Wasaba Jayasekera has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC with effect from July 15, 2015, the company said.

Prior to his current appointment, Jayasekera served as Director/CEO of Hayleys Fibre PLC, Deputy General Manager-Projects of Toyo Cushion (Lanka) Pvt.Ltd.—a company of Hayleys group and as the General Manager of a subsidiary of a leading confectionary company in the country.

He also served as the Chairman of Ceylon Coir Fibre Exporters’ Association in the year 2014/15.

Jayasekera holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Science from the University of Kelaniya and a Master of Business Administration from the Postgraduate Institute fo Management, University of Sri Jayawardenapura.

He is also a Fellow Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing.