Ravindra Ajith Fernando

Ravindra Ajith Fernando is currently Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Global Strategic Corporate Sustainability Pvt Ltd., Chairman at Miloda Academy of Financial Studies since 2019, Independent Non-Executive Director at Dilmah Ceylon Tea Co. Plc since 2022, Non-Executive Director at Ceylon Asset Management Co. Ltd., Director at MAS Fabric Park, Environmental Foundation Ltd., Duncan White Sports Foundation, World Vision Sri Lanka, Browns Beach Hotels Plc, Elpitiya Plantations Plc, LOLC Mauritius, and Ceylon Graphene Technologies Pvt Ltd. He is Independent Non-Executive Director at Aitken Spence Plc and Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings Plc since 2024, Independent Non-Executive Director at LOLC Holdings Plc since 2011, Independent Non-Executive Director at Distilleries Co. of Sri Lanka Plc, Madulsima Plantations Plc, Balangoda Plantations Plc, and Melstacorp Plc since 2024.
He is Chief Transformation Officer at MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. since 2019, Member at Institute of Certified Professional Managers, and Member-Governors Board at United Nations Office for Project Services since 2012.
Former roles include Chief Executive Officer-Business Development at Unilever Sri Lanka Ltd. and Smithkline Beecham International Ltd. from 1981 to 2003, Chief Executive Officer at Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Pvt Ltd. from 2008 to 2011, Chairman at Sri Lanka Ministry of Finance & Planning, Director at Habitat for Humanity International, Inc., Independent Non-Executive Director at Multi Finance Plc, Operations Director at Malaysia Blue Ocean Strategy Institute from 2011 to 2016, Director at UN Global Compact Network, International Director at Insead Business School, and Independent Non-Executive Director at Aitken Spence Plantation Managements PLC from 2016 to 2025.
Education includes a graduate degree from the University of Cambridge in 2014, an MBA from the University of Colombo, and a doctorate from European University Geneva in 2016.