| Mr P. Chandaria
| Appointed to the Board on 15th August 2011. Mr.Paras Chandaria is a graduate from the London School of Economic and Political Science. He has over 18 years international business experience, having worked in Africa, Europe, America and Asia. He plays a significant role for the Comcraft Group in monitoring and developing the group’s existing business and industrial activities in Asia, Europe and America. He is based in Singapore. He travels widely and is on the Strategy Committee of several leading global business. In addition to his business commitments he spends time on CSR projects, in particular a project to promote education for girls in remote rural areas in India. |
| Mr R. Seevaratnam
| Appointed to the Board in December 2006. Former Senior Partner of M/s. KPMG Ford, Rhodes, Thornton & Co., Chartered Accountants. Graduated from the University of London, majoring in Botany and Zoology. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales and Fellow of The Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. |
| Mr N.M. Chandaria
| Appointed to the Board of Acme Printing and Packaging PLC in May 1994. He holds a Degree in Economics from Stanford University in USA. He is based in Singapore and is a Director of several companies in Asia. |
| Mr J.D. Peiris
| Appointed to the Board in April 2001, and appointed as Chairman on 1st July 2009. B.Sc.Eng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering at City University, England in 1983 and after three years work experience as an Engineer, read for Masters Degree in Business Administration at the London Business School from 1986 to 1988. He is currently on the Board of several quoted and unquoted companies in Sri Lanka. |
| Mr H.D.S. Amarasuriya
| Mr. Hemaka Amarasuriya is currently the Chairman of the Singer Group of Companies in Sri Lanka. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, U.K. He also holds a Honorary Fellowship from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, U.K. and a Diploma in Marketing Strategy from the University of New York. |
| Mr P.S.R Casie Chitty
| Mr. Rajiv Casie Chitty had his education at Royal College, Colombo. He became a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK and Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK and a Chartered Financial Analyst, USA. He obtained his Masters in Economics from the University of Colombo and won the Janashakthi Gold at the 2006 CIMA Pinnacle Awards. Mr. Casie Chitty was appointed as a Director of ACL Cables PLC in November 2005. He is currently an Executive Director of Lanka Ceramics PLC, Managing Director / CEO of CT Plantations Limited and Horana Plantations PLC, Managing Director of Uni Dil Packaging Limited, Non-Executive Director of Lanka Walltiles PLC and Non-Executive Independent Director of Tangerine Beach Hotels PLC and Royal Palms Beach Hotels PLC. |
| Mr A.M. De S. Jayaratne
| Mr. Ajit M. de S. Jayaratne had his education at Royal College, Colombo. He holds a B.Sc. (Economics) Degree from Southampton University and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England & Wales and also a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka. Mr. Jayaratne was the Chairman of Forbes & Walker Limited, The Colombo Stock Exchange, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and The Finance Commission. |
| Mr D.D. Walahatantiri
| Mr. Daya Wahalatantiri had his early education at Holy Cross College, Kalutara and Royal College, Colombo. In 1990, he obtained his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He is a Graduate in Chemistry (Special) from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya. Having gained sufficient exposure in marketing of industrial products to institutional customers, he joined ACL Cables PLC as its first Marketing Manager in 1982. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of ACL Cables PLC in November 2005. |
| Ms N.C. Madanayake
| Mrs. N.C. Madanayake was appointed to the Board of ACL Cables PLC in July 1980. She is also a Director of Kelani Cables PLC, ACL Plastics PLC, Ceylon Bulbs & Electricals Ltd., Lanka Olex Cables (Pvt) Ltd. and Ceylon Tapioca Ltd. Mrs. N.C Madanayake is a pioneering Director of Fab Foods (Pvt) Ltd. |
| Mr H.A.S. Madanayake
| Mr. Suren Madanayake had his education at Royal College, Colombo and qualified as a Mechanical Engineer from the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He was appointed to the Board of Directors 15 of Sri Lanka in Singapore. He is now a Director of Singer Sri Lanka Ltd, Singer Industries Ltd., Colombo Fort Land & Building Co. Ltd., Colonial Motors Ltd., Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC and C.W. Mackie PLC. Mr. Jayaratne was appointed to the Board of Directors of ACL Cables PLC in November 2005. |
| Mr U.G. Madanayake
