| Mr B.S.M. De Silva
| Appointed to the Board in 1990. Counts over 20 years’ experience in the Tourism and Leisure industries. Has extensive experience in the Spice industry and is the Founder Chairman of the Spice Council. He is the Chairman & Managing Director B. Darsin De Silva & Sons Pvt) Ltd, Director of Intercom Group of Companies and holds directorships in Dolphin Hotels PLC and several other companies. |
| Mr L.P. Fernando
| A Founder Director of the Company. Other Directorships include Kelani Tyres PLC, Silverstock Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Silverstock Ltd., Ceat- Kelani Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Ceat- Kelani International Tyres (Pvt) Ltd., Associated Ceat (Pvt) Ltd., Ceat- Kelani Radials (Pvt) Ltd., Asian Tyres (Pvt) Ltd., Wheels (Pvt) Ltd., Smart Wheels (Pvt) Ltd., Hercules Motor Company (Pvt) Ltd., & Tyres Express (Pvt) Ltd. |
| Mr G.A.K. Nanayakkara
| Mr. Nanayakkara is the Managing Director of Hemas Power PLC and has been holding this position since the inception of the Company in 2003. He is also a member of the Board of Management of Hemas Holdings PLC. Mr. Nanayakkara is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He holds an MSc in Finance from the Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK and the AMP from Said Business School, University of Oxford. He has held several senior management positions and directorships in companies ranging from manufacturing to financial services during a career spanning over 20 years. Mr. Nanayakkara has served on the Board of the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, as an advisor to the National Council for Economic Development and as a Consultant to the PERC in the past. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Panasian Power PLC and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Entrust Securities PLC. |
| Mr M.R. Ameen
| Board Member of Hemas Power PLC |
| Mr U.H. Palihakkara
| Mr. U. H. Palihakkara is a Fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of UK and Chartered Institute of Certified Accountant of UK. Further to this he is a member of Professional Association of Bankers in Sri Lanka and Fellow of the Institute Management of Sri Lanka. Mr. Palihakkara previously worked as former Vice Chairman of Ceylon Electricity Board, Chairman of Lanka Transformers (Pvt.) Ltd, Director /General Manager of Peoples’ Merchant Bank and as Chief Executive Officer of SME Bank. Currently Mr. U. H. Palihakkara is the Consultant of Nations Lanka Finance PLC and Director of Millennium Housing Development Group and Octagen Investment Trust & Asset Management Services (Pvt.) Ltd |
| Mr J.M.S. de Mel
| Mr. Manik de Mel is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants, UK and holds a MBA from the Post Graduate Institute of Management [ PIM ] of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He is also a Fellow of the Association of Public Finance Accountants [SL]. Mr. de Mel functioned as the Finance Director of Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation and Janatha Estates Development Board [ JEDB ] prior to privatizations of state owned plantations. He joined the Free Lanka Group in 1992 and has held several key positions, initially as the Finance Director and thereafter as the Managing Director / CEO of Pussellawa Plantations Ltd. Currently Mr. de Mel is the Managing Director of Maturata Plantations Ltd. and F L M C Plantations (Pvt) Ltd., the Jt. Managing Director of F L P C Management (Pvt) Ltd. and an Executive Director of Pussellawa Plantations Ltd. and F L C Holdings PLC. In addition, he functions as the Finance Director of the Free Lanka Group and is serving on the Boards of a number of subsidiaries in the Group. |
| Mr G.A. Aloysius
| Mr. G A Aloysius started his career in 1995 as a Director of Free Lanka Group and presently he is the Chairman of Maturata Plantations Ltd., Deputy Chairman of Pussellawa Plantations Ltd. and F L M C Plantations (Pvt) Ltd. He is the Joint Managing Director of F L P C Management (Pvt) Ltd. and Melfort Green Teas (Pvt) Ltd. and the Managing Director/CEO of F L C Holdings PLC and F L C Properties (Pvt) Ltd. He is serving on the Board of a number of Subsidiary Companies of the Group. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts and a MBA from Brunel University, West London. |
| Mr G.J. Aloysius
| Mr. G J Aloysius holds a BSc. in Business Administration (USA) and started his career in 1981. He is the Chairman of Pussellawa Plantations Ltd., F L M C Plantations (Pvt) Ltd., F L C Holdings PLC, F L C Properties (Pvt) Ltd., Free Lanka Trading Co. (Pvt) Ltd., Free Lanka Granite & Marbel Exports (Pvt) Ltd. and a Director of Sri Lanka Tea Board. He is serving on the Board of a number of subsidiary Companies of the Group. Mr. G. J Aloysius was appointed – Honorary Consul for Romania last year. |
| Mr N.T. Bogahalande
