Governance Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC

CTC.N0000

LK0042N00008

Tobacco

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02-18	Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Reports Earnings Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2025	CI
11-12	Ceylon Tobacco Company plc Announces Cash Dividend Interim for the Third Quarter 2025, Payable on 11 December 2025	CI

Executive Committee: Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC

Manager

Positions heldSince

Fariyha Subhani

Chief Executive Officer

14/04/2024

Towhid Akbar

Director of Finance/CFO

31/03/2023

Zahrah Cader

General Counsel	-
Corporate Secretary	-

Composition of the Board of Directors: Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC

Director

CommitteesSince

Suresh Kumar Shah

Audit Committee	28/02/2023
Governance Committee Chair	28/02/2023
Nominating Committee Chair	28/02/2023

Harin de Silva Wijeyeratne

59 year

Audit Committee Chair	31/01/2024
Compensation Committee	31/01/2024
Governance Committee Chair	31/01/2024
Nominating Committee Chair	31/01/2024
Audit Committee	31/12/2024

Kushan de Alwis

Audit Committee
Governance Committee
Nominating Committee
Compensation Committee Chair

Gary Tarrant

Audit Committee	30/06/2023
Governance Committee	30/06/2023
Nominating Committee	30/06/2023

Stuart Kidd

Audit Committee

24/01/2023

Fariyha Subhani

Director/Board Member

14/04/2024

Towhid Akbar

Director/Board Member

31/03/2023

Latest Appointments: Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC

12/11/24	Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Announces Board Sub-Committees Changes	CI
30/04/24	Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Announces Managing Director Changes	CI
30/04/24	Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes	CI
06/02/24	Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Appoints Harin De S. Wijeyeratne as an Independent Non-Executive Director	CI
30/04/23	Ceylon Tobacco Company plc Announces Executive Changes	CI
21/04/22	Ceylon Tobacco Company Announces the Appointment of Kushan D' Alwis as Independent Non-Executive Director	CI
31/03/22	Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC Announces Demise of Anil Tittawella, Independent Non-Executive Director	CI

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Former Officers and Directors: Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Rumana Rahman

Director/Board Member

31/01/2021

29/09/2024

Monisha Abraham

Director/Board Member	30/11/2021	14/04/2024
Chief Executive Officer	30/11/2021	14/04/2024

Yudhishtran Kanagasabai

Director/Board Member	31/01/2018	30/01/2024
Independent Dir/Board Member	31/01/2018	30/01/2024

Sudesh Peter

General Counsel	-	30/04/2023
Corporate Secretary	-	30/04/2023

Syed Muhammad Abrar

Director/Board Member	31/08/2021	31/03/2023
Director of Finance/CFO	31/08/2021	31/03/2023

Kalukumara M. Anil T. B. Tittawella

Director/Board Member	31/01/2018	25/02/2022
Independent Dir/Board Member	31/01/2018	25/02/2022

William Francis Pegel

Chairman

07/08/2019

15/02/2021

Syed Iqbal

Director/Board Member	30/04/2014	-
Chairman	06/08/2018	07/08/2019

Usman Zahur

Director/Board Member

14/05/2019

Michael Koest

Director/Board Member	30/03/2016	14/05/2019
Chief Executive Officer	30/03/2016	14/05/2019

Nedal Louay Salem

Director/Board Member	14/05/2019	-
Chief Executive Officer	14/05/2019	-

Kenneth George Allen

Director/Board Member

06/10/2014

03/03/2019

Dinesh Dharmadasa

General Counsel	31/12/2004	31/12/2018
Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/1989	31/12/2004

Emma Ridley

Director/Board Member	03/08/2016	13/12/2018
Director of Finance/CFO	03/08/2016	13/12/2018

Amun Mustafiz

Director/Board Member	13/12/2018	-
Director of Finance/CFO	13/12/2018	-

Susantha Ratnayake

Director/Board Member	30/09/2006	10/07/2013
Chairman	28/02/2013	30/07/2018
Independent Dir/Board Member	30/09/2006	30/07/2018

