Plantation Human Development Trust

Composition of Board

The Board of Directors of the PHDT is comprised of 11 members including representatives from the Ministry of Youth Empowerment & Socio Economic Development, Ministry of Plantation Industries, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health, 04 members representing the Regional Plantation Companies, Secretary General of the Planters’ Association, and the two major Trade Unions in the plantation sector.

Board of Directors

• Mr. G.D.W. Jayawardene

            Additional Secretary

            Ministry of Plantation Industries 

• Mr. H.M. Jayawardene

      Director

      Department of Management Services

      Ministry of Finance & Planning / Treasury 

• Dr.R.R.M.L.R. Siyambalagoda

            Deputy Director General

            Public Health Services II

            Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition 

• Mr.H.M.Goonetileke

Secretary General

            Planter's Association of Ceylon 

• Mr.D.V.Seevaratnam

            Chief Executive Officer

            Watawala Plantations PLC 

• Mr.S.K.L.Obeyesekere

            Director/Chief Executive Officer

            Balangoda/Madulsima Plantations PLC

• Mr.Naresh  Ratwatte

            Chairman / Managing Director

            Finlays Plantation Limited 

• Mr. Dilantha Seneviratne

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

            Talawakelle Tea Estate PLC

• Mr. Harry Sandrasekera

            Senior Vice President

            Ceylon Workers' Congress 

• Mr. K. Velayudam

            General Secretary

            Lanka Jathika Estates Workers Union (LJEWU)

Main Office Directors

Regional Directors