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Mr. Bhathiya Bulumulla

Joint MD / Chief Executive officer

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Mr. Bhathiya Bulumulla

Joint MD / Chief Executive officer

Mr. Bhathiya Bulumulla, who joined Elpitiya Plantations PLC in February 1999, was appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer in July 2011 and as the Chief Executive Officer in July 2013. He was appointed as an Executive Director at Aitken Spence Plantation Managements PLC on 5th July 2016 and joined the Board of Directors of Elpitiya Plantations PLC on 2nd July 2018. He also holds the position of Managing Director of Elpitiya Dianhong Jin Ya Tea Company (Private) Limited and Director of EPP Hydro Power Company (Private) Limited and Escape Parks Ceylon (Private) Limited. He possesses over 35 years of experience in the Plantation Sector, out of which for the past 22 years he is serving at Elpitiya Plantations PLC . Mr. Bulumulla actively involved in the expansion of Oil Palm Cultivation and many other diversified projects such as Solar Power Generation, Berry Cultivation, Expansion of Cinnamon cultivation/Value addition on Elpitiya Plantations PLC. He had been instrumental in setting up the Escape Adventure Theme Park jointly with a Malaysian Company and the digitization of the Field Level Activities on EPP’s Plantations and integrating with the Financial Modules. Mr. Bulumulla holds a Diploma in Plantation Management from the National Institute of Plantation Management (NIPM) and holds a B.Sc (Hons) Degree in Plantation Management, awarded by the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. He also hold a M.Sc degree in Environment Science from the Open University of Colombo. Mr. Bulumulla is a fellow member of the National Institute of Plantation Management (NIPM) and member of the Board of Study of the Wayamba University ‘s External Degree Programme on Plantation management. He is also an honorary member of the Board Directors of the Plantation Human Development Trust and currently holds the position of the Chairman of the Planters Association of Ceylon.

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MR. A.G. GEETH KUMARA

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

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MR. A.G. GEETH KUMARA

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Geethkumara has over 31 years of experience in plantation sector and holds a Masters from the University of Colombo. Holder of Diploma in Agriculture from Aquinas College and Diploma in Plantation Management from the National Institute of Plantation Management. He is the Former Chairman of Regional Scientific Committee of Galle District, Former Secretary of the Galle District Planters’ Association and Former Secretary of Forestry and Timber Certification Foundation. He is the current Treasurer of the Ceylon Cinnamon Geographical Indication Association.

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MR. J.A.R. NISSANKA

Chief Operating Officer – Finance & IT Development

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MR. J.A.R. NISSANKA

Chief Operating Officer – Finance & IT Development

Mr. Ruwan Nissanka is a member of the institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) and holds a B.B. Mgt. (HRM. Sp) degree in Human Resources Management with a 2nd Upper pass from the University He counts more than 14 years of experience in Finance and Audit sectors. He joined with Elpitiya Plantations PLC in 2007 and currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer. He holds the membership in other professional bodies; CMA Sri Lanka and Certified Professional Managers (ACPM) of Sri Lanka.Plantations PLC in 2007 and currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer. He holds the membership in other professional bodies; CMA Sri Lanka and Certified Professional Managers (ACPM) of Sri Lanka.

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MR. P.S. DISSANAYAKE

Chief Operating Officer - Engineering, Project Management & Business Strategies

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MR. P.S. DISSANAYAKE

Chief Operating Officer - Engineering, Project Management & Business Strategies

Mr. Priyantha S Dissanayake is an engineering graduate from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, specialized in Electrical Engineering. He holds a Masters degree of Business Administration [MBA] from University of Moratuwa, specialized in Information Technology. He is currently studying for a distance based MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering of KTH University, Stockholm, Sweden. He participated for “The UN Winter School on Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia and the Pacific”, a SWITCH Asia programme, representing Sri Lanka, in 2016. He has more than 18 years of experience after graduation, mainly in the energy sector. He has been serving to M/s Elpitiya Plantations PLC, as the Head of Engineering division since, January 2007, and Head of Business Sustainability since 2013. He has memberships of several professional bodies, namely, Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (AMIESL), Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association (MSLEMA), Bio Energy Association of Sri Lanka (MBEASL) and Certified Professional Managers (ACPM) of Sri Lanka.

