Chairman
Mr. Ajit Mahendra De Silva Jayaratne
Mr. Ajit Jayaratne was appointed as the Chairman of the Company with effect from 27th October 2021, following the demise of Mr. S P Tao, the Founder and Chairman of Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC. (1991-2021)
Prior to being appointed as Chairman of the Company, Mr. Ajit Jayaratne was an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company since 2005. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Jayaratne graduated from the University of Southampton, U.K. with a BSc degree in Economics. Thereafter he qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of U.K. Returning to Sri Lanka, he became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He served at Forbes & Walker Limited for most of his working life, culminating in being appointed as the Chairman of the Company, a position he held for several years. During his period of service at Forbes & Walker, he was appointed to the Boards of several public and private companies. He also served as the Chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange, Finance Commission and Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Upon retiring from the private sector, he was appointed as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Singapore. Upon completing his term in Singapore and returning to Sri Lanka, he continues to serve on the Boards of several public companies.