Sunil Liyanage appointed to RPC Board

Richard Pieris & Co PLC (RPC) one of the largest and most successful diversified business conglomerates in Sri Lanka, with over 42 subsidiaries and in excess of 30,000 employees has announced the appointment of Sunil Liyanage to its main board of directors.

Commenting on this new appointment a company spokesman said the appointment of Liyanage undoubtedly strengthened and rationalised the constitute of the Group at a time where RPC is on a significant expansion drive to celebrate its 80 years of business success.

This is also a success story of an employee who joined the management as a Quality Controller and moved on the corporate ladder to be a main board director of a largely diversified group. Liyanage is also a visionary business leader who has been instrumental in launching many innovative products in the polymer category and has the honour of being the first person to commercialise flexible polyurethane foam in the country in the form of mattresses, cushions and sheets.

Liyanage was educated at Royal College, Colombo and proceeded overseas for tertiary education where he obtained a diploma in Polymer Technology (Singapore) and the diploma of the Plastics Institute (LOND.) and the Licentiate of the Institute of Rubber Industry (LOND.). He has over 35 years management experience in the field of rubber and plastics.