Mr. Alawattegama has 37 years of experience in the Plantation Sector. He joined Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation as an Assistant Superintendent and after privatisation of the Estates, has been with Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC from its inception. He has held the positions of Group Manager, Visiting Agent, Deputy General Manager, Senior Regional General Manager, General Manager - Plantations in the company and was the Director - Plantations prior to taking over as Director/CEO, in February 2020.
He holds a MBA from the London Metropolitan University, UK. He serves as the Deputy Chairman of The Planters’ Association of Ceylon, Deputy Chairman of the Colombo Tea Traders Association, and a Committee Member of the Committee of Management of Estate Staffs’ Provident Society. He has an MBA from the London Metropolitan University.
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