Annual Report 2009/2010 - Colombo Stock Exchange

PROFILE OF DIRECTORS
Profiles of Directors
DATO' VOON LOONG CHIN D.S.P.N.
Director of Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC., Executive
Director - Corporate Affairs of Carlsberg Brewery
Malaysia Berhad. He is also a Director of Carlsberg
Singapore Pte Ltd. (Singapore), Gorkha Brewery Pvt.
Ltd. (Nepal), South East Asia Brewery Ltd. (Vietnam),
International Beverage Distributors Ltd. (Vietnam),
Carlsberg Distributors Taiwan Limited (Taiwan),
Carlsberg Cottingham Ltd. (Taiwan), Luen Heng F & B
Sdn.Bhd. (Malaysia) and also serves on the Boards of
several private companies within the Group. Dato'
Chin is a Member of the Governing Council of the
Confederation of Malaysian Brewers Berhad. He is a
Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales, and a Member of
the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Associate
Member of the Malaysian Institute of Taxation,
Affiliate of The Malaysian Institute of Chartered
Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA) and
Member of the Institute of Public Relations Malaysia.
He holds a Bachelors Degree in Commerce.
CHANDRARATNE LIYANAGE
Director Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC. Commenced his
career as a trainee brewer with Ceylon Brewery PLC
in 1979 and was promoted to Senior Brewer and
subsequently to Factory Manager. In 1998 he took up
the position as Factory Manager at Lion Brewery
(Ceylon) PLC and was promoted to his current
position as Head of Technical in 2004. Mr. Liyanage
holds a Special Degree in Botany from the University
of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka) and has attended several
overseas training programs including the Carlsberg
Brew Masters Course, training with Allied Breweries
(UK) & Carlsberg Tetley Leeds Brewery (UK) and
management programs at Cranfield University, UK
and National University, Singapore.
PRASANNA AMERASINGHE
Prasanna Amerasinghe is a Director of Lion Brewery
(Ceylon) PLC and is responsible for the marketing
function of the Brewery Sector. He has over 20 years
of experience in the field of marketing and has held
many senior positions in this area.
RANIL GOONETILLEKE
Director, Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC. Subsequent to
undergoing training at KPMG Ford, Rhodes, Thornton
& Co, he joined the Haycarb Group in 1989 and left
its employment in 1998 as its Divisional Manager
(Finance). He joined Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC in
1998 in the capacity of Financial Controller and was
appointed Director Finance in 2004. He is an
Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants, UK since 1989.
KRISHNA SELVANATHAN
Krishna Selvanathan serves as a Director of the
Carson Cumberbatch Group's management
company, Carsons Management Services (Private)
Limited. He is a Director of Carsons Real Estate
Management Services (Private) Limited. He also acts
as a member of the Carson's Investment Sector
Management Team. He holds a Batchelor of Arts
Degree in Accounting & Finance and Business
Administration from the University of Kent, UK.
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