Hayleys PLC

	Mohan Pandithage Chairman & Chief Executive Joined Hayleys Group in 1969. Appointed to the Board in 1998. Chairman and Chief Executive of Hayleys PLC since July 2009. Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport. Member of the Presidential Committee on Maritime Matters. Serves as the Honorary Consul of United Mexican States (Mexico) to Sri Lanka, Committee Member of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Council Member of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon, Member of the Monetary Policy Consultative Committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Director, Sri Lanka Port Management & Consultancy Services Ltd.
	Dhammika Perera Deputy Chairman Appointed to the Board in 2008. He is a quintessential strategist and business specialist with interests in a variety of key industries including Hydropower generation, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Entertainment, Banking and Finance. He enriches the Board with over 25 years of experience in building formidable businesses through unmatched strategic foresight. He currently holds the position of Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, Sri Lanka. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA). He serves as the Chairman of Sampath Bank PLC, Vallibel One PLC, Vallibel Finance PLC, Vallibel Power Erathna PLC, The Fortress Resorts PLC and Delmege Limited. He is the Deputy Chairman of Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC, Horana Plantations PLC, Lanka Ceramic PLC and LB Finance PLC. He also serves on the Boards of Amaya Leisure PLC, Haycarb PLC, Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills PLC, The Kingsbury PLC, Dipped Products PLC, Lanka Tiles PLC, Orit Apparels Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. and Sun Tan Beach Resorts Ltd.
	Rizvi Zaheed Joined Hayleys in 1981. Appointed to the Group Management Committee in 2001. Appointed to the Board in August 2004. Holds a BA (Hons.) Degree from the University of Kelaniya and an MBA Degree from the University of Colombo. Member of the Agri Cluster of the National Council for Economic Development. Represents Hayleys on the Board of Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC). Serves as Co-Chair of the Biotechnology Cluster of the Coordinating Secretariat for Technology & Innovation (COSTI) and is a Member of the University Grants Commission Standing Committee on Agriculture and Livestock and a Member of the Floriculture and Food & Beverage Advisory Committees of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board. Council Member of the Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Policy Research (CARP). Member of the main committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Agriculture & Livestock Steering Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Imports Section, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Director of CSR Sri Lanka. Has responsibility for the Agriculture sector.
	Nimal Perera Non-Executive Director Appointed to the Board in July 2009. He counts for over 30 years’ experience in Finance, Capital Market Operations, Manufacturing, Marketing and Management Services. He serves on Boards of Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC, Lanka Tiles PLC, Lanka Walltiles PLC, Lanka Ceramics PLC, Horana Plantations PLC, Swisstek Ceylon PLC, as the Chairman, Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC as the Managing Director, Vallibel One PLC as the Deputy Chairman, LB Finance PLC as Executive Director, Vallibel Power Erathna PLC and The Fortress Resorts PLC as Alternate Director. He also holds Directorships in The Kingsbury PLC, Haycarb PLC, Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC, Amaya Leisure PLC, and Vallibel Finance PLC. He is a renowned business magnate, stock trader and shareholder of many companies in Sri Lanka.
	Sarath Ganegoda Rejoined Hayleys in March 2007. Appointed to the Group Management Committee in 2007. Appointed to the Board in September 2009. Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and Member of Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Australia. Holds an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Worked for Hayleys and Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC between 1987 and 2002, ultimately as an Executive Director of the latter. Subsequently, held several senior management positions in large private sector entities in Sri Lanka and overseas. Has responsibility for the Strategic Business Development Unit and the Consumer Sector.
	Rajitha Kariyawasan Joined Hayleys Group in January 2010. Appointed to the Group Management Committee in February 2010. Appointed to the Board in June 2010. Holds a B.Sc. Eng. (Electronics and Telecommunications) from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. Also a Six Sigma (Continuous Improvement Methodology) Black Belt, certified by the Motorola University, Malaysia. Before joining Hayleys, held the position of Director/General Manager of Ansell Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. Served as the Chairman of the Manufacturing Association of Export Processing Zone, Biyagama. Has responsibility for the Purification Products sector.
