Organization

Mr. Mahendra Jayasekera Hon. President Mahendra Jayasekera is the Managing Director of Lanka Walltiles PLC, Lanka Tiles PLC, Lanka Ceramics PLC, Swisstek (Ceylon) PLC and Swisstek Aluminium Limited. He is the Chairman of Sri Lanka Cost and Management Accounting Standards Board. He has an honours degree in Business Administration from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies (Distinction Pass) and Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies from the Post Graduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya. He has served as both executive and non-executive director of many other listed and unlisted Companies.
Mr. Kusumabandu Samarawickrama Vice President
Mr. Nalin J. Abeyesekere Vice President
Mr. Daya Weerasekara Vice President
Mr. Sunil S. Sirisena Vice President Mr. Sunil S. Sirisena is a retired Special Grade SLAS officer. He has a BA (Hons) degree and MA Economics from the University of Peradeniya. Mr. Sirisena holds a Post graduate Diploma in Statistics (Kelaniya University), Post graduate Diploma for Development Administration (SLIDA) and Post graduate Diploma in Defense (University of Costal Guard Washington USA). Mr. Sunil S. Sirisena has served as the Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Defense. He has also served as the Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Secretary at Ministry of Foreign Employment promotion & Welfare and Secretary at the Ministry of Trade. Mr. Sirisena has served as the Chairman at National Film Corporation, Chairman at National Savings Bank and the Director General at Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka.
Mr. D. Gamini Wimalasuriya Vice President D. Gamini Wimalasuriya is a fellow member of the Institute of Certified Managements of Sri Lanka and of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka with over 50 years exposure in the field of Finance and General Management. For the past 31 years he is attached to Akbar Brothers Group of Companies as the Head of Finance and Company Secretary. He is a founder Trustee of the CCC Foundation Sri Lanka, a charitable trust which operates a state of the art transit home for the cancer patients, and the Hony. Treasurer, the National Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka, Hony. Treasurer of the Animal Welfare & Protection Association, and is a Past President of The Chartered Accountants Benevolent Society.
Mr. Prasantha Abeykoon Hon. General Secretary
Mr. Ranjan de Silva Hon. Treasurer Ranjan de Silva is a Senior Director with over three decades of business experience covering trading , marketing , financial and support services in manufacturing , trading and service organizations. He is currently serving as an Independent Management Consultant. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (London) 1985. He was previously employed as GM/ Director/Deputy Managing Director – Motor, Group Director at Associated Motorways (Pvt)Ltd responsible for all Automotive Brands of AMW including Sales & Marketing and After- Sales activities (1988-2014). The other positions previously held by Mr. de Silva are, Chairman – Ceylon Motor Traders’ Association , the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (2006/7), Chairman - Imports Section , the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (2006/9), Chairman – Sri Lanka China Business Council , the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce ( 2011/12) and Trustee of Sir Cyril De Zoysa Trust (2012).

Board Members

Mr. Prema Pinnawala Board Member
Mr. M. S. R. Ariyaratne Board Member
Mr. Lakshman M. Kuruppu Board Member
Prof. Sampath Ameratunga Board Member
Mr. Lakshman Perera PC Board Member
Dr. Padmasiri Ranawakaarachchi Board Member Dr. Padmasiri Ranawakaarachchi is a Management and HR Consultant and is the Managing Director of Management Consultancy and Labour Education Institute. He counts over 30 years of experience in management and is the former General Manager of Lanka Ceramic PLC. He has a Master of Business Administration (Distinction Pass) from University of Ruhuna and obtained his PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) in Buddhist Studies from MCU Thailand. He is an Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management and a Fellow Member of Sri Lanka Institute Training and Development and its present President. He is a Trustee of the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society, Past President of Central Colleges Past Pupils’ Association and a Past District Governor of Lions Clubs International.
Dr. Lasantha Malavige Board Member
Mr. Kulathunga Rajapakse Board Member
Mr. Ranjit Jayewardene Board Member
Prof. Lalith Gamage Board Member