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MR. M.I. IZZADEEN

Chief Sustainability Officer

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MR. M.I. IZZADEEN

Chief Sustainability Officer

Mr. M Ishafir Izzadeen started as a Trainee Assistant Manager in 1983, and has work experience in Low, Mid, and Up country plantations with a wide knowledge of Tea, Rubber, other plantations crops, and Spice crops. He has over 34 years of experience in the plantation management, and come up with many innovations to the industry. He served as the General Manager – Plantations and he leads the Sustainability Strategy of the company. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Plantation Management from National Institute of Plantation Management, and B.Sc. Hons. degree in Plantation Management from University of Wayamba. He has a M.Sc. degree in Plantations Crop Management from University of Peradeniya. Well blended with knowledge on practical and theoretical aspects of crop production and plantation management.

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MR. L.D.N.G. NANAYAKKARA

General Manager - Administration & Legal

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MR. L.D.N.G. NANAYAKKARA

General Manager - Administration & Legal

Mr. Greshan Nanayakkara has received the Masters Degree & Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources from University of Colombo. He has also read the LLB from University of Colombo. He assumed duties at Elpitiya Plantations PLC in 2001 in Admin and Legal Section. Subsequently in the year 2007 he was appointed as Manager and in 2010 assigned with new responsibility to head the Human Resources Division. Currently he holds the Certified Professional Managers (ACPM) Membership of Sri Lanka and serves the Company as Deputy General Manager – Human Resources/ Legal.

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MR. M.D. JAYASHANTHA

Deputy General Manager - Marketing

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MR. M.D. JAYASHANTHA

Deputy General Manager - Marketing

MR. M.D. JAYASHANTHA joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2004 and currently serving as a Deputy General Manager Designation in the Head Office.

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MR. D.V. PATHIRANA

Deputy General Manager - Marketing

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MR. D.V. PATHIRANA

Deputy General Manager - Marketing

D.V. Pathirana joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2019 and currently serving as a Deputy General Manager Designation in the Head Office.

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MRS. M.A.D.T.P. EDIRISINGHE

Deputy General Manager – Human Resources

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MRS. M.A.D.T.P. EDIRISINGHE

Deputy General Manager – Human Resources

MRS. M.A.D.T.P. EDIRISINGHE joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2021 and currently serving as a Deputy General Manager - HR Designation in the Head Office.

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MR. E.M.S.V. GUNASENA

Deputy General Manager -Finance

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MR. E.M.S.V. GUNASENA

Deputy General Manager -Finance

E.M.S.V.Gunasena joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2018 and currently serving as a Deputy General Manager in the Head Office.

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MR. P.D.W. WITHANAGE

Senior Manager

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MR. P.D.W. WITHANAGE

Senior Manager

MR. P.D.W. WITHANAGE joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2014 and currently serving as a Senior Manager Designation in the Head Office.

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MR. S.M.D. THALGASWATTE

Senior Manager - IT

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MR. S.M.D. THALGASWATTE

Senior Manager - IT

S.M.D.Thalgaswatte joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2019 and currently serving as a Senior Manager - IT Designation in the Head Office.

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MR. V.A.A.D. VITHARANA

Deputy General Manager- Horticulture Project

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MR. V.A.A.D. VITHARANA

Deputy General Manager- Horticulture Project

W.A A.D Vitharana joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2019 and currently serving as a Senior Manager – (Engineering & Projects) Designation in the Head Office.

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MR. M.A.A.S. MADAWALAARACHCHI

Senior Manager – Forestry

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MR. M.A.A.S. MADAWALAARACHCHI

Senior Manager – Forestry

MR. M.A.A.S. MADAWALAARACHCHI joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2022 and currently serving as a Manager - Forestry Designation in the Head Office.

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MR H.G.C.N. SENEVIRATNE

Manager - IT

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MR H.G.C.N. SENEVIRATNE

Manager - IT

Chathuraka Senevirathna holds a Master of Business Administration from the PIM, University of Jayewardenepura, and a Graduate in the field of ICT from the British Computer Society. Also, he is certified in CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) from the EC Council, as well as has a diploma in Hardware Engineering and certified in Unix / Linux Administration from the University of Colombo, UCSC.

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MR. W.J.W. DUNUKEWILA

Manager – Sales

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MR. W.J.W. DUNUKEWILA

Manager – Sales

MR. W.J.W. DUNUKEWILA joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2021 and currently serving as a Manager - Sales Designation in the Head Office.

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MR. D.H.C. SAMARANAYAKE

Manager – Oil Palm Quality Assurance

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MR. D.H.C. SAMARANAYAKE

Manager – Oil Palm Quality Assurance

MR. D.H.C. SAMARANAYAKE joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2019 and currently serving as a Manager Designation in the Head Office.

