| Ms M.A.R.C. Cooray
| Appointed Director in February 2010 and designated as the Senior Director with effect from 17th May 2013. She is a retired Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka where she served for over 35 years. She is a Director of Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC and Ceylon Investment PLC. On release from the Central Bank, she had served the Ministry of Finance in the capacity of Director General Fiscal Policy and Economic Affairs Department for nearly 6 years, represented the Government on the Boards of DFCC Bank, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Telecom, Ceylon Electricity Board, De La Rue Currency and Security Print (Pvt) Ltd, Export Development Board, National Housing and Development Authority and represented the Monetary Board on West Coast Power (Pvt) Ltd. |
| Mr A.P. Weeratunge
| Board Member of Ceylon Investment PLC |
| Mr C.S. Weerasooriya
| General C.S. Weerasooriya (Retired) is the fourth ‘Independent’ – Non Executive Director appointed to the Board of Ceylinco Insurance PLC. His appointment was with effect from 02nd. August, 2010. He received his education at St. Thomas’s College, Mount Lavinia and is a graduate of the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul and the National Defence College in India. He was appointed Commander of the Sri Lanka Army on 16th. December, 1998 and after an illustrious 35 year military career, was appointed Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Pakistan - a position he held for six years. During this period he was also the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for Sri Lanka to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan |
| Mr K.I Dharmawardena
| An Attorney-at-Law by profession Mr. Dharmawardena was admitted to the Bar in 1976 with first class honours and thereafter joined the Attorney General’s Department in 1978 where he served until his retirement in 1999 holding the positions of State Counsel, Senior State Counsel and Deputy Solicitor General. |
| Mr P.M.B. Fernando
| Mr.Fernando was appointed to the Board in October 2008 and heads the entire IT operation of Ceylinco Insurance PLC - General Division. Mr. Fernando has a 15 year experience at International Computers Limited (ICL). During this period he gained an in-depth experience and knowledge in Computer Hardware, Networking and Software. At the time of leaving ICL he held the post of Systems Engineer. He Joined Ceylinco Insurance in January 1993 |
| Mr D.W.P. Upali
| Board Member of Ceylinco Insurance PLC |
| Mr E.T.L. Ranasinghe
| Mr. Ranasinghe has 35 years of experience in the mercantile sector in sales, marketing and strategic planning. He holds a MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayawardenepura. He is also a Chartered Marketer and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK. He joined Ceylinco Limited as a Product Manager in September, 1986 and is one of the pioneer members of the team to set up the Ceylinco Insurance PLC, when the Company commenced operations in 1988. |
| Mr T.N.M. Peiris
| Mr. Nihal Peiris graduated with Honors from the Sri Jayawardenapura University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Economics Special) in 1982. He became an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1984 and thereafter became a Fellow Member of the Institute. He is also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka. |
| Mr N.D. Nugawela
| Mr. Nugawela was appointed to the Board in September, 2001 and overlooks the administration of the Company’s General Insurance branches. Having had over 10 years experience at Insurance Corporation where he obtained a Diploma in Insurance. He joined Ceylinco Limited as a Liaison Officer in late 1980. In April, 1989 he joined Ceylinco Insurance (General Insurance Division) as a Branch Manager and was promoted as a Regional Sales Manager in 1991, as an Assistant General Manager in 1994 and as a Senior Assistant General Manager in 1998. He held the post of Deputy General Manager (Branches) with effect from 2001. Mr. Nugawela monitors the Technical and Claims functions of General Insurance and is overall in-charge of the “Nerve Centre” for claims processing. |
| Mr P.A. Jayawardena
| Mr. Palitha Jayawardene counts over 25 years of experience in the field of finance. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and of the Institute of the Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka. He joined the Life Division of the Company in 1990 as Chief Accountant (Branches) and was invited to the Board in 2005. He serves as a Director of Ceylinco Healthcare Services Limited as well. |
| Mr P.D.M. Cooray
| Mr. Cooray joined in March, 1985 as the Chief Instructor of the Key Security Services Limited. He has been an employee of Ceylinco Insurance, since it’s inception. He started his career in the Sri Lankan Air Force as a Commissioned Officer. His career at Ceylinco Insurance commenced as an Assistant Manager (Training), and in January, 1990 he was promoted as Manager (Human Resources), thereafter he held the posts of Assistant General Manager (Administration and Human Resources) and Assistant General Manager (Training). In 1998 he was promoted to the post of Deputy General Manager (Training). Mr. Cooray was appointed as a Director to the Board of Ceylinco Insurance in September, 2001. |
| Mr W.C.J. Alwis
| Dr. Jagath Alwis graduated as a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) majoring in Mathematics and Physics and joined the National Insurance Corporation in 1982 as a Trainee. He became an Associate Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, London (ACII) in 1985 and a Fellow Member (FCII) in 1990 |
| Mr H.D.K.P. Alwis
| Mr. Alwis joined the Company on 15th. May, 1990 and prior to joining the Company from 1978 he worked at M/s. Hatton National Bank, Lever Brothers (Ceylon) Limited and Richard Peiris & Company in the field of Sales and Marketing |
| Mr R. Renganathan
| A Chartered Accountant by profession Mr. R. Renganathan joined Ceylinco Consolidated in 1983. He was entrusted with the task of setting up the Life Division of Ceylinco Insurance after the Government of Sri Lanka permitted private insurers to enter the Insurance Industry in 1987. A firm believer in the miracle of Life insurance, with a vision of protecting every Sri Lankan family with a Ceylinco Life insurance policy, he has put together a team of professionals who share this common objective. Ceylinco Insurance PLC has continued to maintain market leadership in the Sri Lanka Insurance Industry and Ceylinco Life has won the Asia Insurance Review Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in the Asian Region. Mr. Renganathan is also a member of the LIMRA India/Sri Lanka Executive Board and was invited to speak at the LOMAL/LIMRA Strategic Issue Conference which was held in Kuala Lumpur. Upon achieving success in the field of Life Insurance, he has now ventured into the healthcare sector with the idea of providing affordable healthcare facilities to the people of Sri Lanka. Therefore, with the affiliation of the Washington Cancer Institute he initially set up a Cancer Detection Centre and a Diabetes Centre. He has now set up a Cancer Treatment Centre with the latest state of the art technology. |
| Mr J.G.P. Perera
| Mr. J. Godwin Perera holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing of UK (CIM) and is also a Fellow of that Institute. A former President of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) he was awarded Honorary Membership for his services in marketing education where as the senior lecturer in SLIM’s faculty he lectured to students preparing for the CIM and SLIM examinations. He is a Life Member of the Organisation of Professional Associations (OPA) – having been nominated by SLIM and a member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors. Mr. Perera has served in both the public sector and private sector and held the positions of Head of Marketing – Bank of Ceylon; Group Marketing Consultant – Aitken Spence PLC; Director Corporate Planning – Lanka Milk Foods PLC. He has also served in several government appointed committees such as the Steering Committee for the accelerated development of the Bandaranaike International Airport to make it a South Asian Hub Airport; the Committee to make recommendations for the Apparel Industry to meet the challenge of the termination of the Multi Fibre Agreement; Committee to visit Japan and South Korea and study the concept of Trading Houses with a view of introducing it to Sri Lanka. |
| Mr I.S. Jayasinghe
| Board Member of Central Industries PLC |
| Mr R. De Lanerolle
| Board Member of Central Industries PLC |
| Mr N.J. Abeysekere
| Board Member of Central Industries PLC |
| Mr C.S.W. De Costa
| Board Member of Central Industries PLC |
| Mr A.N.P. Wickramasuriya
| Board Member of Central Industries PLC |