	Dr. Harsha Cabral, PC Independent Non-Executive Director Appointed to the Board in February 2011. He is a President’s Counsel with twenty-five years’ experience in the field of Company Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Trade Law & Commercial Arbitration. Holds a Doctorate in Corporate Law from the University of Canberra, Australia. Member of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka, Advisory Commission on Company Law in Sri Lanka, Council of the University of Colombo, Board of Studies of the Council of Legal Education and Academic Board of Studies of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He is one of the architects of the new Companies Act of Sri Lanka. Serves as Independent Non-Executive Director on the Boards of DIMO PLC, Alumex PLC, Union Bank PLC, Tokyo Cement PLC, Richard Pieris Distributors Ltd., Lanka Orix Finance PLC, Tokyo Super Cement Co. (Lanka) Ltd. & Fuji Cement Co. Commercial Leasing & Finance Ltd. Tokyo Power (Lanka) Ltd. Hambana Petrochemicals Ltd. Serves on several Audit Committees, Nomination Committees and Remuneration Committees, chairing some of them. Dr. Cabral is the author of several books on Corporate Law and Intellectual Property Law.
	Dr. Mahesha Ranasoma Joined Dipped Products Limited in August 2010 as an Executive Director and took over as Managing Director from April 2011. Appointed to Hayleys Group Management Committee in January 2011 and to the Board on 1st April 2011. Former Country Chairman/Managing Director of Shell Gas Lanka Ltd. and Shell Terminal Lanka Ltd. Holds First Class Honours Degree in Engineering from the University of Peradeniya, a Doctorate from Cambridge University, UK and an MBA with Distinction from Wales University, UK. Director of Kelani Valley Plantations PLC, Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC, Mabroc Tea and Hayleys Global Beverages (Pvt) Ltd. Has overall responsibility for the Hand Protection Sector.
	Mangala Goonathilake Independent Non-Executive Director Appointed to the Board in June 2011. He is a Finance professional with over 25 years of post-qualification experience. He has held senior managerial positions in leading Public, Multinational and Private Companies during his career. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants (UK), passed finalist of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from PIM of University of Sri Jayawardenepura. Currently serves as a Group Executive Director of DSL Group of Companies, independent Director of Colombo Land Development Company PLC, Pan Asia Bank, Royal Ceramic PLC and Vallibel Finance PLC.
	Lalin Samarawickrama Appointed to the Board and the Group Management Committee in June 2011. He is an internationally qualified Hotelier having gained most of his Management experience in the UK, working for large international hotel chains over a long period of time. First Sri Lankan Manager to be appointed by the Beaufort International Chain of Hotels to run the first seaside boutique resort. Member of the Institute of Hospitality, UK (formerly HCIMA) and of the Royal Society of Health, London. Has several years of experience in the trade. He is the Managing Director of the Amaya Hotels Group, The Kingsbury and Hunas Falls PLC. Director of The Fortress Resorts PLC, Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC and Kelani Valley Plantations PLC. Is responsible for the Hotels & Resorts in the Leisure & Aviation Sector.
	Ruwan Waidyaratne Joined Hayleys Advantis Group in 1985. Appointed to the Hayleys Group Management Committee in February 2011. Was appointed as the Managing Director of Hayleys Advantis Group in April 2011 and appointed as an Executive Director of the Hayleys PLC Board in April 2013. Former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freight Forwarders’ Association (SLFFA) and currently functions as a Member of the Advisory Council of the Association. Member of the Steering Committee on Ports, Shipping, Aviation and Logistics affiliated to the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Holds an MBA from the Edith Cowan University of Western Australia and has undergone executive development programmes with the National University of Singapore, Indian School of Business and INSEAD. Has overall responsibility for the Transportation Sector.
	Hisham Jamaldeen Independent Non-Executive Director Appointed to the Board in February 2014. Graduated from Warwick University UK in Engineering and Business Studies, has spent the last ten years working in the real estate industry. He has specialised in real estate investments with a focus in transactional analysis, financing, refinancing debt structures and tax structuring. He is a Fellow Member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants of UK. He currently serves as the Managing Director of Steradian Capital Investments (Pvt) Ltd. which specializes in financing, corporate structures, acquisitions and developments.
	Ms. Shyamalie Weerasooriya Alternate Director to Dhammika Perera Appointed to the Board in December 2013 as an Alternate Director. Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science from the University of Colombo. She possesses 17 years of post-qualification experience and counts over 12 years of working experience in the finance sector. She is the Chief Financial Officer of The Fortress Resorts PLC and Vallibel One PLC and a Director of Amaya Leisure PLC. She serves as an Alternate Director of Dipped Products PLC, Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills PLC, Haycarb PLC, Delmege Limited and Orit Apparels Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.