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MR. A.P. WIMALADASA

Manager – Cinnamon Projects

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MR. A.P. WIMALADASA

Manager – Cinnamon Projects

A.P Wimaladasa joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2022 and currently serving as a Manager – Cinnamon Designation in the Head Office.

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MR. L. M.C.P. LIYADIPITA

General Manager - Cluster I - Up Country

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MR. L. M.C.P. LIYADIPITA

General Manager - Cluster I - Up Country

Mr. Chandana Liyadipita has 25 years experience in plantations sector, out of which 5 years in Elpitiya Plantations PLC. He was an Assistant Manager, a Manager in Malwaththa Valley Plantations, Maskeliya Plantations, Talawakelle Tea Estate PLC, Kegalle Plantations before joining Elpitiya. He holds master’s degree in business administration from Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK and holds a Diploma in HR Management and organization behavior from American College of Higher education. He is a qualified Lead auditor in ISO Certification and certified HR Auditor awarded from Charted Institute of Personal Management, Sri Lanka. He is the current Chairman of Nuwara Eliya District Planters Association and the Deputy General Manager of Upcountry Cluster I of Elpitiya Plantations PLC.

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MR. U.A.E.G. UDUMULLA

Senior Manager - Dunsinane Estate

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MR. U.A.E.G. UDUMULLA

Senior Manager - Dunsinane Estate

Holding Diploma in Plantation Management at NIPM Athurugiriya and following Plantation Management Bsc at wayamba university. Having professional and academic qualifications in Tea manufacturing, Plantation Accountancy, Human resources management, Social welfare activities. Seventeen years in plantation management (Throughout with Elpitiya Plantation) presently Serving as Senior manager and overlooking over 966 workers and 43 supervisory staff with complete control and management of one of Sri Lanka's prime Tea Plantations better known as "Dunsinane Estate Tea Factory in Pundaluoya, Nuwaraeliya, Sri Lanka. Which is No.01 CTC factory in CTC High category.

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MR. D.A.U.A. BADDEVITHANA

Manager - Fernlands Estate

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MR. D.A.U.A. BADDEVITHANA

Manager - Fernlands Estate

MR. D.A.U.A. BADDEVITHANA joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2005 and currently serving as a Manager Designation in the Fernlands Estate

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MR. S.K.S.B. PAHATHKUMBURA

Senior General Manager - Cluster II – Up Country & New Peacock Estate

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MR. S.K.S.B. PAHATHKUMBURA

Senior General Manager - Cluster II – Up Country & New Peacock Estate

Mr. Pahathkumbura has 41 years of experience in the plantation sector and holds a Diploma in Plantation Management from the National Institute of Plantation Management. He is the Visiting Agent for St. Coombs Estate which is managed by the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka. He was a former Chairman of Regional Scientific Committee, Badulla District.

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MR. K.R. MATHAVAN

Deputy General Manager - Nayapane Estate

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MR. K.R. MATHAVAN

Deputy General Manager - Nayapane Estate

MR. K.R. MATHAVAN joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2008 and currently serving as Deputy General Manager Designation in the Nayapane Estate

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MR. D.U.H. BULUGAHAPITIYA

Senior General Manager – Low Country

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MR. D.U.H. BULUGAHAPITIYA

Senior General Manager – Low Country

Mr. D.U.H.Bulugahapitiya holds a National Diploma in Plantations Management, Language Proficiency, Accounting & Financial Management and Rubber Manufacture & Factory Practices at the National Institute of Plantation Management at Athurugiriya. He is a Fellow Member of the NIPM. He holds BSc (Hon.) for Plantation Management and Master of Business Administration at the Wayamba University.

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MR. R.B.S. DOUGLAS

Deputy General Manager – Low Country

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MR. R.B.S. DOUGLAS

Deputy General Manager – Low Country

MR. R.B.S. DOUGLAS joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2015 and currently serving as a Senior Manager - Designation in the Katandola Estate

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MR. N.T. DANDENIYA

Senior Manager - Elpitiya Estate

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MR. N.T. DANDENIYA

Senior Manager - Elpitiya Estate

MR. N.T. DANDENIYA joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2013 and currently serving as a Manager Designation in the Elpitiya estate

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MR. K.S. GANEWATTA

Manager -Talgaswella Estate

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MR. K.S. GANEWATTA

Manager -Talgaswella Estate

MR. K.S. GANEWATTA joined Elpitiya Plantations in year 2014 and currently serving as a Manager Designation in the Lelwala Estate