Colombo Dockyard PLC on March 6, 2024, appointed Attorney-at-Law Chanaka Jayamaha as a Non-Executive Independent Director. A product of St. Joseph's College, Colombo 10, Jayamaha presently counts 20 years of practice as an Attorney-at-Law.

He is a civil/commercial lawyer, who specialises in litigation and arbitration. His areas of expertise include banking and finance, insurance, intellectual property, shipping law, construction law, land law, sports law, matrimonial law and labour disputes. Jayamaha is also retained as a consultant for several corporate entities, incorporated associations and trusts.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (L.L.B) from the University of London, with Second Class Honours, a Master's Degree in Law (L.L.M) from the University of Colombo and a Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Asia E University of Malaysia. He also passed the final year examination at the Incorporated Council of Legal Education (Sri Lanka Law College), with First Class Honours. He has on numerous occasions been engaged by the Sri Lanka Law College and other tertiary education institutes to share his knowledge as a guest lecturer and panellist.