Exterminators appoints Dr. Nihal Attygalle and Ajith Kumara to board

Exterminators Limited, Sri Lanka’s premier environmental enhancement solutions provider, announced the appointment of Dr. Nihal Attygalle and Ajith Kumara as Non-Executive Independent Directors of the company’s board of directors. 

Dr. Attygalle has more than 30 years’ experience in leading private sector companies. He has provided his consultancy service to the government and private sector institutes such as district secretaries, divisional secretaries, ministries, departments, universities, schools, hospitals, construction, manufacturers, fertiliser and pesticide importers. He is an auditor for many management systems such as quality, environment, occupational health and safety, laboratory and food safety. 

Dr. Attygalle is a lead auditor registered at the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA) in the UK. He is a life member at the Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Quality Council of India (QCI) and member of UK - Association of Professionals. 

He is also a visiting lecturer at the National Institute of Plantation Management and Aquinas University College. He worked as a research associate attached to the Department of Botany, University of Peradeniya. He has conducted research on pollination biology in the Sinharaja Forest Reserve. His research with professors has been published in several international symposiums. Dr. Attygalle, graduated from the University of Ruhuna and subsequently obtained his MBA and PhD from the University of Honolulu, USA.

Kumara is currently working as Group Director Finance and Economic Research at Certis Lanka Group. He has gained over 20 years of experience in the field of finance, accounting and auditing. He has also worked for Ceylinco Tax and Financial Services for two years and has worked for Ernst and Young Colombo for three years as an Audit Manager, prior to joining Certis Group. 

He obtained his MBA from the Australian Institute of Business and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He is a graduate of B.Sc. Accountancy and Financial Management Special (Hon) from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.