Mr. Nishantha Gooneratne Board Member
Dr. Thusitha Tennakoon Board Member Dr. Tennakoon is a renowned institutional builder and an activist in corporate governance. Since 2000 held the Executive Director/CEO mantle of three nationally important institutions: One-Text Initiative (OTI); Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) & Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS). He is the Founder Chairman of Consortium of Consultants for Sustainable Development (CCSD). He has contributed to policy making/inter-agency coordination both at national & international levels and have published papers both in Natural and Humanitarian Sciences disciplines. Prior to joining the BCIS, he was attached to the Department of Physics of University of Peradeniya as a Senior Lecturer. Graduated in B.Sc. (Special) Science Degree in 1991 and completed his Ph.D. in Physics in 1998.
Mr. Wasaba Jayasekera Board Member Mr. Wasaba Jayasekera is the Managing Director of both Hayleys Aventura (Pvt) Ltd. and Hayleys Consumer Products Limited. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science, from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He also holds a diploma in Computer Systems & Design from the National Institute of Business Management (NIBM). He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and an Ordinary Life Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing. Mr. Jayasekera counts extensive international and domestic experience in the areas of Marketing and Sales, Finance and Controlling, Business restructuring, Development and Planning and Information Technology & Systems. He also serves as an All-island Justice of Peace.
Mr. Dhanuka Samarasinghe Board Member
Mr. Sujeewa Rajapakse Board Member
Mr. Yohann De Zoysa Board Member Yohann De Zoysa is the Director Passenger Vehicles of Associated Motorways Pvt. Ltd (AMW) in Sri Lanka. AMW is 100% owned by the Al Futtaim Group in Dubai. In this role, Yohann is responsible for the day-to-day Business operations. AMW has a rich 70-year history in Sri Lanka with a broad product portfolio which he is responsible for sale of brands such as Nissan, Renault, Suzuki and Yamaha. Yohann is a crisis proven leader with over 22 years of experience growing and managing multiple international brands in a multinational company with a passion for coaching and developing strong committed teams leading to exceptional business results. Extensive experience in working across cultures with a strength in initiating and building relationships, conceptualizing, and driving business strategy and managing international negotiations.
Mr. Pramith Mallawaratchie Board Member Pramith Mallawaratchie is the CEO/Managing Editor of the publishing company, Key Media. He is also a consultant for advertising, special projects and events at Mal-Key Rent a Car Pvt Ltd. He has a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computing from the University of Staffordshire, UK.
Maj. Gen. Janmika Liyanage Board Member
Mr. Saman Jayawardena Board Member
Mr. Ajith Chandana Weerasinghe Board Member
Mr. Nipuna Yatawara Board Member

Board of Governors

Mr. Ajita de Zoysa Chairman Ajita de Zoysa is the Chairman of AEC Limited and all its group Companies. He serves on the Boards of numerous listed and non-listed organizations and has over 50 years of Industry experience in Motor, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Petroleum and Petro chemical, Construction and Financial Services. Chairman of Associated Electrical Corporation Ltd, A E C Properties (Private) Limited and A D Z Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Limited, a Director of Trelleborg Lanka (Pvt) Limited, Trelleborg Tyres Lanka (Pvt) Limited and Royal Palm Beach Hotels PLC, also the President of Commercial Agencies (Ceylon) (Private) Limited and Ajita de Zoysa & Company (Pvt) Limited and the Chairman of S L T CAMPUS (PVT) He has served as the Chairman of AMW Group, Union Bank, National Asset Management Limited and Sathosa Motors PLC. Mr. de Zoysa’s philanthropic and leadership roles in numerous Organisations in Education, Healthcare, the Kalutara Bodhi Trust and the YMBA to name a few have contributed to the welfare and well being of many thousands of people over the past 5 decades. He was conferred the National Honour “Deshamanya” by HE the President of Sri Lanka in 2019.
Deshabandu A. M. de. S. Jayaratne Governor
Deshamanya Devasiri Rodrigo Governor
Mr. Prasanna Goonetilleke Governor Mr. Prasanna Goonetilleke was the President of the Colombo YMBA from 2003 to 2010 and the Chairman of the Board of Governors. He currently continues as a member of the Board of Governors. Mr. Goonetilleke joined the Colombo YMBA as a Life member in 1977 and was a memebr of the Board of Management from 1981.
Mr. Suren Abeyagoonasekera Governor
Mr. Sumedha Amerasinghe Governor
Deshabandu Tilak de Zoysa Governor A well-known figure in the Sri Lankan business community, Tilak de Zoysa, FCMI (UK) FPRI (SL), Honorary Consul for Croatia and Global Ambassador for HelpAge International was conferred the title of “Deshabandu” by His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka in recognition of his services to the Country and was the recipient of “The Order of the Rising Sun. Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” conferred by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Recipient of the LMD lifetime achievers’ Award 2017. In addition to being the, he Chairs Carson Cumberbatch PLC, Associated CEAT (Pvt) Ltd., Amaya Hotels and Resorts USA (Radisson), Jetwing Zinc Journey Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., Trinity Steel (Pvt) Ltd., CG Corp Global Sri Lanka, HelpAge Sri Lanka and Sasakawa Memorial Sri Lanka Japan Cultural Centre Trust. He is also the Vice Chairman of CEAT Kelani Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., and serves on the boards of several listed and private Companies which include TAL Lanka Hotels PLC (Taj), TAL Hotels and Resorts Ltd, Nawaloka Hospitals PLC, Associated Electrical Corporation Ltd., INOAC Polymer Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., Cinnovation INC., and Varun Beverages Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. (Pepsi). Mr. Tilak de Zoysa was the past Chairman of the Supervisory Board (AMW) and Advisor to the Al-Futtaim Group of Companies in Sri Lanka, past Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka, HelpAge International (UK), Colombo YMBAand Board of Governors and served as a Member of the Monetary Board of Sri Lanka (2003-2009). Also Mr.Tilak de Zoysa is a Member of a Kalutara Bodhi Trust.

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