Mr. Harsha Amarasekera
Chairman – Executive Director




Mr Harsha Amarasekera President's Counsel, is a leading luminary in the legal profession in Sri Lanka having a wide practice in the Original Courts as well as in the Appellate Courts. His fields of expertise include Commercial Law, Business Law, Securities Law, Banking Law and Intellectual Property Law. Mr Amarasekera also has significant experience in arbitration and cross-national disputes.

Mr Amarasekera was admitted to the Bar in November 1987 and took oath as a President’s Counsel in November 2012.

He serves as an Independent Director in several companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange including Sampath Bank PLC, CIC Holdings PLC, Swisstek (Ceylon) PLC, Swisstek Aluminium Limited, Vallibel One PLC, Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC and CIC Agri Businesses (Private) Limited as Chairman. He is also a Non-Executive Independent Director of Expolanka Holdings PLC.

Mr. P. K. Sumanasekera
Non-Executive Director



Mr. Prabodha Sumanasekera holds a Degree in Physics from the Colombo University and has over 30 years’ experience in the small hydro power sector.

He has been involved in formulating and developing 35 small/mini hydropower projects, including the ground breaking Dick- Oya mini hydropower project which is the first grid connected mini hydropower project in Sri Lanka. He is also a shareholder Director in several companies owning, developing and operating hydropower projects in Sri Lanka, and in Africa.

Mr. Haresh Somashantha
Non- Executive Director



Mr. Haresh Somashantha counts over 24 years of dynamic leadership career with a rich mix of finance and operations. He possesses an intimate knowledge of internal/ external processes, business planning and development, strategic and financial management. He is an expert with a track record in executing team driven process improvements with innovative solutions to increase revenue, operational efficiency, customer satisfaction and overall profitability.

He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, a Fellow member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka and an Associate member of CPA Australia, further to holding Bsc in Mathematics.

He is the Director Finance of Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC (Rocell Group). He serves on the Board of Hayleys Fabric PLC further to being its Audit Committee Chairman. Mr. Somashantha also serves as a Director/Audit Committee Member on the Board of Unidil Packaging Limited. His further Directorships include several subsidiary companies in the Delmege Group.

Ms. Dinusha Bhaskaran
Non-Executive Director



Ms. Dinusha Bhaskaran is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK (FCMA), Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA) and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Bankers, Sri Lanka. She is a Financial and Accounting professional currently serving as the Managing Director of Vallibel One PLC.

She presently serves in the capacity of Director on the Boards of Delmege Ltd, Country Energy (Pvt) Ltd and Chairperson/Director of Greener Water Ltd. A Non – Executive Director of LB Finance PLC, Multi Finance PLC and Chairperson of LB Finance Audit Committee.

Ms. Dinusha Bhaskaran has previously worked as a Financial Controller with several Australian companies in Melbourne for a number of years. She has in the past served as the Assistant General Manager (Finance & Planning) at Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC.

Mr. Dinesh Mendis
Independent Non-Executive Director



Mr. Mendis has a corporate career spanning over 30 years and is an innovative business leader with exceptional strategic, operational, marketing and people development experience and was a Director of Aitken Spence Group Ltd frorn 2001 to 2022. He has Ied as the Managing Director, companies in a variety of industries which include Fintech and Financial Services, Freight Forwarding, Logistics, Engineering and held Directorships in companies in ICT, Printing and Packaging and Real Estate Industries in Sri Lanka. He also has experience working in the Retail industry in the United States.

Mr. Mendis holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc), (Magna Cum Laude) from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, USA, specializing in Marketing and Economics where he won the outstanding Undergraduate Student award in Marketing and Economics in his final year 1992. He also holds a Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA) specializing in Marketing in 1993 from The University of Texas, USA.

Mr. Mendis has served on the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka and currently serves on the Board of The National Council for Child and Youth Welfare and is involved in mentoring and advising local startup companies and small enterprises.

Ms. Devika Weerasinghe
Independent Non-Executive Director



Ms. Weerasinghe's career spans over 35 years in Finance. She is a highly accomplished and focused finance professional with proven competencies in general management and finance with a strong drive for performance.

