of the plantations in both Udapussellawa/Maturata and the plantations coming within the purview of Maturata Plantations Ltd. in the Deniyaya district, low-country. In 1999 he joined Lankem Tea & Rubber Plantations (Private) Ltd. (LT&RP), Managing Agents, as a Regional Director in charge of the Western High Grown properties in the Kotagala and Agarapatana districts. He was appointed to the Board of LT&RP in 2002 and joined the Board of KPPLC in 2006. He also serves as a Director in other Companies of the Colombo Fort Land and Building Group. Mr. D. A. Ratwatte is a Fellow of the National Institute of Plantation Management |
| Mr R.C. Pereis
| Having started his career with Carson Cumberbatch & Co., he then moved to George Steuarts, one of the premier Agency Houses. He has served as Manager of some of the most prestigious rubber properties in the Low Country and also held senior appointments in the industry and served on the Rubber Research Board Advisory Panel. In 1983, he was appointed the Regional Director of the JEDB Hatton Board and in 1988 he was made Director General of the Kegalle – Avissawella Zone of the JEDB. In 1992 after the Privatisation of the management of plantations, he joined George Steuart Management Services as the General Manager of Low Country rubber & tea estates of Kotagala Plantations. He continued to serve in this position even after the takeover of the Management of Lankem Tea & Rubber Plantations (Pvt) Ltd (LT&RP), Managing Agents in 1995. He was appointed to the Directorate of LT&RP in 2002 and to the Board of KPPLC in 2005. He functions as the Chief Executive Officer of LT&RP and was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of KPPLC with effect from 1st April, 2014. He also serves as a Director in other Companies of the Colombo Fort Land & Building Group. He is a member of the Rubber Research Board and of the Rubber Wages Board. Mr. R.C. Peries is a Member of the Ceylon Institute of Planting. |
| Mr R.T. wijesinha
| Ranel Wijesinghe was appointed to the Board in July 2005. He is a Chartered Accountant and an International Management Consultant, with over 30 years of national and international professional work experience in accounting, auditing and consulting and functions as Chairman of the Audit Committee. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Ranel is a Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, and a Past President of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants. His experience in public practice includes working with KPMG Sri-Lanka, as Manager Deloitte, in the Bahamas and Partner and Head of Consulting and Financial Advisory Services of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sri Lanka. He possesses a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, USA. His contribution to industry included, conceptualising and functioning as the first Director of the Business Development Division of the John Keells Holdings Group, as Chairman, National Wealth Corporation Ltd, Chairman, Ayojana Fund Management (Private) Limited and as founder Director of Lanka Ventures Ltd. He has held several statutory, regulatory and advisory positions for the Government of Sri Lanka as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Consumer Affairs Council, and the Board of the Post Graduate Institute of Management |
| Mr T. Jayasekara
| Trevine Jayasekera, is the Group Finance Director of Brandix Lanka Limited and is responsible for the overall finance function of the Brandix group, as well as related support functions. He is the former Group Finance Director of Aitken Spence & Co. Trevine brings with him a wealth of experience in international banking, having worked at Arab Bank Limited in Bahrain and subsequently holding the post of General Manager with Deutsche Bank in Colombo. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. He is Non-Executive Director of NDB Bank. |
| Mr S. Senanayake
| Sunimal Senanayake is an Executive Vice President of the John Keells Group, Sector Head of the Maldivian and Sri Lankan Resorts and Head of Human Resources of the Leisure Group. He is also a member of the Group Operating Committee and has over 30 years of experience in the Leisure Industry, both in Hotels and Inbound Tourism. He served as the Managing Director of Walkers Tours Limited from 1991 - 1997. He is a past President of the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) and has held many positions in travel trade related associations and committees. He has also been a member of the Tourist Hotels Classification Committee and Chairman / Member of the Advisory Board of the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management. |
| Mr N.B. Weerasekera
| Nissanka Weerasekera is responsible for investments in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh by the Abraaj Group, a leading private equity investor operating in the growth markets of Asia, MENA, Turkey and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Prior to that Nissanka was the Chief Executive Officer of People’s Venture Investment Company (PVIC) and subsequently Managing Director of Nextventures, both venture capital firms. Nissanka is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He holds a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Colombo and a B.Sc. (Special) in Physics from the University of Peradeniya |
