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Two more directors have been appointed to the board of SriLankan Airlines. Johann Wijesinghe, 54, a former Sri Lankan airline employee with nearly 20 years’ experience in the airline, has been named a director along with Professor Arjun de Silva, a former chairman of George Steuart Finance.

Mr. Wijesinghe is currently the managing director of Alufab, a Hayleys Group company now controlled largely by businessman Dhammika Perera. Mr. Wijesinghe also holds board seats in 17 companies. At Hayleys, he has also been the sector head for Aviation, Travel and projects since 2009.

He joined Hayleys after leaving Sri Lankan in 2008 when the Emirates management contract was terminated by the former government.
Oxford-educated Arjuna de Silva, 52, is a physician by profession and has also been director of the Consumer Affairs Authority.

Prof. de Silva was a physician at the London Olympics and is on the medical advisory panel of Sri Lanka Cricket. Both Prof de Silva and Mr. Wijesinghe have represented S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia in sports.Other members of the board are: Mano Tittawella, Susantha Katugampala, Roshan Perera and Air Force chief Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathi.

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