A. M. Pandithage [ Chairman & Chief Executive]
Joined Hayleys in 1969. Appointed Group Executive Director in 1996 and to the Board in 1998. Appointed Deputy Chairman in 2007, and Chairman & Chief Executive on 1st July 2009. Served as Chief Executive of Hayleys Advantis Ltd. since its inception, until assumption of duties as Chairman & CEO of Hayleys Group. Director Sri Lanka Port Management & Consultancy Services Ltd. Former Chairman of the Ceylon Association of Ships’ Agents. Former Director of both the Sri Lanka Ports Authority & Jaya Container Terminals Ltd. Member of the Presidential Committee on Maritime Matters.

M R Zaheed [Managing Director]
Joined Hayleys in 1981. Appointed to the Group Management Committee in 2001. Appointed to the Board in August 2004. Holds a B.A. (Hons.) Degree from the University of Kelaniya and an MBA Degree from the University of Colombo. Member of the Agri Cluster of the National Council for Economic Development. Served as Vice Chairman of the Imports Section, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Has responsibility for the Agri Inputs, Agri Products and Consumer sectors.

M M M De Silva
Joined Hayleys in 1983. Appointed to the Group Management Committee in 2001. Holds a B.Sc. Degree from the University of Peradeniya. Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka and Associate, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. Has a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayawardenapura. Has responsibility for the Industrial Solutions Sector, for companies other than Recogen in the Power and Energy Sector, for Group IT and for Talawakelle Tea Estates in the Plantation Sector.

U E R Gangoda [CEO]
Joined Hayleys in 1981. Appointed to the Board of Hayleys Agro Products Limited in 2005. Holds a BSc (Hons.) Degree in Agriculture from the University of Peradeniya. Former Chairman of Crop life Sri Lanka and served as a team member of a stewardship project of Crop Life Asia.

Ms. J Dharmasena
Joined Hayleys in 1991. Appointed to the Board of Hayleys Agro Products Limited in 2005 . Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK.

D Nilaweera [Non-Executive]
Appointed to the Board of Hayleys Agro Products Limited as non executive director in 2009. Has had an outstanding career in public service including positions of Secretary to the treasury, Secretary, Ministries of Finance, Agriculture, Mahaweli Development, Public Administration and Plantation Industries. Has served as Government Agent, Batticaloa. Has also been a consultant to UN organizations.

L.K.B. Godamunne [Independent Non Executive Director]
Appointed to the Board in 1998. Director Haycarb and Hayleys Exports. Currently serves as Chairman of two other, unlisted companies. Retired as Country Director, United Nations World Food Programme in 1995. Former Secretary General and Member, Board of Directors, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka.

S.C. Ganegoda
Rejoined Hayleys in March 2007. Appointed to the Group Management Committee in July 2007 and to the Board in September 2009 . Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and Member, Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Australia . Holds an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Worked for Hayleys and Diesel & Motor Engineering Co between 1987 and 2002, ultimately as an Executive Director of the latter. Subsequently held several senior management positions in large private sector entities in Sri Lanka and overseas. Has responsibility for the Group Finance function and other Group services.