She last held the position of Executive Vice President - CFO of the Transportation Group, Plantation Services and Information Technology Sectors of the John Keells Group.

Ms. Weerasinghe is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants CIMA (UK) and she also holds a (BSc) in Business Administration from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura.

Mr. Gamini Gunaratne
Independent Non-Executive Director



Mr. Gunaratne studied at St. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia and was a member of the Western Provincial Council during the period 1989 to 2009.

Mr. Gunaratne has held diverse leadership positions in both private and state sector organisations. He previously served as the Vice Chairman of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board. Mr. Gunaratne presently serves as Chairman of Lanka Hotels and Residencies (Pvt) Ltd (Sheraton Colombo) and several other Listed Public Companies.

Mr. Harsha Amarasekera
Chairman – Executive Director




Mr Harsha Amarasekera President's Counsel, is a leading luminary in the legal profession in Sri Lanka having a wide practice in the Original Courts as well as in the Appellate Courts. His fields of expertise include Commercial Law, Business Law, Securities Law, Banking Law and Intellectual Property Law. Mr Amarasekera also has significant experience in arbitration and cross-national disputes.

Mr Amarasekera was admitted to the Bar in November 1987 and took oath as a President’s Counsel in November 2012.

He serves as an Independent Director in several companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange including Sampath Bank PLC, CIC Holdings PLC, Swisstek (Ceylon) PLC, Swisstek Aluminium Limited, Vallibel One PLC, Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC and CIC Agri Businesses (Private) Limited as Chairman. He is also a Non-Executive Independent Director of Expolanka Holdings PLC.

Mr. P. K. Sumanasekera
Non-Executive Director



Mr. Prabodha Sumanasekera holds a Degree in Physics from the Colombo University and has over 30 years’ experience in the small hydro power sector.

He has been involved in formulating and developing 35 small/mini hydropower projects, including the ground breaking Dick- Oya mini hydropower project which is the first grid connected mini hydropower project in Sri Lanka. He is also a shareholder Director in several companies owning, developing and operating hydropower projects in Sri Lanka, and in Africa.

Mr. Haresh Somashantha
Non- Executive Director



Mr. Haresh Somashantha counts over 24 years of dynamic leadership career with a rich mix of finance and operations. He possesses an intimate knowledge of internal/ external processes, business planning and development, strategic and financial management. He is an expert with a track record in executing team driven process improvements with innovative solutions to increase revenue, operational efficiency, customer satisfaction and overall profitability.

He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, a Fellow member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka and an Associate member of CPA Australia, further to holding Bsc in Mathematics.

He is the Director Finance of Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC (Rocell Group). He serves on the Board of Hayleys Fabric PLC further to being its Audit Committee Chairman. Mr. Somashantha also serves as a Director/Audit Committee Member on the Board of Unidil Packaging Limited. His further Directorships include several subsidiary companies in the Delmege Group.

S Shanmuganathan
Director




Mr. Shan Shamuganathan is an Accountant by profession, Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and Fellow Member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of London. He was appointed to the Board in January 2012.

He has extensive experience in the Financial Services Industry; initially with American Express Bank where he ended up as the Director Marketing and Deputy Country Head and later with Union Bank of Colombo where he was the Founder CEO/Managing Director.

He is a Shareholder/Director in privately held companies engaged in the leisure and IT Industry and he also functions as Senior Advisor to large privately held corporate houses.

He is member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

C V Cabraal
Director



Mr. Chatura Cabraal is a Graduate (with Honours) in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in manufacturing and design from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He was appointed to the Board in January 2014.

During his bachelor’s degree, he paid special attention to Control Systems Engineering, Environmental Control and Engineering Statistics. Before he joined the board of Vallibel Power Erathna PLC, the knowledge he gained was applied in his functions as an engineer in the Energy and Environment Division of Brandix Lanka Ltd. At Brandix, he has been closely associated with the analysis of new equipment for factories, renewable energy projects and sustainability reporting. He also serves as a director of Kelani Valley Plantations PLC and The Fortress Resorts PLC.

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