Amitha Gooneratne joins Lanka Aluminium Board

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Amitha Gooneratne

Former veteran banker Amitha Gooneratne has joined the Board of Lanka Aluminium Industries PLC as an Independent Non-Executive Director

Gooneratne has held several senior positions at Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC and served as the Managing Director from 1996 to April 2012. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Sri Lanka. He was Chairman of the Financial Ombudsman Sri Lanka (Guarantee) Ltd., and a former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Ltd. He was also the Managing Director of Commercial Development Company PLC, and was the Chairman of Commercial Insurance Brokers Ltd.

Gooneratne was also nominated to the Board of SriLankan Airlines during 2002-2024. On his retirement from Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC in April 2012 he assumed duties as the Managing Director of Melstacorp Ltd. which subsequently obtained a public listing and become the Group Holding Company. He was a Board Member of several of the Group Subsidiary companies which included Aitken Spence PLC, DCSL PLC, Browns Beach Hotel PLC, Balangoda Plantations PLC, Continental Insurance Ltd., Lanka Bell Ltd., Periceyl Ltd., Bellvantage Ltd., to name a few.

Gooneratne retired from Melstacorp PLC and its Group companies in September 2022.

He also served as Independent Non-Executive Director of LIOC PLC from April 2012 to December 2024, and as Independent Non-Executive Director of Teejay Lanka PLC from April 2012 to March 2024.

Gooneratne is currently Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Commercial Development PLC having been on the Board for over a decade.

Discover Kapruka, the leading online shopping platform in Sri Lanka, where you can conveniently send Gifts and Flowers to your loved ones for any event including Valentine ’s Day. Explore a wide range of popular Shopping Categories on Kapruka, including Toys, Groceries, Electronics, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Flower Bouquets, Clothing, Watches, Lingerie, Gift Sets and Jewellery. Also if you’re interested in selling with Kapruka, Partner Central by Kapruka is the best solution to start with. Moreover, through Kapruka Global Shop, you can also enjoy the convenience of purchasing products from renowned platforms like Amazon and eBay and have them delivered to Sri Lanka.