team: Board of Directors

Dilendra Wimalasekere is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in building and running IT services and digital marketing businesses. He is the Founder of three Sri Lankan-based companies: Eureka Technology Partners, 24/7 Techies, and ReapDigital, all of which leverage technology to provide services globally. These companies have collectively supported over 70,000 consumers, 3,000…

Rachini Rajapaksa, a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, and a Chartered Financial Analyst of the CFA Institute, USA, boasts over 30 years of experience in fund management and finance. Currently, Ms. Rajapaksa serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Nations Trust Bank PLC, Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring…

Inoshini Perera brings a blend of international experience from the UK and Singapore, complemented by local expertise. She holds a Master’s in Finance from the University of Cambridge, UK, and a BSc in Economics with First Class Honours from the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. Her career spans various specialties, including Investment…

Rajendra Theagarajah is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, and holds a Master of Business Administration from Cranfield School of Business, UK. A veteran banker, Mr. Theagarajah has had a highly successful career in banking in both the…

Kuda Herath holds a bachelor’s degree in applied chemistry from the University of Kingston, London. He currently serves as an independent non-executive director of Central Finance Company PLC since February 16th, 2019. With a career spanning over 28 years in the fast-moving consumer goods industry in Sri Lanka, Kuda has commenced his journey at Nestle…

Manjula Mathews has over three decades of experience in finance, marketing, and general management, both in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. She is currently a Director of Janashakthi Limited the parent company of the listed entities Janashakthi Insurance PLC, Orient Finance PLC, First Capital Holdings PLC, and others. Earlier this year Manjula was appointed…

Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research (Pvt) Limited, a think tank providing analytical research and advisory services on economic, political and legal issues in Sri Lanka and Asia. He is an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. In Sri Lanka, he has been a Member of the Presidential…

Minette Perera was the Group Finance Director of the MJF Group, which comprises several tea growing, packing and exporting companies, supplying the “Dilmah Tea” brand around the world, from September 2000 till March 2013. During the period of her employment with the MJF Group, she was appointed a Director of the MJF Group of Companies,…

Ramesh Schaffter was appointed as a Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director on 21 December 2018. He serves as Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer of Janashakthi Limited. Counting over three decades of experience in Finance and Marketing, he is a Fellow Member and former Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Sri Lanka, and an Associate…