Dinesh Stephen Weerakkody

Director/Board Member	01/07/2014	14/07/2018
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/07/2014	14/07/2018

Arjuna Rajawasan

Human Resources Officer

30/04/2018

Marie Perera

Director/Board Member	06/01/2013	21/10/2017
Independent Dir/Board Member	06/01/2013	21/10/2017

Shigeki Endo

Director/Board Member	03/08/2015	31/08/2016
Director of Finance/CFO	03/08/2015	31/08/2016

Felicio Ferraz

Director/Board Member	28/02/2013	29/02/2016
Chief Executive Officer	28/02/2013	29/02/2016

Rajiv Meewakkala

Sales & Marketing

31/03/2007

31/08/2015

Stephan Matthiesen

Director/Board Member	30/06/2014	03/08/2015
Director of Finance/CFO	30/06/2014	03/08/2015

Jayampathi Bandaranayake

Chairman

11/04/2010

Parakrama Devasiri Rodrigo

Director/Board Member	11/04/2010	27/03/2013
Independent Dir/Board Member	18/07/2011	27/03/2013

Atif Hasan

Director/Board Member	18/07/2011	-
Director of Finance/CFO	18/07/2011	-

James Hideo Yamanaka

Director/Board Member	18/07/2011	28/02/2013
President	05/01/2011	28/02/2013

Henry Koo

Director/Board Member

31/01/2013

Vijaya Prasanna Malalasekera

General Counsel

01/10/1973

02/04/2012

Ariful Islam

Director/Board Member	12/03/2012	-
Director of Finance/CFO	12/03/2012	-
Director/Board Member	29/02/2012	31/05/2014
Director of Finance/CFO	29/02/2012	31/05/2014

Mustanser Muhammad Ali Khan

President

11/04/2010

05/01/2011

Mohamed Fazal Ghaffoor

Sales & Marketing

31/12/2009

31/12/2010

Bruce Richard Jalleh

Director of Finance/CFO

11/04/2010

26/08/2010

Saifuddin Mohammad Khaled

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2009

Ariyaratne Hewage

Director/Board Member	11/04/2010	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	18/07/2011	-

Mobasher Raza

Director/Board Member

31/10/2007

Richard Taylor

Chief Operating Officer

Alexander Ugarte

Chief Operating Officer

Aruni Abeysekera

Human Resources Officer

Ubaya Dissanayake

Human Resources Officer

Mahawaduge Yasalal Perera

Corporate Officer/Principal

Hemantha Mannapperuma

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	-	-
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	-	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-

Aruna Dissanayake

Human Resources Officer

Nissanka Guptila Rohan Karunaratne

Director/Board Member

Sarath Yahampath

Corporate Officer/Principal

Samanmali Chandrasiri

Human Resources Officer

D. Surani Amerasinghe

Human Resources Officer

Ranjan Seneviratne

General Counsel	-	-
Corporate Secretary	-	-

Stanley Vincent Wanigasekera

Chairman

Sajith Govinda Wickramaarachchi

Chief Operating Officer

Arjuna Herath

Corporate Officer/Principal

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	7
Female	3

Of which Executive Committee

Male	1
Female	2

Of which Directors

Male	6
Female	1

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC is a Sri Lanka-based manufacturer of cigarettes. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and selling of cigarettes. The Company's multi-category brand portfolio enables it to cater to different adult consumer segments. It produces Dunhill, Benson & Hedges, John Player Gold Leaf, John Player Gold Pro John Player Navy Cut, John Player Gold, State Express 555, Shuangxi International, Bristol, and Capstan. Its product Dunhill include Dunhill Double Green, Dunhill Double Yellow, Dunhill Switch, Dunhill Blue, Dunhill Grey, and Dunhill Switch LEPP. It operates through two geographical segments: domestic and export sales. The Company has approximately 11 distributors and 68,670 traders and retailers distributing its products in Sri Lanka.

Employees

244

Sector

Tobacco

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