George Steuart & Co. appoints new Chairman, board members

George Steuart & Co. Ltd. (GS&Co) announced the appointment of a new chairman and members to its board.
Sarva Ameresekere has been appointed the Group Chairman GS&Co, while Devaka Cooray, Dimantha Seneviratne and Dr. Dinesh Palipana are appointed as independent directors. 
The appointment of Ameresekere comes as Dilith Jayaweera resigned from the Group Chairmanship and all directorates he held within the Group in January.
Ameresekere was first appointed to the Board of GS&Co in 2020 and was then made Group Executive Director thereafter. He serves on many Boards within the Group including all its listed entities and had been the Chief Executive Officer of the Triad Group since 2008.

Devaka Cooray is a finance and assurance expert with a distinguished career at Ernst & Young, while veteran Banker Dimantha Seneviratne recently retired as CEO of
NDB Bank.
Dr. Dinesh Palipana OAM is a doctor, lawyer, researcher, senior lecturer in medicine and an equality advocate based in Australia. 
The Group’s diversified sectors include tea exports, healthcare, travel, leisure, financial services, FMCG and industrial solutions.