| Mr. Bogahalande counts over 25 years of Managerial experience in Plantation, Manufacturing, Trading, and Financial sectors. Having commenced his career as a Trainee Planter with JEDB, he continued to serve under the Regional Plantation Companies until he made a change in career. |
| Mr K.D.H. Perera
| Mr. Harendra Perera joined the Board of Vallibel Finance PLC on the 22nd August 2005. He is also a Director of Vallibel Leisure (Pvt) Ltd and holds directorships in other private sector companies which are under the Vallibel Group and Horana Plantations PLC which is also a public quoted company listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange. |
| Mr D.A. Wijesekera
| Board Member of Horana Plantation |
| Mr L.J.A. Fernando
| Mr. Fernando was appointed as a Director of Horana Plantations PLC on 4th May 2001. He is also the Managing Director of Standard Trading Company (Pvt) Limited and a Director of LF Teas (Pvt) Ltd, |
| Mr A.N. Wickremasinghe
| Mr. Nishantha Wickremasinghe is the Chairman of the Sri Lankan Airlines’ Group (which includes Sri Lankan Catering Ltd ); and Mihin Lanka since 2009, working on a mandate to take the airlines forward and expand its operations in conjunction with an ambitious tourism development plan, envisaged by the present Government of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Airlines’ 5-year Strategic Business Plan sees the role of the national carrier as a network carrier focused on promoting Sri Lanka as an emerging tourism and investment destination in Asia as well as achieving an aviation hub status in the South Asian region. |
| Mr M.S.K.P. Wijesinghe
| Board Member of Horana Plantation PLC |
| Mr J.M. Kariapperuma
| Mr. Kariapperuma was appointed as a Director / Chief Executive Officer of Horana Plantations PLC, since 01st December 2013 and continues to hold the position at present. He also serves as a Director of Vallibel Plantation Management Ltd, (formerly known as Ceytea Plantation Management Ltd). He counts over 30 years experience as a planter of which over 20 years in the capacity of a Senior Manager. He has followed a General Management Program at the Business School of National University of Singapore. He functioned as the Head of Produce marketing and sales division of Finlays Tea Estates Lanka (Pvt) Ltd which is owned by Swire Group. He also functioned as the Manufacturing Advisor at Balangoda Plantations PLC. |
| Ms D.S.C. Jayawardena
| Appointed Director in April 2012. Miss D S C Jayawardena is a Director of Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) Plc., Lanka Dairies (Pvt) Ltd, Ambewela Livestock Company Ltd, Pattipola Livestock Company Ltd, Ambewela Products (Pvt) Ltd and Indo Lanka Exports (Pvt) Ltd, since 2009. She has worked as an Intern for the Clinton Foundation in 2008. |
| Mr D.T.S.H. Mudalige
| Appointed Director in April 2012. Mr Mudalige is a past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA – Sri Lanka) and is the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Accounting Standards Committee. Mr Mudalige has more than 25 years of experience in public accounting practice and in industry. He was a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and chaired its audit committee. He is a Board Member of the Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board (SLAASMB) and is a Member of the Financial Systems Stability Consultative Committee (FSSCC) of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. |
| Mr L.U.D. Fernando
| Appointed Director in April 2012. Mr Fernando was the former Executive Director of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited and of The Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC. He also had served in the Boards of Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC, Pelwatte Sugar Industries PLC, Melstacorp Limited, Lanka Bell Limited, National Asset Management Limited, Continental Insurance Lanka Limited and in the Boards of several other Companies in the DCSL Group. |
| Mr L.R. Karunaratne
| Appointed Director in October 2011. Dr Rohan Karunaratne, a Consultant Engineer, is the incumbent President of the Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB), engaged in developing the construction industry and construction builders in Sri Lanka. He is the Managing Director of A.K.K. Engineers (Pvt) Ltd, an Engineering Company specialized in building construction, civil engineering, water supply and waste water, construction of swimming pools and now in road construction, the Chairman of Associated Motor Finance Co Ltd and is also the Deputy Chairman of the International Institute of Management. |
| Mr W.W. Gamage
| Appointed Director on 31st March 2011. Dr Willie W. Gamage currently serves as the Secretary to the Ministry of Botanical Gardens & Public Recreation, while serving as the Chairman/CEO of the Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA). |
