Board of Directors

Sarath De Costa

Vice Chairman


Former Consul General for Sri Lanka in Osaka, Japan. Appointed to CDPLC Board in June 1993. Present Chairman and Managing Director of AMANO & TIVOLI Group of Companies, President, Imperial Trading Corporation, Japan, Director of Central Industries PLC., and Ceylon Shipping Agency (Pte) Ltd., Singapore.

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Thimira S. Godakumbura

Managing Director/CEO


B.Sc Eng (UoM), MBA(PIM-USJ),C.Eng.FIE (SL), FRINA(UK)

Appointed to Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) Board on 19th of April 2023 as the Managing Director/CEO.

Before being appointed as the MD/CEO Mr. Godakumbura was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for one and a half years. He brings more than 22 years of experience in different capacities starting as a trainee engineer in the year 2000.

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T. Nakabe

Director


Appointed to CDPLC Board in March 2010, and is the President of Onomich Dockyard Co, Ltd Japan.

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Lalith Ganlath

Director


Appointed to CDPLC Board in June 1993. and is the Proprietor of GANLATHS and Chairman of Ganlath’s Secretarial Services (Pvt) Ltd, Foreign Investment Facilitators (Pvt) Ltd., Migration Facilitators (Pvt) Ltd., He is also a Director of Electro Amp (Pvt) Ltd., and D G Plantations (Pvt) Ltd., Registered Australian Migration Agent.

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V.G.L.A Jayawardena

Director


Mr. V.G.L.A  Jayawardane is a professional Executive in the Information Technology, ERP and Project Management with 22 years of experience on business domains like Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Sales & Distributions, Capital Markets and Insurance. Currently serving as Chief Information Officer

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J. Furukawa

Director


Mr. J. Furukawa holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from Hiroshima University, Japan. He has been employed Onomichi Dockyard Co., Ltd for 24 years since 1999 and has worked in the Management of Hull Block Construction section for 3 years, Management of Outfitting Fabrication section for 5 years, Technical Advisor at CDPLC for 2 years, Management of Hull Block fabrication at Mukaishima factory for 5 years,  Management of Hull Erection section for 6 years and General Manager of Hull Department for 3 years up to this appointment.

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Nihal D Liyanage

Director


Mr. Nihal D Liyanage is the Superintendent attached to the Employees’ Provident Fund Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). He has also served to the Economic Research Department, Public Debt Department and Regional Development Department during his 23 years service in the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

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CHATHURA CHANAKA WICKRAMATILEKA

Director


Chathura is a CFA Charter holder, an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and holds a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of London.

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K. Kobatake

Director


Mr. Kobatake holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Naval Architecture from Tokai University, Japan. He has held several managerial positions in Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd, Japan from his first appointment in 1989 to date. He has been appointed as the Managing Director of Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd, Japan in 2018.

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Chanaka A. M. Jayamaha

Director


Chanaka Jayamaha counts 20 years of practice as an Attorney-at-Law. He is a Civil/Commercial Lawyer specializing in litigation and Arbitrations. His vast areas of expertise include Banking and Finance, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Shipping Law, Construction Law, Land Law, Sports Law and Labour disputes. He is also retained as a consultant for several Corporate entities, Incorporated Associations and Trusts.

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