The Board of Directors of Kahawatte Plantations PLC, at a meeting held on December 11, 2012, accepted the resignation of Mr. Roshan Rajadurai, from the board and the office of CEO of the company with effect from December 31, 2012. Mr. Viren Ruberu, who presently serves as the deputy CEO of the company be appointed Director/CEO of the company with effect from January 1, 2013 and Mr. Malinga Herman Gunaratne be appointed a Director of the company with effect from December 11, 2012. Malinga was a senior plantation manager for sterling companies managed by George Steuart and Company Limited having served the company 25 years.

After nationalization of the estate sector, he was appointed Regional Manager/Chairman for the Nuwara Eliya Region by the Jnantha Estates development Board. Viren Ruberu who commenced his planting career in 1987 at Janatha Estates Development Board joined Kahawatte Plantations in 1993 as an Assistant Manager and served the company for seven years in the capacity of Assistant Manager and manager. He served the company as Deputy General Manager- Law Country, General Manager- Low country and Director- Plantations and was promoted as Deputy CEO in 2012.