C.W. Mackie PLC has appointed Indrajit Asela Wickramasinghe and Shrihan Blaise Perera as Independent Non-Executive Directors, from December 30, 2024. These accomplished professionals bring a wealth of expertise and strategic insight, further strengthening the Company’s commitment to excellence and innovation.
Wickramasinghe brings over 35 years of managerial expertise, having held prominent positions in the financial services and FMCG sectors, locally and internationally. Most recently, he served as Director and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank for over nine years until his retirement in August 2024.
He holds an MBA from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), UK. His professional development includes executive education programmes at the National University of Singapore, the Said Business School at the University of Oxford, and INSEAD (France).
Wickramasinghe has also held key roles such as Chief Operating Officer at NDB Bank, where he managed corporate banking, project finance, retail banking, and SME operations.
Currently, he serves on the boards of NDB Securities (Pvt) Ltd., Fintrex Finance Ltd., and Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC.
With over three decades of leadership experience across finance, engineering, and strategic management, Shrihan B.Perera has made significant contributions to the FMCG, garment, and textile industries. He served as Chief Executive Officer of the Teejay Group from 2018 to 2019 and of Brandix Apparel Solutions Limited from 2010 to 2018, where he led the development and execution of strategies for intimate apparel business units in Sri Lanka and India.
Perera’s distinguished career also includes senior roles at Unilever Sri Lanka, where he served as Group Financial Controller, Finance Director, and Treasurer. His academic achievements include a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering with Second Class Upper Honours from the University of Moratuwa. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK.
At present, Perera holds several prominent positions, including Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee/Member of the Remuneration and Related Party Transaction Review Committee of Teejay Lanka PLC, Teejay Lanka Prints and Teejay India and Teejay Mauritius.
