Elpitiya Plantations
Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake is the Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Aitken Spence PLC, and appointed to the Elpitiya Plantations board as the Chairperson with effect from 15th March 2019.
Prior to this appointment he was Secretary to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Southern Development.
He was appointed as the first non-British International President of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers U.K. founded in 1911 and Royal Charter conferred in 1920.
Dr. Dissanayake has also held positions in the past that include, Chairman – Sri Lanka Ports Authority (two stints), Chairman – Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (Sri Lanka), Board Director Urban Development Authority and Board Director of Ceylon Shipping Corporation.
From June 2004 to May 2017 he served as a Director of Aitken Spence PLC and the Chairman & CEO of its Maritime and Logistics sector.
He is also a Professor in Maritime Studies at Shanghai Maritime University and Dalian Maritime University.
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Elpitiya Plantations
Elpitiya Plantations PLC is engaged in cultivation, manufacture and sale of black tea, rubber, oil palm and others crops. The Company's operating segments include Tea, Rubber, Oil Palm and Others. Its operations include forestry development, eco-tourism, hydro power development and specialty-tea manufacturing. The Company operates tea branding called Harrow Ceylon Choice, which is available in various types of varieties. The Company's projects include Dunsinane Power Project, Sheen Mini-Hydropower Project and Dunsinane Cottage MHPP. The Company operates various bungalows, which include Harrow Guest Bangalow, Meddacombra Guest Bangalow and Galinda Guest Bangalow. The Company has approximately 10 estates located in up, mid and low country agro climatic regions, which cover over 8, 800 hectares. The Company's tea products include EARL GRAY FLAVOURED TEA, NAYAPANE PREMIUM, NAYAPANE SPECIAL, NAYAPANE SUPREME and TEA PRESENTATION BOX.