Agalawatte Plantations PLC announced that with effect from June 22, 2017, Mr. Anil Suneetha Amarasuriya and Mr. Weliwattage Lucille Perera Wijewardena appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Directors of the company. Mr. Anil Amarasuriya counts over 35 years of experience in the banking industry both in Sri Lanka and abroad. He has held senior corporate level positions at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Sampath Bank prior to assuming duties as GM and subsequently as Managing Director of Sampath Bank. He served as Director/CEO of Union Bank of Colombo before retirement in November 2014. Mr. Lucille Wijewardena career spanning 35 years he has held many Senior Management positions in areas of Finance and General Management. He served as the Managing Director of Hayleys Plantations Ltd, Talawakelle Plantations Ltd, Pussellawa Plantations Ltd. and as the Finance Director of State Plantations Corporation. He also held the post of Chairman of Mahaweli Marine Cement Company Ltd. and Group Chief Accountant of Carson Cumberbatch & Co. Ltd. He is currently a Director of Softiogic Capital PLC, Chairman of Sofuogic Stockbrokers (PvL) Ltd., Managing Director of Anuga Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., and Founder Director of Regency Teas (PvL) Ltd, He also serves on the Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka as a member of the Dispute Resolution Committee.