Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Thursday, 22 January 2026 03:12 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}
EML Consultants PLC has appointed Lolitha Abeysinghe and Prasad Galhena to its Board as Executive Directors.
Lolitha Abeysinghe is the Managing Director of Chelinaa Capital Corporation. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Marketing. He is also a Fellow Member of the Toronto Centre, Canada, in Securities Regulation. Abeysinghe is a former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka.
Galhena is a distinguished strategic management professional, board-level leader, and transformation specialist with over two decades of experience guiding complex organisations across the public and private sectors. He is widely respected for his ability to provide strategic clarity, strengthen governance, and lead institutions through financial, regulatory, and operational reform.
His state-sector leadership includes serving as Chairman of nationally significant entities such as the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, Ceylon Shipping Corporation, National Gem & Jewellery Authority, and the Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board (Laksala), as well as Board Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Member of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, where he played a key role in shaping policy, tariff structures, and regulatory frameworks of strategic importance to the national economy.
In the private and semi-Government sectors, he has held senior board and executive roles with organisations including HDFC Bank, NSBM Green University, SLT Visioncom, and Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd (Lake House), demonstrating a rare ability to align public-sector discipline with private-sector performance and shareholder value creation.
A Fellow Member of CIMA (UK), with an MBA and BBA from the University of Colombo and doctoral-level research exposure, Mr. Galhena combines strong financial acumen with enterprise-wide strategic insight. His career also includes senior consulting experience with Ernst & Young and advisory roles on World Bank- and UNDP-funded reform initiatives.
With extensive international exposure in energy economics, regulation, and enterprise leadership, he is widely regarded as a respected authority in strategic governance and long-term value creation, with the experience, credibility, and leadership depth expected of chair-level responsibilities in complex, high-impact organisations.
