| Mr H.J. Fernando
| Mr. Fernando has over 13 years of experience in the tea industry. He joined HVA Lanka Exports (Private) Limited as a Management Trainee and currently acts as the Director of Operations in HVA Group, being responsible for manufacturing and procurement and is also involved in the international brand marketing of the Company. |
| Mr Kang Po Tsang
| Mr. Tsang, is an Executive Director and the Vice Chairman of Pacific Textiles Holdings Limited, listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Tsang is responsible for Sales and Marketing and the formulation of the overall Corporate Direction and Business Strategies for the group. Mr. Tsang has over 33 years of experience in the textile industry. Mr. Tsang obtained a MBA degree from the Open University of Hong Kong and a Master of Science in Business Economics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr. Tsang joined the group in 1997 and was appointed as a Director in 2004. He is also a founder and Director of various subsidiaries of the group. |
| Mr K.A. Malik Kumar Ranasinghe
| Prof. Ranasinghe is a Senior Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Moratuwa, Chartered Engineer and International Professional Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers - Sri Lanka, National Academy of Sciences - Sri Lanka, Institute of Project Managers - Sri Lanka and Independent Non-Executive Director of Sampath Bank PLC and Access Engineering PLC. He is the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa, past Chairman of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) of Sri Lanka, former Council Member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), former Fellow of the National University of Singapore, and former Non-Executive Director of the Colombo Stock Exchange, Hemas Power PLC and Lanka IOC PLC. |
| Mr A.R.H. Fernando
| The Chairman Mr. Fernando has over 38 years of experience in the tea industry and has been successful in developing, promoting and marketing the traditional beverage of tea in many innovative variants over the last several years. Prior to founding his own Company, he began his career as a trainee Tea Taster at Carson,Cumberbatch & Co., Ltd. He was promoted to a Tea Executive in 1979. He joined Brooke Bond Ceylon Limited as a tea buyer where he was promoted to Tea Manager in 1985. In 1982 he spent one year with Brooke Bond Commodities Ltd. United Kingdom learning International tea blending and trading. He served on the Colombo Tea Traders Association as a member. He functioned as the President of the National Chamber of Exporters in 2008 and 2009. He is the current Chairman of the Tea Exporters Association of Sri Lanka and a member serving on the board of the Sri Lanka Tea Board |
| Mr Amitha Lal Gooneratne
| Mr. Gooneratne has held several senior positions at Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC and served as the Managing Director from 1996 to April 2012. He is a Fellow Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants, United Kingdom and Wales and a Fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka. He was the Founder Chairman of the Financial Ombudsman Sri Lanka (Guarantee) Ltd., and former Chairman of Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Ltd. He was the former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Ltd. He was also the Managing Director of Commercial Development Company PLC, a Public Quoted Company listed in the CSE and was the Chairman of Commercial Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Limited. He was also nominated to the Board of Sri Lankan Air Lines during 2002–2004 by the Government of Sri Lanka. |
| Mr Hasitha Premaratne
| Mr. Premaratne is currently the Chief Financial Officer Brandix Lanka Ltd, one of the largest apparel exporters with a consolidated turnover of $675 million. He leads Group Finance Team with responsibilities in Group Investments, Investor Relations, Cross Boarder Investments, Corporate Planning, Group Financial Reporting, Funding, Treasury Operations and Group Financial Strategy. He is a Director of many subsidiaries of the Brandix Group and is a member of the Corporate Leadership Team of Brandix. |
| Mr Mohamed Ashroff Omar
| Mr. Omar is a Director of Phoenix Ventures Limited, Chief Executive Officer of Brandix Lanka Ltd and serves as Director on many of it’s subsidiary companies. He was the founder Chairman of The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) and former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association. He serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of John Keells Holdings PLC, Director of the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC), Board of Directors of the United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Garments - Export Development Board (EDB) and serves as a Committee Member of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. |
| Mr Sriyan De Silva Wijeyeratne
| Mr. Wijeyeratne is the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Textured Jersey Lanka Plc. Prior to joining TJL, Mr. Wijeyeratne has served as the Country Manager of Microsoft for Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and was responsible for setting up and growing the Microsoft footprint in Sri Lanka. He previously held the post of Director Marketing and Sales of Suntel Limited and was a Brand Manager of Nestle Lanka Limited. |
| Mr K.A.L. Rupasinghe
| Mr. Rupasinghe joined the CIFL family as a Non-Executive Independent Director and the Chairman of the Audit Committee on 27th January 2011 and was elevated to the position of Chairman in October 2011. He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka with over 31 years of post qualified experience in senior management positions. Currently, Mr. Rupasinghe is the Sole Proprietor of KAL Rupasinghe & Company (Chartered Accountants) and the Managing Partner of Risk Management & Control Services (Chartered Accountants). He also serves as the Chairman/Managing Director of KALRUPCO Management Services (Pvt) Ltd., a Director of Dev Marine (Pvt) Ltd., and as the Management Consultant for several companies involved in a wide range of activities. He counts extensive international experience by serving as the CFO of an aviation refuelling company of Shell Group and Steel Pipe manufacturing giant Al Jazera group in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
