Mr G.S.V. De Silva
| Board Member Of Harischandra Mills PLC |
Mr S.N. Samarasinghe
| Board Member Of Harischandra Mills PLC |
Mr M.A. Bastianzs
| Board Member Of Harischandra Mills PLC |
Mr S.C. Swire
| Non-Executive Director appointed in November 2012 and Managing Director of Finlays Colombo PLC since September 2013. He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, UK and holds a BA Hons: Degree in Modern History from the University of Oxford, UK. He has been employed in the Swire Group since 2003. |
Mr A.N. Wickramasinghe
| Mr. Nishantha Wickremasinghe was appointed to the Board as a non-Executive Director in July 2012 upon his retirement as General Manager – Estates. Mr. Wickremasinghe counts over 39 years experience in the Tea industry. He is the Chairman of the Sri Lankan Airlines’ Group which includes Sri Lankan Catering Ltd. and Mihin Lanka Ltd since 2009. |
Mr R.A.D.R. Ramanayake
| Executive Director appointed to the Board in June 2010. Joined the Company as Head of Finance in 1992. Counts over 25 years of experience in the field of finance in the plantation industry. Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Sri Lanka. He is also a Director of Udapussellawa Plantations PLC , James Finlay Plantation Holdings (Lanka) Ltd., Finlays Tea Estates (Lanka) Limited., Newburgh Green Teas (Pvt) Ltd. |
Mr D.H. Madawala
| Director/Chief Executive Officer of Hapugastenne Plantations PLC and Udapussellawa Plantations PLC since June, 2010. Joined the Company in 2001. He is also a Director of James Finlay Plantation Holdings Ltd., Finlays Tea Estates (Lanka) Limited., and Newburgh Green Teas (Pvt) Ltd. He is a Fellow of the National Institute of Plantation Management (FIPM). |
Mr M. Vamandevan
| Independent Non-Executive Director appointed to the Board in December 2001. Presently Advisor to the Hon. Minister of Industries and Commerce. Holds a MPhil in Applied Economics and MA in Development Economics. Previously worked for 35 years in the Ministries of Planning, and Finance and Planning in various capacities. |
Mr J. Molligoda
| Independent Non-Executive Director appointed to the Board in December 2007. Director, Chief Executive Officer of Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC. Counts over 27 years of experience in the fields of human resource development, financial management and strategic planning/projects in the plantation sector. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Master of Business Administration (PIM), Fellow of the Society of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka. Life member of the Organisation of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka, Founder Member of the Institute of Directors of Sri Lanka, Founder member of the Association of HR Professionals. |
Mr E.R. Croos Moraes
| Director since November 1998 and Non- Executive Director since 2003. Executive Director of Finlays Colombo PLC since October 1991. An Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK (ACIM), a Chartered Marketer.Age 57. |
Mr N.K.H. Ratwatte
| Having Joined James Finlay & Company (Colombo) in 1991 and appointed as an Executive Director in 1997, he was also appointed as an Executive Director of Hapugastenne Plantations PLC and Udapussellawa Plantations PLC in 1998 and its Chairman/ Managing Director since 1st April 2006. Mr Ratwatte continues as a Non-Executive Director of Finlays Colombo PLC since 2007 and in several other companies within and outside the group. |
Mr K. Selvanathan
| Krishna Selvanathan is a Director of Carsons Management Services (Private) Limited, Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC and the Investment Sector Companies of the Carsons Group. He is also a Director of Carlsberg India (Pvt) Ltd. He holds a BA Degree in Accounting & Finance and Business Administration from the University of Kent, U.K. |
Mr C.W. Knight
| William Knight is the Chairman of China Chaintek United Limited, a Chinese domestic logistics company and Myanmar Investments International Ltd, specialist investors in Myanmar, both of which are companies listed on AIM. He is also Chairman of the JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust Plc, a London listed investment trust specialising in greater China and MCS Apparel (HK) Ltd, owners of branded consumer products being marketed in China. His current board positions include the Fidelity Asian Values Trust Plc, Axis Fiduciary, Smith Tan Phoenix Asia Fund and Lloyd George India Fund Ltd. In recent years he has served as a board member of specialist funds investing in: India, Korea, Mauritius, Portugal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam respectively, as well as for an Aim listed private equity fund of funds for India. |
Mr Asoka De Z.Gunasekera
| Asoka Gunasekera is a Director of Ceylon Investment PLC. Also serves as Alternate Director to Mr.I.W Senanayake (Chairman) of IWS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. and in most Group companies. Past Chairman of the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and Past President of the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries. He is a Past International Director and a Board Appointee of Lions Clubs International and was also a Member of the National Police Commission of Sri Lanka. |
Mr V.Manilal Fernando
| Manilal Fernando is a Director of Ceylon Investment PLC and is currently the Chairman of Shipping Cargo Logistics (Pvt) Ltd., Hyundai Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. and Dynamic AV Technologies (Pvt) Ltd. Director of Pirarus (Pvt) Ltd., Aitken Spence & Co. PLC, Sri Lankan Airlines Limited, Stallion Plantations (Pvt) Ltd. and Eco Corp Asia Private Limited. He is also a Trustee of Joseph Fraser Memorial Hospital. |
Mr D.C.R. Gunawardene
| Chandima Gunawardena serves as a Non- Independent, Non-Executive Director of Carson Cumberbatch PLC and in most of the Carsons Group Companies in Sri Lanka and overseas. He is also a Director of Bukit Darah PLC. Since assuming Non-Executive status in the Group, he serves as an advisor to the Group's Strategic Planning and Management forums in Sri Lanka and serves on Board Committees including the Audit Committees of the Group in Sri Lanka and overseas covering all operating sectors of the Group. |
Mr W.S. Weerasooria
| Mr.Wickrema Sena Weerasooria has been a Director of the Company since 2009. He holds LLB (Hons.) and Ph.D (London). He is an Attorney-at-law Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, a Barrister and Solicitor - Supreme Court of Victoria. Dr. Wickrema Sena Weerasooria is a well known lawyer and legal academic. He was the formerly Secretary of the Ministry of Plan Implementation, Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Australia, Consultant to the Central Bank and a former Associate Professor of Law Monash University, Australia. He is currently a Senior Consultant to the Post Graduate Institute of Management (PIM). |
Mr A.K. Sellayay
| Board Member Of The Good Hope PLC |
Mr T. Rodrigo
| Tennyson Rodrigo is a Director of Indo- Malay PLC. He is the former Managing Director and Chief Executive of Capital Development and Investment Company PLC, Chairman of CDIC Sassoon Cumberbatch Stockbrokers (Pvt) Ltd., and the Past Chairman of the Audit Committee of Eagle Insurance PLC. He was the Expert Advisor to the Carson Cumberbatch PLC - Audit Committee, in respect of the Real Estate, Hotels and Airlines, Investment Holding and Financial Services and Management Services Sector Companies of the Group. |
Mr S.U. Arora
| Appointed to the Board of Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC (formerly known as Ceylon Glass Company Ltd) on 07th October 2009. Mr. Sandeep holds a Bachelor Degree in Commerce and is a Member of “The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India”. He is the CFO of Piramal Glass Ltd heading the Finance and Accounts functions for the Piramal Glass group business. He was earlier with Piramal Healthcare Ltd. He has over 20 years of experience in multiple industries like Industrial yarn, Cosmetics, Food and Healthcare with Indian and Multinational Companies based in India. |