Niraj De Mel appointed to Ceylon Tea Brokers Board

Ceylon Tea Brokers PLC has announced the appointment of Niraj De Mel to its Board of Directors with effect from 1 April as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

De Mel commenced his career at Forbes & Walker Limited and has over 40 years of experience in the tea industry. He is the Founder/Director of The Mel’s Ceylon Ltd.   

He was the former Managing Director of Hayleys Global Beverages Ltd., Vanrees (Ceylon) Ltd. and Bosanquet & Skrine Ltd.   He was also the Chief Operating Officer of C.S. Asia Teas Ltd. and a former Director of Mabroc Teas Ltd. He was a former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tea Board and the Tea Exporters’ Association. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of the Tea Association of Sri Lanka and In-Country Manager of Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP), UK.

With the latest appointment, the Board of Directors of Ceylon Tea Brokers comprises of Chrisantha Perera (Chairman), Ajith Fernando (Managing Director), Waruna de Silva (Director/Chief Executive Officer), Saminda Deshapriya (Director/Chief Operating Officer), B.R.L. Fernando (Non-Executive Director), Shiromal Cooray (Non-Executive Director), Sharmali Perera (Non-Executive Director), Dhayan H. Madawala (Non-Executive Director), and Niraj de Mel (Non-Executive Director).