MR. D. H. S. JAYAWARDENA

Chairman/Managing Director

D. H. S. JAYAWARDENA

Mr. D. H. S. Jayawardena is one of the most successful and prominent business magnates in Sri Lanka. He heads many successful ventures in diversified fields of business.

Chairman

Aitken Spence PLC, Browns Beach Hotels PLC, Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC, Aitken Spence Hotel Managements Asia (Pvt) Ltd., Negombo Beach Resorts (Pvt) Ltd., Lanka Power Projects (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen Exports (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Exports (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen International (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen Natural Foods (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen Foods (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Developers (Pvt) Ltd., C B D Exports (Pvt) Ltd, Ceylon Garden Coir (Pvt) Ltd., Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Lanka Dairies (Pvt) Ltd., Ambewela Livestock Company Ltd., Ambewela Products (Pvt) Ltd., Pattipola Livestock Company Ltd., United Dairies Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.,Timpex (Pvt) Ltd., Texpro Industries Ltd., Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC, Periceyl (Pvt) Ltd., Melstacorp PLC, Melsta Health (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Balangoda Plantations PLC, Bogo Power (Pvt) Ltd., Bellactive (Pvt) Ltd., Lanka Bell Ltd., Bell Solutions (Pvt) Ltd.

Managing Director

Stassen Real Estate Developers (Pvt) Ltd

Director

Stassen Plantation Management Services (Pvt) Ltd., Melsta Gama (Pvt) Ltd., Hospital Management Melsta (Pvt) Ltd., DCSL Brewery (Pvt) Ltd.

Others

Consul General for Denmark in Sri Lanka.

Mr. C. R JANSZ

Non-Executive Director

Mr. C. R JANSZ

Mr Jansz is a Director of the Stassen Group, Melstacorp Group, Lanka Milk Foods Group and Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC. He is the Chairman of Melsta Hospitals Ragama (Pvt) Ltd., and Melsta Hospitals Colombo North (Pvt) Ltd.

He has been the Chairman of DFCC Bank PLC and the Sri Lanka Shippers Council.

Mr Jansz holds a Diploma in Banking and Finance from the London Metropolitan University – UK. He is a Chevening Scholar and a UNESCAP Certified Training Manager on Maritime Transport for Shippers.

Mr Jansz specializes in the movement and finance of international trade and has many years practical experience in these fields.

Director

Ambewela livestock company Ltd,Ambewela products (Pvt) Ltd, Melstacorp PLC, Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC, Lanka Bell Ltd, Lanka Dairies (Pvt) Ltd, Lanka milk foods (CWE) PLC, Lanka power projects (Pvt) Ltd, Milford Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Pattipola livestock company Ltd, periceyl (Pvt) Ltd, Indo Lanka Exports (Pvt) Ltd, Milford developers (Pvt) Ltd, C B D Exports (Pvt) Ltd, Ceylon garden coir (Pvt) Ltd, Stassen foods (Pvt) Ltd, Stassen international (Pvt) Ltd, Stassen natural foods (Pvt) Ltd, DCSL Brewery (Pvt) Ltd, Balangoda Plantations PLC, United dairies Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Stassen exports (Pvt) Ltd, Milford exports (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd, Melsta health (Pvt) Ltd, Bogo power (Pvt) Ltd.

MR. D. HASITHA S. JAYAWARDENA

Non Executive Director

Mr. Hasitha Jayawardena 

Mr. Hasitha Jayawardena holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration BBA (Hons) from the University of Kent in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Jayawardena has also worked as an intern at the Clinton Global Initiative Programme (CGI) in New York in 2007.

Director

Stassen Exports (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Exports (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen International (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen Natural Foods (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen Foods (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Garden Coir (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Developers (Pvt) Ltd., C B D Exports (Pvt) Ltd., Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC, Periceyl (Pvt) Ltd., Melstacorp PLC., Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Lanka Dairies (Pvt) Ltd., Ambewela Livestock Company Ltd., Pattipola Livestock Company Ltd., Ambewela Products (Pvt) Ltd., Zahra Exports (Pvt) Ltd., Mcsen Range (Pvt) Ltd., United Dairies Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., Balangoda Plantations PLC., Melsta Gama (Pvt) Ltd., Melsta Health (Pvt) Ltd., DCSL Brewery (Pvt) Ltd., Melsta Hospitals Ragma (Pvt) Ltd., Melsta Hospitals Colombo North (Pvt) Ltd.

MR B M D K S BASNAYAKE

Executive Director

Mr Basnayake is a Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka.  He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (United Kingdom) and a Member of Chartered Global Management Accountants.

