Mr. S.H.M. Rishan – Chairman / CEO

Mr. Rishan is the Founder/Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PCH. His visionary leadership has enabled PCH to grow from its humble beginnings to be one of the largest ICT companies in Sri Lanka. He completed his secondary education at Kingswood College, Kandy and commenced his career as a sailor after graduating from the Moratuwa Marine Academy. Mr. Rishan counts over 13 years of experience in the ICT industry.

Mrs. Sharmila Rishan – Non-Executive Director

Mrs. Rishan has been serving on the Board of PCH since 30th November 2006.

Mr. Mangala Boyagoda – Non-Executive Director

Mr. Boyagoda was appointed to the Board of PCH as a Non-Executive Director in 2010. He is a Senior Banker and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Irish International University (European Union, UK). Mr. Boyagoda is a former Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank and Managing Director/CEO of National Wealth Corporation Limited. He has also served as a Consultant to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and in Bangladesh and as a member of the Financial Reforms Task Force. He is also a former President of the FOREX Association of Sri Lanka. Mr. Boyagoda currently serves as the Chairman of Wealth Management (Pvt) Limited, a company specialising in Treasury and Risk Management.

Mr. Sarath Wikramanayake – Non-Executive Director

Mr. Wikramanayake was appointed to the Board of PCH as a Non-Executive Director in 2010. He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and brings with him a wealth of experience having worked with the Bank of Butterfield, an international bank based in Bermuda for 19 years, where he reached the position of Executive Vice-President. Since returning to Sri Lanka, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of Union Assurance PLC and President of the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka in 2002. He is currently engaged in providing consultancy services to the financial services industry. He also serves on several boards including National Development Bank PLC and Aviva NDB Insurance PLC.

Mr. Modarage Thilakasiri – Non-Executive Director

Mr. Thilakasiri was appointed to the Board of PCH as a Non-Executive Director in 2010. He is currently serving as the Head of the School of Postgraduate Studies, Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA). Mr. Thilakasiri has 25 years of experience as a Management Consultant and a Corporate Trainer to many local and multinational organisations in the private sector and institutions in the public sector. He also serves as a Senior Visiting Lecturer in Strategic Management for the Masters Degree programs in Business Administration of University of Colombo, University of Moratuwa, University of Kelaniya and University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Mr. Shanti Kumar Nadarajah – Non-Executive Independent Director

Mr. Nadarajah was appointed to the Board of PCH as an Independent Director in 2010. He is currently working as a Brand and Marketing Strategy Consultant and has been responsible for branding and identity development of several organisations in the banking, insurance and FMCG sectors in Sri Lanka. Prior to this, Mr. Nadarajah was employed as Director-Client Services at Phoenix Ogilvy, servicing some of Sri Lanka’s leading local and multinational brands. He has also served as the President of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing for the year 1998-1999. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), UK and an Executive Diploma in Business Administration from the University of colombo,SriLanka.

Mr. Kuvera de Zoysa – Senior Non-Executive Independent Director

Mr. de Zoysa was appointed to the Board of PCH as an Independent Director in 2010. He is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He has served as Chairman/Director of People’s Merchant Bank PLC and as a Director on the boards of People’s Bank, Export Development Bank and Sanasa Development Bank. Mr. de Zoysa has also served as Acting Chairman of People’s Bank and as Chairman of the Audit, Legal and Risk Management Committees of the Bank. He is currently engaged in providing legal consultancy to many other private and public sector organizations.