| Mr R.T wijesinha
| Ranel Wijesinghe was appointed to the Board in July 2005. He is a Chartered Accountant and an International Management Consultant, with over 30 years of national and international professional work experience in accounting, auditing and consulting and functions as Chairman of the Audit Committee. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Ranel is a Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, and a Past President of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants. His experience in public practice includes working with KPMG Sri-Lanka, as Manager Deloitte, in the Bahamas and Partner and Head of Consulting and Financial Advisory Services of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sri Lanka. He possesses a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, USA. His contribution to industry included, conceptualising and functioning as the first Director of the Business Development Division of the John Keells Holdings Group, as Chairman, National Wealth Corporation Ltd, Chairman, Ayojana Fund Management (Private) Limited and as founder Director of Lanka Ventures Ltd. He has held several statutory, regulatory and advisory positions for the Government of Sri Lanka as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Consumer Affairs Council, and the Board of the Post Graduate Institute of Management |
| Mr R.T. wijesingha
| Ranel Wijesinghe was appointed to the Board in July 2005. He is a Chartered Accountant and an International Management Consultant, with over 30 years of national and international professional work experience in accounting, auditing and consulting and functions as Chairman of the Audit Committee. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Ranel is a Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, and a Past President of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants. His experience in public practice includes working with KPMG Sri-Lanka, as Manager Deloitte, in the Bahamas and Partner and Head of Consulting and Financial Advisory Services of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sri Lanka. He possesses a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, USA. His contribution to industry included, conceptualising and functioning as the first Director of the Business Development Division of the John Keells Holdings Group, as Chairman, National Wealth Corporation Ltd, Chairman, Ayojana Fund Management (Private) Limited and as founder Director of Lanka Ventures Ltd. He has held several statutory, regulatory and advisory positions for the Government of Sri Lanka as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Consumer Affairs Council, and the Board of the Post Graduate Institute of Management |
| Mr J.E.P. Kehelpannala
| Jayantissa Kehelpannala, Head of Maldivian Resorts, has over 30 years of experience in the leisure industry both in hoteliering and inbound tourism. He is currently the Chairman of the Hotels & Tourism Employers Group of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon and represents them at the EFC Council Meetings and is a member of the Wages Board for the Hotel and Catering Trade. In addition, he is also the President of the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) and represents the Association at the Committee of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Tourism Cluster of NCED (National Council for Economic Development) under the purview of the Ministry of Finance & Planning. |
| Mr M.D.R. Gunatileke
| Mr Gunatileke was Co-opted to the Board of Kandy Hotels in November 2011. He possesses extensive experience at Senior Management level in the Corporate Sector having served as a Lecturer in Project Management, in Sri Lanka Institute of Architecture and thereafter as Chief Engineer of Mitsui Construction (Colombo branch) from 1979 to 2003. He is presently Chairman/General Manager of Sanken Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. He holds the position of Chairman of Major & Specialist Constructors, National Construction Association of Sri Lanka and serves as a Director of Advance Construction Training Academy. He is a Graduate of Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, in Civil Engineering and achieved the professional status in 1979. He is also a Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers, United Kingdom since 1979. |
| Mr L. Samarasinghe
| Mr Samarasinghe who was Co-opted to the Board of Kandy Hotels in Sept 2005 has been a Director of Galle Face Hotel Co Ltd for over 36 years and aDirector of all Group Companies for over 3 decades. He was appointed as an Executive Director Autodrome Ltd which is a quoted Company in 1973 (for 20 years) and thereafter continued as a non Executive Director until 2007 when he opted to retire under the Stock Exchange rules. He was appointed the Chairman of Ceylon Hotels Corporation Plc in July 2005 and continues in that capacity for 9 consecutive years. He has a Diploma in Commerce and counts over 44 years of Management experience. |