DR. A. SHAKTHEVALE

Independent Director

DR. A. SHAKTHEVALE

Dr. A. Shakthevale is a retired Additional Secretary (Livestock), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in 2002, and served as the Secretary, Ministry of Rehabilitation and Social Services in the Northeast Provincial Council and as a member of the Independent Finance Commission for two terms from July 2004 – July 2009. He works as a freelance Consultant in the field of livestock. He has also worked for FAQ, as the National Consultant Veterinary Production Specialist, UNDP, GTZ UNHABITAT, Land O’Lake Oxfom GB and several local livestock organizations.

Director

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Balangoda Plantations PLC, and United Dairies Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.

MR. D. S. K. AMRASEKERA

Independent Director

D. S. K. AMRASEKERA

Mr. D. S. K. Amarasekera is an eminent Tax Consultant and the Senior Tax and Legal Partner of Amarasekera & Company, a leading tax consultancy firm in the country. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

Director

Browns Investments PLC, Eden Hotel Lanka PLC, Browns Capital PLC, Kelani Tyres PLC, Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Balangoda Plantations PLC, Palm Garden Hotels PLC, Central Services (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Cinema Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Excel Global Holding (Pvt) Ltd., Excel Restaurants (Pvt) Ltd., Foton Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., Browns Capital Properties (Pvt) Ltd., Free Lanka Plantations Co. (Pvt) Ltd., Millennium Development (Pvt) Ltd., Samudra Beach Resorts (Pvt) Ltd, Sierra Holdings Ltd., Southern Cleaners (Pvt) Ltd., The Tea Leaf Resort Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Tropical Villas (Pvt) Ltd., Business Process Outsourcing (Pvt) Ltd., The Colombo Land Exchange Ltd., Morningside Estate (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Hotel Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Suisse Hotel Kandy (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Roots (Pvt) Ltd., Green Paradise (Pvt) Ltd., BG Air Services (Pvt) Ltd., Browns Tours (Pvt) Ltd., Sun & Fun Resorts Ltd., NPH Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Bodufaru Beach Resorts (Pvt) Ltd.,

Mr. K Dayaparan

Non-Executive Director

Mr. K Dayaparan

Mr. D. H. S. Jayawardena

MR. D. H. S. JAYAWARDENA

Chairman/Managing Director

Mr. D. H. S. Jayawardena is one of the most successful and prominent business magnates in Sri Lanka. He heads many successful ventures in diversified fields of business.

Chairman

Aitken Spence PLC, Browns Beach Hotels PLC, Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC, Aitken Spence Hotel Managements Asia (Pvt) Ltd., Negombo Beach Resorts (Pvt) Ltd., Lanka Power Projects (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen Exports (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Exports (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen International (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen Natural Foods (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen Foods (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Developers (Pvt) Ltd., C B D Exports (Pvt) Ltd, Ceylon Garden Coir (Pvt) Ltd., Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Lanka Dairies (Pvt) Ltd., Ambewela Livestock Company Ltd., Ambewela Products (Pvt) Ltd., Pattipola Livestock Company Ltd., United Dairies Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.,Timpex (Pvt) Ltd., Texpro Industries Ltd., Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC, Periceyl (Pvt) Ltd., Melstacorp PLC, Melsta Health (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Balangoda Plantations PLC, Bogo Power (Pvt) Ltd., Bellactive (Pvt) Ltd., Lanka Bell Ltd., Bell Solutions (Pvt) Ltd.

Managing Director

Stassen Real Estate Developers (Pvt) Ltd

Director

Stassen Plantation Management Services (Pvt) Ltd., Melsta Gama (Pvt) Ltd., Hospital Management Melsta (Pvt) Ltd., DCSL Brewery (Pvt) Ltd.

Others

Consul General for Denmark in Sri Lanka.
Mr. C. R. Jansz

Mr. C. R JANSZ

Non-Executive Director

Mr Jansz is a Director of the Stassen Group, Melstacorp Group, Lanka Milk Foods Group and Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC. He is the Chairman of Melsta Hospitals Ragama (Pvt) Ltd., and Melsta Hospitals Colombo North (Pvt) Ltd.

He has been the Chairman of DFCC Bank PLC and the Sri Lanka Shippers Council.

Mr Jansz holds a Diploma in Banking and Finance from the London Metropolitan University – UK. He is a Chevening Scholar and a UNESCAP Certified Training Manager on Maritime Transport for Shippers.

Mr Jansz specializes in the movement and finance of international trade and has many years practical experience in these fields.

