Leadership

Mr. T. Karunasena
Chairman
Mr. T. Karunasena
Chairman
Mr. Karunasena chairman of the company was appointed to the Board in 2013 as a Non – Executive Director & reappointed to the Board as an independent Director in 2016. He Serves as the Senior Director/ Deputy Chairman of Sanasa Development Bank. He has also served as the Deputy General Manager, Senior Deputy General Manager of People's Bank. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Degree in Economics from the University of Kelaniya.

Prof. J.M.U.K. Jayasinghe
Senior Independent Director
Prof. J.M.U.K. Jayasinghe
Senior Independent Director
Prof. J.M.U.K. Jayasinghe serves as an independent Director and appointed to the board in 2013. He is the Dean - Agriculture & plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture and Master's Degree from the University of Peradeniya. He earned Doctor of Philosophy Degree from the Senate of the University of Guelph. Currently he serves as the Chairman of Sanasa Media Networks (Pvt) Ltd & as a director of Sanasa General Insurance Company Ltd.

Dr. T. Senthilverl
Non- Executive Director
Dr. T. Senthilverl
Non- Executive Director
Dr. T. Senthilverl was appointed to the board in 2015. He serves as a non-executive independent director. He served as a non-executive director of Amana Takaful Plc, CDB Finance, MBSL savings bank, Nations Lanka Plc, Seylan Merchant Leasing Plc SMB Leasing Plc, The Finance Plc and as the chairman of Ominimetals and Dollar Corporation and as the General Manager of Aluminium industries (Ceylon) Ltd. And also he serves as a director of Sanasa General Insurance Company Ltd.

Mr. K.K. Weerakkody
Non- Executive Director
Mr. K.K. Weerakkody
Non- Executive Director
Mr. Weerakkody was appointed to the board in 2016. He serves as the chairman of Kesbewa Sanasa Shareholders Trust Company and Undurugoda Sanasa Society. And also he served as a director of Colombo District Sanasa society Union limited, Sanasa General Insurance Company Limited and as an executive committee member of Sri Lanka Foot Wear & Leather Products Manufactures Association.

Mr. J.V. Nanda Kumara
Non- Executive Director
Mr. J.V. Nanda Kumara
Non- Executive Director
Mr. Nanda Kumara was appointed to the board in 2016. He serves as the chairman of Midigama Prajawaruna Sanasa Society.

Dr.H.J.S.K. Wickramaratne
IndependentDirector
Dr.H.J.S.K. Wickramaratne
IndependentDirector
Dr. Wickramaratne serves as an independent Director and appointed to the board in 2017. He served as an Inspector General of Police, Additional Secretary of Ministry of defence and as a Commissioner of Independent Commission to investigate bribery & corruption and serves as a director of Sanasa Security Services (Pvt) Ltd. In appreciation of the contribution he has made towards the successful victory of the LTTE war during his service as the IGP of Sri Lanka, he was awarded with an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Kelaniya in the year 2009. He holds a BSc (Honors) degree in Management from University of Sri Jayawardanapura & a Diploma in Criminology.

Mr. J. M. D. Ananda Wishwakeerthi
Non- Executive Director
Mr. J. M. D. Ananda Wishwakeerthi
Non- Executive Director
Mr. J. M. D. Ananda Wishwakeerthi was appointed to the board in 2018. He serves as the General Manager of Kuliyapitiya DTCCS Union. And also he serves as a director of Sanasa General Insurance Company Ltd.

Dr. Diana Sagari Kiriwandeniya
Non- Executive Director
Dr. Diana Sagari Kiriwandeniya
Non- Executive Director
Dr. Diana Sagari Kiriwandeniya was appointed to the board in 2019 representing Forum on Development.
She holds a MD Zaporozhye state Medical University – Ukraine, Msc and MD (Medical Administration) –
Post Graduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo. She is a council member of the college of
Medical Administrators of Sri Lanka & currently serves as the director – De Soysa Teaching Hospital for
women.

Mr. Puvendran Gajendra
Independent Director
Mr. Puvendran Gajendra
Independent Director
Mr. Puvendran Gajendra serves as an independent Director and appointed to the board in November 2019.
He is Fellow Member of Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka – FCMA and Fellow
member of Institute of Charted Professional Managers of Sri Lanka – FCPM. Also he is a Partner of
KANESALINGAM & CO. Chartered Accountants, D S KAHAWITA & CO. Chartered Accountants.
He currently serves as a Director of Tee’s Management Consultant & Secretarial Services (Pvt) Ltd.