Ruwan Waidyaratne joins Hayleys Board
The Hayleys Group has appointed Ruwan Waidyaratne a Director of the
main Hayleys Board, effective April 1, 2013.
Ruwan Waidyaratne |
Waidyaratne counts many years of senior management experience and has
been heading the Transportation and Logistics Sector of Hayleys.
Announcing his elevation to the Board of Hayleys, the Group’s Chairman
Mohan Pandithage said, “Ruwan Waidyaratne brings great perspective as a
leader, and his experience within the service-oriented Transportation
sector makes him a logical nomination.”
Ruwan Waidyaratne joined the Hayleys Advantis Group in 1985. He was
appointed a Director of Hayleys Advantis Ltd. in July 2002. Subsequently
he was appointed Deputy Managing Director in January 2010 and promoted
to the position of Managing Director of Hayleys AdvantisLtd in 2011.
He is a former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freight Forwarders’
Association (SLFFA) and currently functions as a member of the Advisory
Council of the Association. He was appointed a Member of the Steering
Committee on Ports, Shipping, Aviation and Logistics affiliated to the
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in September 2011. He holds an MBA from the
Edith Cowan University of Western Australia and has undergone executive
development programmes with the National University of Singapure, Indian
School of Business and INSEAD.
The Board appointment follows the retirement of . JAG Anandarajah,
who will step down from the Board of Hayleys PLC effective March 31,
2013. “On behalf of the Board I wish to place on record my appreciation
of Anandarajah’s thirty three years of invaluable service to the Group,
particularly the tremendous contribution he made to Dipped Products PLC
where he served most of his career,” Pandithage said in a statement.
Effective April 1, 2013 the new Board of Directors of Hayleys PLC
will comprise Messrs Mohan Pandithage Chairman and Chief Executive,
Dhammika Perera, Deputy Chairman, Rizvi Zaheed, Nimal Perera, Sarath
Ganegoda, Rajitha Kariyawasan, Dr. Harsha Cabral PC, Dr. Mahesha
Ranasoma, Mangala Goonatileke, Ranil Pathirana,Lalin Samarawickrama, and
Ruwan Waidyaratne. |