People based in Sri Lanka

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Mr M.D.J.P.N. Perera Mr. Nilantha Perera was first appointed to the Board in October 2008. He is serving as a Non-Executive Director. He assumed duties as Chairman from 01.01.2012. He is a graduate in Economics and he is also the Managing Director of Singhe Auto Services (Pvt) Ltd.
Mr P.C. Guhashanka Board Member Of Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC
Mr S.M.S.S. Bandara Board Member Of Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC
Ms P.T.K. Navaratne Board Member Of Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC
Mr S.H. Jayasuriya Board Member Of Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC
Mr P.M. Amarasekera Board Member Of Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC
Mr S.H.J. Weerasuriya Chairman Of Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC
Mr A.V.H. Silva Mr. Harsha Silva joined the Company on 24 March 2014. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons.), Degree in Public Administration from the University of Jayawardenapura. Mr. Silva counts over twenty five years experience in Finance and Management. Having joined the non-bank financial sector as a Management Trainee in 1987 he rose to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Ceylease Financial Services Ltd. in 2006, the position he held before joining the Company.
Ms S.A. Godamunne S.A. Godamunne joined the Company on 1 April 2013. She is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and counts nearly fourty years of experience in Financial and Management. She has held the positions of the Senior Accountant at Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation, Asst. General Manager (Finance) Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) and Financial Controller at Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technology, before joining the Company.
Mr C.K. Gamage Mr. Chamindra Gamage was appointed to the Board on 8 March 2013. He holds an M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance and a B.Sc. Honours in Economics both Degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Mr. Gamage served the Company as the General Manager (Marketing and Business Development) before his elevation to the Board.
Mr A. Hemachandra Mr. Hemachandra was appointed to the Board on 12 November 2010. He counts nearly fourty years of entrepreneurial acumen and experience in business and management being a Director of M.Y. Hemachandra Group of Companies. He also serves as a Director of several other companies of Daya Group.
Mr D.T.K. Bernard Mr. Bernard joined the Board on 11 March 2008 and was th appointed the Chief Executive Officer on 15 May 2010. Before joining Bimputh, Mr. Bernard held the Corporate positions of Director/ Marketing of Sri Lanka Export Development Board, Chief Executive Officer of Dankotuwa Porcelain Ltd and Group Director of The Capital Maharaja Oraganistion (Pvt) Ltd.
Ms A. Gamage Dr.Gamage is a founder Director of Bimputh Finance PLC. Having graduated as a Veterinary Surgeon from the University of Peradeniya and serving the Government over twelve years Dr. Gamage joined her husband in his business activities. Dr.Gamage has won the coveted Award for the Best Woman Entrepreneur For The Year for five consecutive years in recognition of her services to the Garment Export Industry. She is also a Director of several other companies of Daya Group.
Mr D.D.K. Gamage Mr. Daya Gamage is the founder Chairman of Bimputh Finance PLC., incorporated on 27th July 2007. Having founded Daya Group in 1988 with a vision of uplifting the living standard of the neglected low income earning households in and around Ampara District, he is now a well known and highly successful entrepreneur in the Country who has extensive business interests in garment industry, civil engineering and construction, property development, import export trading, aviation and tourism, agriculture and information technology etc. From humble beginnings with sheer hard work, commitment and determination Mr. Gamage has single handedly transformed the construction company he founded to one of the most successful diversified conglomerates in the Country.
Mr K.K.U. Wijeyesekera Board Member of Pelwatte Sugar Industries PLC
Ms D.C. Yatawaka Board Member Of AMW Capital Leasing PLC
Mr M.R. Peries Mr. Peries B.Sc (Eng), MBA (Merit), LLB (Hon) (London) Qualified as a Chartered Engineer (UK) having passed B.Sc in Electronics & Telecommunications. Passed the MBA at University of Colombo with a Merit Pass and was the Best Overall Performer with 3 Gold Medals. He also passed LLB (Hons) from the University of London. He joined Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka in 1992 and is the Chief Executive Officer since 2001. He is a Visiting Lecturer at University of Colombo since 1993.
Mr N.S. Welikala Board Member Of AMW Capital Leasing PLC
Mr N.D. Johnson Board Member Of AMW Capital Leasing PLC
Mr K.J. Kahanda He joined the Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC in 1993 as Regional Manager (Central Region) and was appointed a Director in December 2006. Being a former officer of the Sri Lanka Army, he spearheaded the re-organisation of the operations of the Central Region since the privatisation. He specialises in logistics, distribution and security matters and is also a Director of G4S Security Services (Pvt) Ltd.