Sriyan de Silva Wijeyeratne joins Gestetner Board

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Sriyan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Gestetner of Ceylon PLC has appointed Sriyan de Silva Wijeyeratne to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

Wijeyeratne who has held several leading Corporate and other roles across his multifaceted career spanning over 30 years. He played transformative roles during his tenure as the MD/ CEO of Teejay Lanka PLC, which surged to become one of the S&P Top 20 Companies during his time and was recognised as a Winner of Forbes “Asia’s 200 Best under a Billion Dollar Company”, and he delivered similar transformation while being MD of the Hemas Consumer Business.

He served as Country Manager of Microsoft for nine years, establishing their footprint while building many initiatives of national significance and winning many awards along with his team. He was later entrusted with running the Microsoft business for Bangladesh and Nepal as well. Wijeyeratne was also a previous Chairman/CEO of the Employees Trust Fund Board, a Marketing Director in Telecommunication, a Group CEO in Consumer Electronics and managing FMCG Brands within Nestles. His current Independent Director roles include that of Allianz Insurance, where he also chairs the Audit Committee, and he is a past Chairman of Axion Solutions Ltd.

He is currently engaged with Startup operations, Conservation initiatives, and in providing Consulting support to limited businesses who are hungry for growth and transformation. His skill in growing people and delivering demonstrated breakthrough results repeatedly through existing teams, stem from the ability to combine best practices from different disciplines and industries with a bias for practical action, and by challenging norms which inhibit growth potential.

Wijeyeratne obtained the All-Island Number One ranking at the AL’s, possesses a First-Class Degree in Business Administration from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura and a Master’s Degree from the same university. He is also a recipient of the distinguished and prestigious Pradeepa Pranama Award by the University Alumni association. He is a Fellow member of CIMA, UK, and is also a CGMA. Wijeyeratne has several awards to his credit, had Executive education at many global institutions including INSEAD and CCL, and is a frequent speaker at leading forums locally and globally. He was previously named CIMA Business Manager of the Year and he was listed on the CIMA Top 50 Business Icons in 2021. He is involved in many chambers and local and global charities.

For many years, he was on the International Board of Youth Business International, which was one of King Charles’ Charities based out of UK, and he has served on several local Boards. He was President of the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) and played a key catalytical role in its renaissance. Currently Chairman of their PLANT initiative (www.plantsl.org), he conceptualised and gave leadership to the initiative to drive it to become the largest private sector driven ecosystem restoration effort in Sri Lanka. A former Editor of the Loris Magazine, he currently spends most of his time working on addressing broad Conservation issues within Sri Lanka through practical responses on ground. He is a published photographer and passionate about travelling, music, and Community work.