Harry Jayawardena

Mr. Harry Jayawardena was elected Chairman of Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) Plc in October 2008 after serving as the Managing Director for nearly 17 years. He is one of the most successful and renowned entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka who steers many successful enterprises in diversified business arenas.

He is the Founder Director and current Chairman/Managing Director of the Stassen Group of Companies – a diversified group in export and import trade. He is also the Chairman of Aitken Spence PLC, Browns Beach Hotels PLC, Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC, Aitken Spence Hotel Managements Asia (Pvt) Ltd., Negombo Beach Resorts (Pvt) Ltd., Lanka Power Projects (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Developers (Pvt) Ltd., Milford Exports (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Garden Coir (Pvt) Ltd., C B D Exports (Pvt) Ltd., Timpex (Pvt) Ltd., Texpro Industries Ltd., Melstacorp PLC., and its subsidiaries Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC., Periceyl (Pvt) Ltd., Balangoda Plantations PLC., Lanka Bell Ltd., Bell Solutions (Pvt) Ltd. Madulsima Plantations PLC., Lanka Dairies (Pvt) Ltd, Ambewela Livestock Company Ltd, Pattipola Livestock Company Ltd., Ambewela Products (Pvt) Ltd, Indo Lanka Exports (Pvt) Ltd., Bogo Power (Pvt) Ltd., United Dairies Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. and Bellactive (Pvt) Ltd.

He is the Managing Director of Stassen Real Estate Developers (Pvt) Ltd. and serves as a Director on the Boards of Stassen Plantation Management Services (Pvt) Ltd., Melsta Gama (Pvt) Ltd, Melsta Health (Pvt) Ltd., Hospital Management Melsta (Pvt) Ltd, and DCSL Brewery (Pvt) Ltd. He is the Honorary Consul General for Denmark in Sri Lanka and the only Sri Lankan to be honored with the prestigious “Knight Cross of Dannebrog” by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, for his significant contribution to the Danish arts, sciences, and business life.