| Mr. U.G. Madanayake had his early education at Ananda College, Colombo. He graduated from the University of Cambridge - England in 1958, and had his M.A. (Cantab) conferred on him in 1962. He is a Barrister at-law (Lincoln’s Inn) and an Attorney-atlaw of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He started his working life managing family-owned plantations until most of the lands were taken over by the State under the Land Reform Law of 1972. He still continues to have an active interest in agriculture. He joined the Board of Associated Motorways Ltd, and subsequently became the Deputy Chairman of the Company. He became a Director of ACL Cables PLC (then Associated Cables Ltd.) in January 1963, its Managing Director in July 1978 and Chairman cum Managing Director in May 1990. He relinquished his duties as Managing Director in September 2005 after appointing Mr. Suren Madanayake as Managing Director. With the acquisition of Kelani Cables PLC, by the ACL Group in October 1999, he was appointed as Chairman of Kelani Cables PLC. |
| Ms D.P. Pieris
| Board Member of Asia Capital PLC |
| Mr D.A.S. Abeyesinhe
| Board Member of Asia Capital PLC |
| Mr R.J. Wickramasinghe
| Mr. Wickramasinghe is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. He was the former Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority between 1996 and 1998 and Chairman of Ceylon Shipping Corporation from 1994 to 1996. He worked for the National Shipping Line between 1970 and 1977 as Deputy Finance Manager. Among his private sector stints, he was Finance Director of George Steuart and Company from 2000 to 2002. Currently Mr. Wickramasinghe functions as a Consultant. |
| Mr Jr. V. Siva
| Mr. Valentine is the Managing Partner of a boutique corporate finance firm based out of Kuala Lumpur which he founded in 2005. The firm specialises in structuring large project financing deals and cross border financing. The firm also collaborates closely with regional private equity firms in securing bridge financing. He also has vast experience in Strategic Consulting with past engagements with many large conglomerates in Kuala Lumpur and Indonesia. He was also the former Group Corporate Planner of a public listed company on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. He also served as Group Finance Director of a large oil palm plantation group in Malaysia. Mr. Valentine, formerly from Arthur Andersen & Co., Malaysia, has vast experience in corporate finance, strategy and performance management (balance scorecards) and capital markets. He holds a Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) degree from University Utara Malaysia and The Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification from the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). |
| Mr A.D. Ross
| Mr. Ross holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy and Law from Strathclyde University in Scotland and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Ross has over 30 years of experience in Accountancy and Finance. He is the Managing Director of Baker Tilly Hong Kong Limited (Certified Public Accountants), a member of the Asia Pacific Regional Board of Baker Tilly International, the Finance Director of Windy City International Limited (the operator of the Dan Ryan’s Restaurant Group) and an Independent Executive Director on the board of Global Tech (Holdings) Limited, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. |
| Mr S.A. Abeyesinhe
| Mr. S A Abeyesinhe is the Group Chief Executive Officer for Asia Capital PLC and also serves on the Boards of Asia Securities (Private) Limited, Asia Asset Finance PLC, Asia Capital Technologies (Private) Limited, Asia Leisure Holdings (Private) Limited, Asia Leisure (Private) Limited, Asia Tea Packaging (Private) Limited. and Asia Wealth Management Company (Private) Limited. He pursued his higher studies in both the United States and the United Kingdom after which he worked in financial markets in London. On his return to Sri Lanka he joined PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Pradana Limited, a boutique investment firm prior to joining Asia Capital PLC in June 2009. Mr. S A Abeyesinhe is a graduate of Harvard Business School. |
| Mr C.A. Fernando
| Holds a Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, State University of Moscow. In direct charge of the Abans Electricals, he has put his previous experience and expertise to good use in rapidly benchmarking the best business practices in the manufacturing and assembly areas, which are the main focus of this company. The Company has, therefore, benefited by the rapid implementation of these assembly line factories, which have helped maintain competitive price advantage. He has maximised the potential of the Central Air Conditioning Division and acquired many pestigious corporate projects. |
| Mr A. Raffel
| Working closely with the senior partners from the inception of the company, he leads the Service Department of the Company. His ability to cope with pressure has served him well in managing the very challenging area of this department. The decentralized structure and outsourcing business model of the Service and Repair Centres of Abans are two areas currently under his purview. |
| Mr B. Pestonjee
| Marine Engineer Class 1 ( D.O.T. London) A total dynamo, his creed of “conceived today, implemented with phone calls” has been a key contributor to the rapid success of this company. He heads the marketing and Sales Divisions of the Company and liaises with the key principles of important institutions. An inspiring leader for a talented and dedicated group of marketing and sales personnel, the results or Mr. Pestonjee’s expertise are evident in the rapidly increasing turnover and brand recognititon of the Abans name |
