Chairman and Chief Executive of Hayleys PLC. Appointed to the Board of Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC in July 2009.
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (UK). Honorary Consul of United Mexican States (Mexico) to Sri Lanka. Committee Member of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Council Member of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon. Member of the Maritime Advisory Council of the Ministry of Ports & Shipping. Member of the Advisory Council of the Ceylon Association of Ships’ Agents. Member of the National Steering Committee on Skills Sector Development of the Department of National Planning.
Appointed to the Board in 2013.
Managing Director of Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC and Kelani Valley Plantations PLC and a member of the Hayleys Group Management Committee. Director of Maborc Teas (Pvt) Ltd and Hayleys Global Beverages (Pvt) Ltd. Appointed as Managing Director of Horana Plantations PLC and as a Director of Vallibel Plantations Management Limited effective March 2017.
Prior to rejoining, served as Director/CEO of Kahawatta Plantations PLC and held Senior Plantation Management positions in Kelani Valley Plantations PLC from 1993 to 2001.
He has a Diploma in Marketing (UK), National Diploma in Plantation Management (NIPM), BSc. in Plantation Management and an MBA from the Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya. He is a Fellow Member of the National Institute of Plantation Management and Institute of Management, Sri Lanka.
He was the Chairman of the Planters’ Association of Sri Lanka, Member of the Tea Board, Member of the Rubber Research Board and also currently a member of the Tea Research Institute Board, Tea Small Holder Development Authority Board and a member of the Tea Council of Sri Lanka. He was appointed to the Tea Advisory Boards on Manufacturing and Cultivation and Production of the Sri Lanka Quality Charter for Tea. He is the Chairman of the Consultative Committee on Estate and Advisory Services, Experiment and Extension Forum of the Tea Research Institute and is a Member of the Consultative Committee on Research of the TRI. He is also a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Veterinary and Animal Sciences of the University Grant Commission as well as a Member of the Arbitration and Mediation Steering Committee of the Chamber of Commerce.
Appointed to the Board in 1998.
He is the Chairman of MJF Holdings Limited and one of Sri Lanka’s first tea tasters in the then British-dominated trade. He is the Founder of “DILMAH TEA” brand name which re-launched, redefined and re-established the quality of Ceylon tea. DILMAH is a much respected global name, renowned for its quality, and its philosophy of caring and sharing with the community.
He was the pioneer in adding value to tea at origin, branding and marketing Ceylon tea quite successfully. Value addition at origin created significant services industries in printing, packaging, graphics and introducing packaging technology to Sri Lanka.
Mr. Fernando incorporated the MJF Charitable Foundation, to fulfill his pledge to make his business a matter of human service. His Foundation and Dilmah Conservation use a significant share of the earning from the sale of Dilmah tea and other companies in the Dilmah Group, towards creating better conditions for the underprivileged and the wider community, whilst implementing positive and sustainable environmental interventions.
Appointed to the Board in 1998.
He is the Director Operations of the MJF Group, which comprises several tea growing and tea packing/exporting companies, supplying the “Dilmah Tea” brand around the world.
Mr Fernando holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management from Babson College, USA.
Appointed to the Board in 1998.
He serves as the Advisor to the Hon. Minister of Agriculture and the Chairman of Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy. He is also a member of the Presidential Commission on National Salaries and Cadre Commission.
Former Chairman of the Tea Research Institute (2006 – 2015). Former Board Member of Sri Lanka Tea Board. Former Member of Tea Small Holdings Development Authority (TSHDA), Tea Shakthi and Research & Development Committee of National Science Foundation. Also, a former Member of the Advisory Committee on Tea of the Ministry of Plantation Industries.
He held positions as the Chairman of Coconut Research Institute (CRI), Chairman of National Institute of Plantation Management (NIPM) and a former Director General of Department of Agriculture. He has been a member of the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research representing Asia. Served as FAO Consultant on Biodiversity and JICA Consultant on Horticulture Development to the Government of Ghana.
Appointed to the Board in 2011.
Joined DPL in August 2010 as an Executive Director and took over as Managing Director from April 2011. Appointed to the Hayleys Group Management Committee in January 2011 and to the Board of Hayleys in April 2011. Former Country Chairman/ Managing Director of Shell Gas Lanka Ltd. and Shell Terminal Lanka Ltd.
He holds First Class Honours Degree in Engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, a Doctorate from Cambridge University, UK and an MBA with Distinction from Wales University, UK.
Appointed to the Board in 2012.
Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of UK and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of UK.
Was the Group Finance Director of the MJF Group, which comprises several tea growing and tea packing/exporting companies, supplying the ‘Dilmah Tea’ brand around the world.
Dr Bogahalande counts over 25 years of Managerial experience in Plantation, Manufacturing, Trading and Financial sectors.
Member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants Australia, Associate Member of the Institute of Personnel Management (Inc) Sri Lanka and received his PhD from Management and Science University, Malaysia and published articles in international refereed journals and conference proceedings. In 2010, he was conferred with the most prestigious ‘Pride of HR Profession’ award by the World HRD Congress.
Group Head of Human Resources of Vallibel One PLC /Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC. Serves as an Alternate Director of Horana Plantations PLC, Vallibel Plantation Management Ltd., LB Management Services (Pvt) Ltd., Delmege Coir (Pvt) Ltd and Uni Dil Packaging Ltd.
Appointed to the Board in 2013.
Director/Chief Executive Officer of Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC and a Director of Hayleys Plantation Services (Pvt) Ltd. Counts 19 years of experience in the Plantation Sector.
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA) and a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (FCMA) with over 25 years of post-qualifying experience in Finance, General Management & Commercial operations in the corporate sector.
Director of Plantation Human Development Trust. Served as a member of the Steering Committee on IAS 41 – Agriculture of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Chairman of the CSR Steering Committee of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and a Trustee of the Plantation Trust Fund.
Appointed as Alternate Director to Mr Malik J Fernando in January 1998.
He holds a B.Sc. Economics (Hon) Degree from the London School of Economics.
He is the Director Marketing of the MJF Group, which comprises several tea growing and tea packing/exporting companies, supplying the ‘Dilmah Tea’ brand around the world
Appointed to the Board on 18th August 2016.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA), Fellow of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA, UK). Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Warwickshire, UK; Certified Management Accountant (CMA, Australia).
He counts forty years’ experience in the fields of Management, Human Resources, Accountancy, Auditing, Consultancy and Finance. Former International Specialist/ Staff at Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines and worked in a number of countries mainly in the Asian region. He currently works as an Independent Management and Financial Consultant.
Appointed to the Board on 15th March 2017.
A Finance Professional with over 15 years of experience. Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, UK. Holds a degree in Engineering and Business from the University of Warwick, UK.
A seasoned commercial property investor and advisor. Founder Managing Director of Steradian Capital Investments (Pvt) Ltd; responsible for Financing, Corporate Structures, Acquisitions and Development. Executive Director of numerous real estate companies focusing on commercial property investment and development. Also serves as a Director of Peoples Bank, Hayleys PLC and Haycarb PLC.
