Sarath Ganegoda has been appointed as the new Chairman of SriLankan Airlines effective from today (09).

Meanwhile, a new Board of Directors has also been appointed to Sri Lanka’s national carrier, under the chairmanship of Mr. Ganegoda.

SriLankan Airlines’ new Board of Directors:

1. Mr Sarath Ganegoda (Chairman)
2. Mr Buddhika Hewawasam
3. Mr Sugath Rajapakse
4. Mr Eranga Rohan Peiris Goonetilleke
5. ⁠Mr D. Arandara
6. ⁠Mr Ananda Athukorale
7. ⁠Mr Lakmal Ratnayake
8. ⁠Mr Niranjan Arulpragasam

A prominent business leader, Mr Ganegoda currently serves as the Group Executive Director of Sri Lankan multinational Hayleys PLC and Deputy Chairman of Alumex PLC.

He joined the Hayleys Group in 2007 and was appointed to the Group Management Committee in July 2007.

He was appointed to the Board of Hayleys PLC in September 2009 and to the Board of Alumex PLC in November 2010.

He is a Fellow Member of CA Sri Lanka and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants of Australia. He holds an MBA from the Post Graduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

He held several senior management positions in large private entities in Sri Lanka and overseas.