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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

Chrishan Mendis

Joined Hayleys in 1983. Appointed to the Group Management Committee in 2001. Holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) Degree from the University of Colombo. Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) Fellow Chartered Institute of Marketing, (UK) and a Chartered Marketer. Was based in the UK from 2010 to 2013 being responsible for the marketing network of the Fibre Sector in the UK and Europe. Was appointed as Managing Director of all Fibre sector companies from 1st January 2014 and has overall responsibility for the sector.

Johann Wijesinghe

Joined the Group in 2008 and was appointed to the Group Management Committee in 2011. Currently serves as Managing Director of Airlines & Travel Companies. Holds an MBA from the University of Leicester (UK) and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). Holds over 20 years’ experience in the Aviation Industry with the National Carrier SriLankan Airlines. Prior to joining Hayleys, served as the Head of Worldwide Cargo at SriLankan Airlines responsible for the entire air freight business sector of the organisation. Held several senior positions for the airline including management positions in Europe, Middle East and the Far East and the Head Office in Colombo. Possesses over 5 years’ experience in the Hotel Industry, having served as the Director, Marketing and Sales at The Lanka Oberoi. Has responsibility for the Aviation, Destination Management & Hotel Development in Leisure & Aviation sector.

Dr. Arul Sivagananathan

Joined Hayleys in January 2011 as the Managing Director of Hayleys Business Solutions International (Pvt) Ltd. Appointed to Hayleys Group Management Committee in June 2011. Currently serves as the Managing Director of Hayleys Industrial Solutions Group. Prior to joining Hayleys, held a senior management position in a BPO company listed in the NYSE and overlooked operations across Chennai and Sri Lanka. Holds an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of London, an MBA from Cranfield University (UK), Doctorate from USA and is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK). Board Member of CIMA Sri Lanka, SLASSCOM and Board of Studies of Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM). Has responsibility for the Power & Energy Sector and the Group’s BPO business.

Dilhan De Silva

Joined Hayleys in November 2011 as the Group Chief Financial Officer. Appointed to Group Management Committee in January 2012. Prior to joining Hayleys PLC, served Delmege Ltd. as Group Finance Director and progressed to the position of Group Chief Executive Officer. Has over 20 years of experience in numerous industries. Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka, Certified Management Accountants of Australia and Certified Practicing Accountants of Australia. Has responsibility for Group Finance, Legal and other Group Services.

Roshan Rajadurai

Rejoined the Group in January 2013 as the Managing Director of Kelani Valley Plantations PLC and Talawakelle Plantations PLC and was appointed to Group Management Committee in the same month. Prior to rejoining Hayleys, served as Director/CEO of Kahawatta Plantations PLC and held Senior Plantation Management positions in Kelani Valley Plantations PLC from 1993 to 2001. Holds a BSc. in Plantation Management and holds an MBA from Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya. Fellow Member of National Institute of Plantation Management. Currently serves as the Chairman of the Planters’ Association of Ceylon. Member of the Sri Lanka Tea Board, Rubber Research Board, Tea Council of Sri Lanka and Director Tea Small Holdings Development Authority. Director of Maborc Teas (Pvt) Ltd. and Hayleys Global Beverages (Pvt) Ltd. Has overall responsibility for the Plantations sector and Mabroc Teas.

Rohan Goonetilleke

Joined the Group as Managing Director/CEO of Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills PLC in March 2013, and was appointed to the Group Management Committee in the same month. Prior to Joining the Group, served as Director of Brandix X’pressions (Pvt) Ltd. and CLT Apparel (India) (Pvt) Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of Brandix Lanka Ltd. Has held the posts of Managing Director/ CEO of Textured Jersey Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., Linea Clothing (Pvt) Ltd., a subsidiary of MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. and the CEO of Elpitiya Plantations PLC. Holds a degree in Engineering (B.Sc. Eng.) from the United Kingdom. Has responsibility for the Textile Sector.

Ajith Dandeniya

Joined Hayleys in January 2012 as the Group Chief Information Officer. Subsequently appointed as the Managing Director of Hayleys Business Solutions International (Pvt) Ltd. in November 2013. Appointed to Group Management Committee in April 2014. Prior to joining Hayleys, Served as a BPO Strategy Consultant for RSA, a leading UK based multinational Insurance Group. Held the post of Vice President of IT & Projects being instrumental in setting up Sri Lankan operations for leading outsourcing supplier WNS Global Services. Holds a First Class Honours Degree in Computer Engineering from University of Westminster (UK) and an MBA in International Finance from Bristol Business School (UK). Member of the Chartered Institute of Management (UK) and a certified Practitioner of PRINCE2, a structured Project Management Methodology. General Council Member of SLASSCOM. Has responsibility for Group Information Technology services & shared services.

Ms. Surani Amerasinghe

Joined Hayleys in May 2014 as Head of Group Human Resources and appointed to the Group Management Committee in the same month. Prior to joining Hayleys, served as Human Resources Director, Ceylon Tobacco Company and transferred to British American Tobacco Head Office in London as Senior HR Business Partner CORA and Legal, overlooking HR for global Corporate and Regulatory Affairs and Legal functions. Possesses experience heading Human Resources in numerous industries and in different markets including Singapore, China, the United Kingdom and India. Is an hotelier by profession with a Diploma in Hotel Management from Hotel Consult Cesar Ritz in Switzerland and Masters in Business Administration from American City University. Has responsibility for Group Human Resource Management, Corporate Communications/Sustainability and Group Security.