Anil Obeyesekere, P.C.
Chairman/Director
Mr. Obeyesekere is an Attorney-at-Law and a President’s Counsel, and became an Advocate to the Supreme Court in 1962. He has served as the Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Chairman of Lanka Marine Services and Chairman of Lanka Tankers, He also served as Sri Lanka’s Trade Commissioner and Head of Mission in the Czech Republic from 1973 to 1977. Additionally, he practised as an Attorney both in the Civil and Criminal Courts in Sri Lanka. He has served on the Board of Lanka Cement from 1997 to 2001 and from 1998 to 2001 as a Member of the Public Enterprises Reform Commission. Mr. Obeyesekere was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 24 June 2004.
Shuhei Anan
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Anan holds a Master of Science degree from Waseda University of Japan. He has held a number of senior managerial positions at NTT Com and was the Assistant Vice President in-charge of Operations & Maintenance at the Thai Telephone & Telecommunications Company. Mr. Anan is also a Director of Sri Lanka Telecom (Services) Limited and Mobitel.
He has over 20 years experience working in Overseas Business Enterprises, which includes an extensive working knowledge of the telecom industry and the technological developments within the industry.
He was in charge of the Mergers and Acquisitions of Telecom companies such as Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), Starhub, Sri Lanka Telecom and Thai Telephone & Telecommunication Public Limited Company (TT&T).
Mr. Anan was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 5 June 1999.
S.B. Divaratne
Director
Mr. Divaratne holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kelaniya and a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics and Policy Planning from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. He has over 30 years of experience in public service, having joined the Sri Lanka Administrative Service in 1971. In public service he has held a variety of positions and is currently the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury. He serves on the Boards of Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Public Enterprises Reform Commission and Private Sector Infrastructure Development Company. Mr. Divaratne was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 27 May 2004.
Haruhiko Yamada
Director
Mr. Yamada holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Tokyo and obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago. He began his career with NTT Corporation in 1976. Over the following twenty-five years, he held numerous posts within NTT Corporation including Director, Finance & Treasury Division and Vice President, Group Strategy, Corporate Planning Department of NTT Com. Mr. Yamada was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 4 September 2003.
Shoji Takahashi
Director
Mr. Takahashi joined the Board in August 2005. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Nihon University, Japan in Mechanical Engineering. Currently he is the President and CEO of NTT Com Asia Limited, HKNet Co. Limited, NTT Com Asia Network Systems (Guang Zhou), all subsidiaries of NTT Com. Since joining NTT in 1979, he has held a variety of roles in that Company. In 1997 he was appointed Director, Overseas Carrier Business Division to oversee NTT’s investment in Asia Pacific Region. In 2000 he was appointed Executive Vice President of NTT Hong Kong Limited. He is aged 40.
Mrs. Leisha Chandrasena
Director
Mrs. Chandrasena joined the Board on 27 February 2006. She is an Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public by profession who has been in active practice from 1978 to 1987 and has served as a Legal Manager / Company Secretary in the mercantile sector. Currently she is in active practice in the civil courts and serves as a Partner of a family owned Legal Firm. She is aged 52.
Mr. S.N. Kumar
Director
Mr. Kumar is a businessman involved in the textile and garments sector. He started off his career in the garment industry in 1982 as Finance Manager and thereafter in 1983 ventured into his own business. He currently serves as Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and is also the Chairman of a reputed Company.