Director

Ambewela livestock company Ltd,Ambewela products (Pvt) Ltd, Melstacorp PLC, Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC, Lanka Bell Ltd, Lanka Dairies (Pvt) Ltd, Lanka milk foods (CWE) PLC, Lanka power projects (Pvt) Ltd, Milford Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Pattipola livestock company Ltd, periceyl (Pvt) Ltd, Indo Lanka Exports (Pvt) Ltd, Milford developers (Pvt) Ltd, C B D Exports (Pvt) Ltd, Ceylon garden coir (Pvt) Ltd, Stassen foods (Pvt) Ltd, Stassen international (Pvt) Ltd, Stassen natural foods (Pvt) Ltd, DCSL Brewery (Pvt) Ltd, Balangoda Plantations PLC, United dairies Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Stassen exports (Pvt) Ltd, Milford exports (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd, Melsta health (Pvt) Ltd, Bogo power (Pvt) Ltd.

DR. N. M. A. GAFFAR

Non-Executive Director

PHD. (London), MSc. (London), Dip. In Bio.Chem ENG (U.C. London), BSc. Chemistry Hons (SL)

Dr. N. M. Abdul Gaffar was the Head of the Technology Division of the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka before he joined Stassen Exports Limited as a Director in January 1982 and has been in charge of the Stassen Green Tea Project, the pioneer commercial Green Tea Project of Sri Lanka, since its inception. He has been involved in the Organic Tea Project of Stassen Natural Foods (Pvt) Ltd., which is the pioneer organic tea project of Sri Lanka and the first certified organic tea project of the world. He is a Director of Stassen Plantation Management Services (Pvt) Ltd. He is also a Director of Bogo Power (Pvt) Ltd., and is in charge of the development of its 4 MW Kirkoswald Mini Hydro Project.

Mr. M. A. N. S. Perera

Mr. M. A. N. S. Perera

Executive Director

Executive Director (Appointed w.e.f 02.01.2023)

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Mr. D. Hasitha S. Jayawardena

MR. D. HASITHA S. JAYAWARDENA

Non Executive Director

Mr. Hasitha Jayawardena holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration BBA (Hons) from the University of Kent in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Jayawardena has also worked as an intern at the Clinton Global Initiative Programme (CGI) in New York in 2007.

Director

Stassen Exports (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Exports (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen International (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen Natural Foods (Pvt) Ltd., Stassen Foods (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Garden Coir (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Developers (Pvt) Ltd., C B D Exports (Pvt) Ltd., Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC, Periceyl (Pvt) Ltd., Melstacorp PLC., Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Lanka Dairies (Pvt) Ltd., Ambewela Livestock Company Ltd., Pattipola Livestock Company Ltd., Ambewela Products (Pvt) Ltd., Zahra Exports (Pvt) Ltd., Mcsen Range (Pvt) Ltd., United Dairies Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., Balangoda Plantations PLC., Melsta Gama (Pvt) Ltd., Melsta Health (Pvt) Ltd., DCSL Brewery (Pvt) Ltd., Melsta Hospitals Ragma (Pvt) Ltd., Melsta Hospitals Colombo North (Pvt) Ltd.

Mr. K Dayaparan

Non-Executive Director

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DR. A. SHAKTHEVALE

Independent Director

Dr. A. Shakthevale is a retired Additional Secretary (Livestock), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in 2002, and served as the Secretary, Ministry of Rehabilitation and Social Services in the Northeast Provincial Council and as a member of the Independent Finance Commission for two terms from July 2004 – July 2009. He works as a freelance Consultant in the field of livestock. He has also worked for FAQ, as the National Consultant Veterinary Production Specialist, UNDP, GTZ UNHABITAT, Land O’Lake Oxfom GB and several local livestock organizations.

Director

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Balangoda Plantations PLC, and United Dairies Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.

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MR. D. S. K. AMRASEKERA

Independent Director

Mr. D. S. K. Amarasekera is an eminent Tax Consultant and the Senior Tax and Legal Partner of Amarasekera & Company, a leading tax consultancy firm in the country. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

Director

Browns Investments PLC, Eden Hotel Lanka PLC, Browns Capital PLC, Kelani Tyres PLC, Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Balangoda Plantations PLC, Palm Garden Hotels PLC, Central Services (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Cinema Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Excel Global Holding (Pvt) Ltd., Excel Restaurants (Pvt) Ltd., Foton Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., Browns Capital Properties (Pvt) Ltd., Free Lanka Plantations Co. (Pvt) Ltd., Millennium Development (Pvt) Ltd., Samudra Beach Resorts (Pvt) Ltd, Sierra Holdings Ltd., Southern Cleaners (Pvt) Ltd., The Tea Leaf Resort Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Tropical Villas (Pvt) Ltd., Business Process Outsourcing (Pvt) Ltd., The Colombo Land Exchange Ltd., Morningside Estate (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Hotel Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Suisse Hotel Kandy (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Roots (Pvt) Ltd., Green Paradise (Pvt) Ltd., BG Air Services (Pvt) Ltd., Browns Tours (Pvt) Ltd., Sun & Fun Resorts Ltd., NPH Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Bodufaru Beach Resorts (Pvt) Ltd.

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