S.S. Weerabahu appointed to Vallibel Finance Board

Sisira Sirimevan Weerabahu has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Vallibel Finance Plc with effect from 20 April.

Weerabahu possesses 35 years of experience in the capacity of senior executive in both the private and public sectors. 

He served as the Head of Finance at the National Water Supply and Drainage Board and Lanka Cellular Services for over 14 years and worked as the Consultant attached to the country infrastructure division of the World Bank resident mission for two years. 

Thereafter he joined the Millennium Group and was the Director/CEO of Millennium Housing Development Plc, MC Urban Developers Ltd., Millennium Housing Ltd., MC Universal Ltd., and Millennium Villa Housing Ltd. for 19 years until he retired.

He has wide experience in project development, project financing, general management and finance and engineering. 

He studied at Royal College, Colombo and entered the University of Moratuwa where he obtained a Bacherlor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. He is a member of the Institute of Engineers of Sri Lanka and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK. He has followed the Master of Business Administration Degree program at the Post Graduate Institute of Management of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura and has obtained international training in financial management.

With the latest appointment the Board of Directors of Vallibel Finance Plc comprises K.V.P.R. De Silva (Chairman), S.B. Rangamuwa (Managing Director/CEO), K.D.D. Perera, R.M. Karunaratne, T. Murakami, K.D.A. Perera, A. Dadigama, H. Ota (alternate to T. Murakami) and S.S. Weerabahu.