Pelwatte strengthens board with new appointments

Pelwatte recently strengthened its administration and leadership with the appointment three new directors to its board. 

Lasantha Silva who is well-known in the dairy industry with many years of experience and with a Masters degree in Manufacturing Services and a MBA from the University of Colombo has been appointed as the new General Manager of Pelwatte Dairy. 

Darshana Perera, who is a chartered accountant and with a MBA from the University of Colombo has 20 years  experience in a spread of different industries, has been appointed to the board as a non-executive director. 
Last but not least, Thilak Piyadigama has been appointed as a non-executive director and he will head the Board Risk Management Committee. 

Thilak holds an MBA from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and attended management development programmes at INSEAD in France and at London Business School in the United Kingdom. 

It is also notable that both Darshana and Thilak have been appointed to the Board Audit Committee which is chaired by Herschel Gunawardene who is a long-serving board member and a well-respected financial expert. 
Other members of the board include Ariyaseela Wickramanayake, Akmal Wickramanayake, Toshan Wickramanayake and 
Herschel Gunawardene.