Management Services Directors

HARI SELVANATHAN

Mr. Hari Selvanathan is the Chairman of Bukit Darah PLC and Deputy Chairman of Carson Cumberbatch PLC. He is the Deputy Chairman/Group Chief Executive Officer of Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd., Singapore. He is the President Commissioner of the palm oil related companies in Indonesia, Director of Sri Krishna Corporation (Private) Limited and the Chairman of Express Newspapers (Ceylon) Ltd. He was the Past President of the National Chamber of Commerce and Past Vice Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (Sri Lanka). He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce.

MANO SELVANATHAN

Mr. Mano Selvanathan is the Chairman of Sri Krishna Corporation (Private) Limited and Selinsing PLC. He is a Director of most of the Companies in the Carson Cumberbatch Group in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore and is an active Member of its Executive Management Forums. He has served as the Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Indo Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry and also as the President of the Rotary Club of Colombo North. At present, he is the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Chile in Sri Lanka. Mano Selvanathan was conferred the National Honours in Sri Lanka the ‘DESAMANYA’ title by H.E. The President of Sri Lanka, in recognition of the services rendered to the Nation in November 2005. In January 2011, he was awarded with the prestigious ‘PRAVASI BHARATIYA SAMMAN AWARD’ by the President of India. He also received the Presidential Honour of ‘ORDER OF KNIGHT COMMANDER’ in October 2013 awarded by the Government of Chile. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce.

KRISHNA SELVANATHAN

Mr. Krishna Selvanathan serves as a Director of Carsons Management Services (Private) Limited and is the CEO of Guardian Fund Management Limited. He also serves as a Director of Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC and Pegasus Hotels of Ceylon PLC and is an Alternate Director on the Boards of Carson Cumberbatch PLC and Bukit Darah PLC. He holds a BA Degree in Accounting & Finance and Business Administration from the University of Kent, U.K.

SUDARSHAN SELVANATHAN

Mr. Sudarshan Selvanathan joined Carson Cumberbatch in 2019, focusing on the Group’s beverage sector. Prior to this, he was a partner at JNE Partners LLP and a senior member of the investment team at MSD Capital, investing in equities and distressed debt. From 2000 to 2006, he served in various roles at Lone Star Funds and Lehman Brothers.

D.R.P GOONETILLEKE

Mr. Ranil Goonetilleke is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts, UK. Consequent to initial training at KPMG, has held various positions in the mercantile sector in the field of Finance and counts over 30 years’ experience. He joined Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC in 1998 as a Financial Controller and thereafter in 2005 was appointed Finance Director of Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC.

AJITH WEERATUNGE

Mr. Ajith Weeratunge is presently a Non-Executive Director of Carsons Management Services (Private) Limited, which is the management arm of Carson Cumberbatch PLC’s Sri Lankan operations. He is also a Non-Executive Director of  the Group’s Real Estate Sector’s Equity One Limited and the Group’s Investment Holding Sector’s Ceylon Investment PLC, Rubber Investment Trust Limited, Guardian Fund Management Limited and Leisure Sector’s Equity Hotels Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Group’s oil palm plantation sector holding company, Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd. He carries over 40 years of finance related experience in several leading companies in the mercantile sector, which includes 26 years of service with Carsons Group. He is a Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of UK.

VIBATH WIJESINGHE

Mr. Vibath Wijesinghe is the Director – Finance of Carsons Management Services (Private) Limited, the management support service provider to the Carson Cumberbatch Group on Sri Lankan business operations. Vibath began his career at M/s. KPMG, Sri Lanka and has over 20 years of experience in the fields of finance, corporate finance and auditing and has spearheaded assignments on business restructuring, business acquisition and investment transactions. He joined the Carson Cumberbatch Group in 2004. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and of the Society of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka. He also holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Postgraduate Institute of Management – University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

NALAKE FERNANDO

Mr. Nalake Fernando is a Director of the Property Management Companies of the Carson Cumberbatch Group, namely Equity One Limited, Equity Two PLC and Equity Three (Private) Limited. He is also a Director of Carsons Management Services (Private) Limited, as well as Association for Individuals with Learning Differences. He was the Country Representative for Sri Lanka of Dalekeller & Associates Ltd, Designers and Skidmore Ownings & Merrill Architects. He was also a Director of SKC Management Services Ltd. He counts over 40 years of work experience and holds a Technician’s Certificate of the Institute of Work Study Practitioners of UK.

KESHINI DE SILVA

Director of Carsons Management Services (Private) Limited, the Group’s Management Company. Keshini has over 30 years of experience in the fields of project financing, merchant banking and management services. She has been with the Carsons Group since 2001 and prior to joining Carsons, worked as a Senior Project Analyst-Corporate Finance Department of the National Development Bank of Sri Lanka. She holds a BSc in Business Administration (Finance Major) from the University of Wisconsin, USA and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK and the Institute of Chartered Corporate Secretaries of Sri Lanka.