| Mr D. Hettiarachchi
| Board Member Of Central Investments and Finance Limited |
| Mr S.B. Kondadeniya
| Mr. Kondadeniya, being a long standing member of CIFL since 2001, holds 50 years experience in international and domestic banking and financing. He has been trained in international banking at Commerz Bank in Germany. He was also the Chief Manager of Peoples Bank International Division and Corporate Branch from 1998 to 2001. He was the General Manager of CIFL from 2001 to 2004. His long years of experience have contributed in maintaining a high degree of discipline in administration and operations of the company. |
| Mr P.V. Pathirana
| Mr. Pathirana is currently engaged as Senior Advisor - SME Banking for the Ministry of Finance & Planning and counts over 39 years of experience in People’s Bank, holding posts from Branch Manger to the Chief Executive Officer specializing in Microfinance and Development Banking. He is affiliated with the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka as a Fellow member and holds a Diploma in Bank Management from the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and Diploma in Central Banking from Centre for Banking Studies. He also holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Mr. Pathirana serves on several Boards as a director including the Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka, Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board, Institute of Bankers, Lanka Financial Services Bureau and People’s Travel (Pvt) Limited. He has wide array of training and exposure both locally and internationally including in Germany, USA, UK, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan and India. |
| Mr S.J. Meloney
| Board Member Of Central Investments and Finance Limited |
| Mr M.R. Badurdeen
| Mr.Badurdeen who started his business carrier in the garment industry exported garments to USA and European countries for more than 15 years. A businessman with hands on experience in many different business fields completed construction of 85,000sq ft modern office complex in Colombo in collaboration with German Partners. He currently serves as the Chairman of Asia Trust Investment (Pvt) Limited and is a director of Power Hub International Sdn Bhd, Lakeside Property Developers Limited, Padiyapelella Hydropower Limited and Panasian Investments (Pvt) Limited. Mr.Badurdeen resigned from his executive position on 24 April 2013, and continues to serve as a non- executive director |
| Mr W.W.D.T.S. Perera
| Vice chairman Chairman Of Central Investments and Finance Limited |
| Mr M.H.B.M. Shariff
| Mr.Mohd Shariff has served several Organizations including C.K.Ooi & Co an Audit Firm in the Capacity of Audit Assistant under Internship, Arab Malaysian Finance Bhd, a Listed Finance Company as an Accounts Officer, MK Land Bhd, a Listed Property Development Company as Finance Manager Land & General Bhd, a Listed Property Development Company as Finance Manager and PT Wapoga Mutiara Timber, Indonesia – subsidiary of Land & General Bhd as Head of Finance, Legal and Admin. He holds a Diploma in Accountancy and is a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University Technology Mara, Malaysia At present, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Power Hub International Sdn Bhd and Majulia Sdn Bhd. Mr. Mohd Shariff stepped down from his executive position on 24 April 2013 and continues to serve as a non- executive director. |
| Mr P. Ramanujam
| After completing extensive years of service in the Public Sector, Dr.Prathap Ramanujam who initiated the first mini hydro power project in Sri Lanka back in 1993 joined the private sector by taking up the directorship of Panasian Power in 2010. He was appointed as the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer in the same year, He brought in his diversified expertise from his distinguished career in Public Sector over the period of 38 years. Dr.Ramanujam holds a First Class B.Sc. (Hons.) degree from the University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka, a M.Sc. degree in Economics from the University of Bristol, U.K and a Ph.D in Economics from the Australian National University , Canberra, Australia. He was appointed as the Chairman of Onally Holdings PLC (2008) and Waters Edge Limited (appointed by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 2009) Currently he is the Chairman of Manelwala Hydropower (Pvt) Limited and Padiyapelella Hydropower Limited and serves for the board of Ceylon Agro-Industries Limited, Indian Heritage, Euro Asian International (Pvt) Limited and Panasian Investments (Pvt) Limited. Also He is currently the Deputy Chairman of Senkadagala Finance PLC. |
| Mr R. Meloney
| Chairman Of Central Investments and Finance Limited |
| Mr A.M. De.S. Jayarathna
| Mr. A.M. de S. Jayaratne was appointed to the Board in 2005. He was the former Chairman of Forbes & Walker Ltd., the Colombo Stock Exchange, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and The Finance Commission. He also served as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in Singapore and is at present a Director of several Listed Companies. |
| Mr R.K.S.S. Chandra
| Justice Suresh Chandra was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Independent Director in July 2012. He was admitted to the Bar as an Advocate in 1972 after having obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Degree from the University of Colombo. He obtained his Master of Law (LL.M.) Degree from the University of Colombo. |
