Shaminda Yaddehige has been appointed to the Directorate of Richard Pieris and Company PLC with effect from November 11, 2015 as an Executive Director and also being the Chief Operating Officer of the company. He has recently been working in the Credit Suisse in Switzerland. Currently, he is also working as a design consultant in hand made solid wood high end furniture.

Yaddehige has been in the Directorate of Richard Pieris Exports PLC for the last 11 years and also in the Directorate of subsidiary companies of the Richard Pieris Group.