Board of Directors « Colombo Dockyard PLC

Established in 1974, Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) is Sri Lanka’s leading ship repair, ship building, heavy engineering and offshore engineering facility. Conveniently located within the port of Colombo, the hub of all major shipping lanes connecting the West, the Middle East, the Far East, as well as Africa and Australia, CDPLC has a strategic advantage to conduct both dry dock and afloat operations….

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The experience and track record of Colombo Dockyard (CDPLC) over the past three decades has created brand excellence in the ship repair and ship building industry, servicing a wide field of international and local clients.
- Ship Repair
- Shipbuilding
- Offshore Engineering
- Heavy Engineering

With increased sea traffic coming through Sri Lankan ports and the country positioning herself as a maritime hub for the region, Colombo Dockyard is gearing up for more opportunities in both ship building and ship repair.

Colombo Dockyard lays keel for construction of a Platform Supply Vessel for Singapore – April 2011

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DND Management Inc. Owned/Managed bulk carrier Ionian Sea repairs completed successfully.

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Class NK President Visits Colombo Dockyard

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Japanese Ambassador visits Colombo Dockyard

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In keeping with Colombo Dockyard’s Corporate philosophy, the dockyard is geared and committed to meet all acceptable international standards of quality and safety in all service offerings and in the process ensuring a healthy working environment and proper safety measures for all.

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Board of Directors

Chairman – Akihiko Nakauchi

Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering), Kobe University
Appointed to the Board in Oct, 2009
Director of Colombo Dockyard subsidiaries -Dockyard General Engineering Services (Pvt) Ltd and Ceylon Shipping Agency (Pte) Ltd, Singapore
Mr. Nakauchi was the former Managing Director and Company Advisor to the Business Innovation and Development Headquarters of Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Japan

Vice Chairman – S. De Costa

Diploma in Foundry Engineering
Appointed to the Board in June, 1993
Mr. De Costa was the former Consul General for Sri Lanka in Osaka, Japan and currently serves as the Vice President of the Sri Lanka – Japan Business Cooperation Committee
Mr. De Costa serves on the boards of numerous other Companies

CEO and Managing Director – Mangala P.B. Yapa

Master of Science, Engineering (Hons) (Astrakhan, USSR) Eng., FIE (SL), MIMar.EST (UK), MBA (Sri J), FCPM (SL)
Appointed to the Board as Managing Director / CEO in 2004
Serves as the Chairman of Dockyard General Engineering Services (Pvt) Ltd
Director, Ceylon Shipping Agency (Pte) Ltd, Singapore
Director, Sri Lanka Port Management and Consultancy Services (Pvt) Ltd
Mr. Yapa also serves on the boards of numerous other committees and institutions

Director – T. Nakabe

Bachelor of Arts – Tamagawa University
Appointed to the Board in March, 2010
President, Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd, Japan

Director – Y. Kijima

Bachelor of Naval Architecture / Hull Engineering
Appointed to the Board in March, 2008
Former Technical Advisor to Colombo Dockyard
Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) expert on Hull repair

Director – L. Ganlath

Attorney at Law and NP, Solicitor (England and Wales), Barrister and Solicitor
(ACT, Australia)
Appointed to the board in June, 1993
Proprietor of ‘GANLATHS’
Chairman,
Ganlath’s Secretarial Services (Pvt)Ltd
L.J. Foreign Investment Services (Pte)Ltd
Education and Migration Facilitators (Pvt)Ltd
Mr. Ganlath is also a registered Australian migration agent

Director – H.A.R.K. Wickramathilake

FCA, Bachelor of Science, Public Administration Diploma from the Norwegian Shipping Academy, Oslo
Appointed to the board in June, 1995
Chairman,
Mercantile Marine Management Ltd
Mercantile Emerald Shipping (Pvt)Ltd
Royali Power (Pvt) Ltd
Royali Homes (Pvt) Ltd
Board member, Mercantile Shipping Group of Companies

Director – Ms. Janaki Kuruppu

Bachelor of Science, Math (University of Colombo)
Master of Arts, Statistics (University of Missouri, USA)
Appointed to the board in August, 2010
Chairman, Regional Development Bank
Advisor to the President, Strategic Planning and Perception Management
Chairperson, Mother Sri Lanka Trust
Ms. Kuruppu has over twenty years of experience in general management, Research, Strategic Planning, Marketing and Consultancy
Recipient of the ‘All American Scholar Award’ and the ‘United States Achievement Academy Award’

Director – Piyadasa Kudabalage

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons)(Univ. of Kelaniya), Fellow, ICASL | Fellow, ICMA | Fellow, ICPM
Appointed to the Board in 2011
Managing Director / CEO (Litro Gas Lanka Ltd / Litro Gas Terminal Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Chairman, Board of E-Channelling PLC
Director, Seylan Bank PLC
Director, Ceylon Asset Management Co. Ltd
Director, Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation
Senior partner, P. Kudabalage and Co. (Chartered Accountants)
Mr. Kudabalage counts over 26 years of experience in the mercantile sector and serves on the boards of numerous other companies.