Joined the Board of Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC on 21st February 2019.
Mr. Mahesh Wijewardene was appointed to the Group Management Committee and also as an Executive Director and the Group Chief Executive Officer of Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC and its subsidiary companies with effect from 1st November 2018. He was appointed to the Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC Board on 1st June 2006. He counts for over 30 years of managerial experience in diverse fields of business.
Mr. Wijewardene holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern Queensland and received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement.
He also holds a Diploma in General Management from the Open University of Sri Lanka. He served as the Chairman of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce – Import Section and Sri Lanka – China Business Council. Mr. Wijewardene currently serves in the Executive Council of Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association and is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce – Policy Committee.
He serves as a Director of Singer Industries (Ceylon) PLC, Regnis (Lanka) PLC, Regnis Appliances (Private) Limited, Singer Digital Media (Private) Limited, Singer Business School (Private) Limited, Reality Lanka Limited, Domus Lanka (Private) Limited and Equity Investments Lanka Limited.