Board of Directors

J. D. Bandaranayake

Chairman / Non-executive Director

Mr.Jayampathi Bandaranayake is the Chairman of Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC and also serves on the Board of Finlays Colombo PLC. He is a Graduate in Law, a fellow of the Institute of Personnel Management ,Sri Lanka(FIPM)and of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Sri Lanka and a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Chartered Professional Managers(CPM). He has served as a Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon and also functioned as the Chairman/Director General of the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka.

 

E. H. Wijenaike

Managing Director

Mr.Eranjith Wijenaike is the Managing Director of the Company. He is a Director of several companies within and outside the Group including Tea Smallholder Factories PLC, Equity One PLC and Central Industries PLC. He served as a founder Director of Nations Trust Bank PLC for a period of 12 years and retired in December 2011. He has over 30 years of experience and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance and Management. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management (UK). 

 

G. S. N. Peiris

Executive Director

Mr.Shamil Peiris is the Director (Finance) of Central Finance Company PLC and also serves on the Boards of many of its subsidiaries. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Institute of Credit Management & Society of Certified Management Accountants – Sri Lanka, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, British Institute of Management and Association of Corporate Treasurers - UK. He possesses over 34 years of post -qualification management experience.

 

R. E. Rambukwelle

Executive Director 

Mr. Ravi Rambukwelle is the Director (Marketing and Operations) of Central Finance Company PLC. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Peradeniya, a Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK and a Diploma in Commerce from the Institute of Commerce UK. He serves as a Director in several group companies including Tea Smallholder Factories PLC and Central Industries PLC. Mr. Rambukwelle possesses over 33 years of management experience, both locally and internationally.

 

A. K. Gunaratne

Executive Director 

Mr.Arjuna Gunaratne is the Director (Group Coordination) of the Company and also serves on the Boards of Nations Trust Bank PLC and Central Industries PLC. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of UK. Mr.Gunaratne oversees the functions of Strategic Planning and Risk Management of the Company.

 

A. N. Fernando
Independent Non-executive Director 

Mr.Nirmal Fernando was the Senior Partner of KPMG Sri Lanka from 2008 to 2012 and served as a Council Member of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon and currently serves on the Board of Watawala Plantations Plc. Nirmal holds an MBA in Finance and Industrial and Corporate Strategy from IMD Business School, Switzerland and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

 

C. L. K. P. Jayasuriya

Non-executive Director

Mr.Kumar Jayasuriya, is the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Finlays Colombo PLC. He is a Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (FCMA) and the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, UK (FCCA), Mr. Jayasuriya is the immediate past Chairman of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon and serves as the Chairman of the Mercantile Services Provident Society and a Director of the Employees Trust Fund.

  

S. C. S. Wickramasinghe

Independent Non-executive Director

Mr.Sunil Wickramasinghe is the Chairman of Milco (Pvt) Limited and possesses 29 years of experience at Nestlé, holding various positions in the fields of Technical, Sales, Marketing and General Management in Sri Lanka and abroad, Served as an Executive Director at Nestlé Sri Lanka, prior to leaving for Australia in 2005 to take up appointment as Sales Director for Nestlé Pacific Islands and later on General Manager – Nestlé Papua New Guinea. He has wide exposure to sales and marketing especially in emerging markets such as India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Malaysia.

  

D. P. de Silva

Executive Director

Mr.Prasanna De Silva functions as the Director Credit of the Company . He is an Associate Member of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) – USA and an Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) – UK. He is also a past chairman of the Leasing Association of Sri Lanka. He counts over 20 years of experience in banking and finance of which 15 years has been in senior management. He also serves as a Member of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka and on the Board of Nations Trust Bank PLC.

  

F. Mohideen

Independent Non-executive Director

Mr.Faiz Mohideen holds an M.Sc.in Econometrics from the London School of Economics and a B.Sc.in Mathematics from the University of London. He served as the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury and Director General, External Resources Department, Ministry of Finance and Planning. He previously served on the Boards of Bank of Ceylon, Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and Pelwatte Sugar Company PLC. He currently serves on the Boards of Carsons Cumberbatch PLC, Dipped Products PLC and Kelani Valley Plantations PLC.

  

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