Teejay Lanka PLC has appointed two apparel industry personalities, Bill McRaith and Shrihan B. Perera as independent, non-executive directors, from March 1, 2024.
Bill McRaith who retired after a career of over three decades in the global apparel and retail industries recently, was, in his last appointment, Chief Supply Chain Officer at PVH Corp.
Based at the company’s New York headquarters, he oversaw PVH’s global supply chain operations and was responsible for developing the global production structure, processes, manufacturing footprint and logistics network that serviced the needs of the company’s global retail and wholesale divisions. A native of Scotland and an Honorary Professor of Glasgow Caledonian University, McRaith has also served as Senior Vice President of Global Sourcing at Wal-Mart.
Shrihan Perera was the CEO of Teejay Lanka PLC from April 2018 to December 2019 and retired four years ago. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants/CGMA, UK., and has a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa.
He served as CEO of Brandix Apparel Solutions Limited from January 2010 to March 2018, and as National Finance Director of Unilever Sri Lanka Limited from April 2007 to December 2009.
