AgStar PLC announced Mr. Rangodage Sirimewan Indika Gunawardena has been appointed as executive chairman of the company and Mrs. V.G.S.S Kortakadeniya will relinquish duties as chairperson and continue to serve the board in the capacity of a non-executive director. Chief Executive officer of Browns Agri Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd. who possess over 30 years of Management experience including 10 years in Senior Management Positions in listed companies engaged in Marketing of Agriculture input products and management of out grower farming systems. Holds a Bachelor degree Agriculture from University of Ruhuna Sri Lanka & a scholar of Japanese Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship program (AOTS) Japan on Corporate Management. Studied in University of California, Berkley USA and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore on Advance Management and business innovation.

Served as an Executive Committee member of Crop Life Sri Lanka from 2003 to 2016, and elected as Chairman, of the industry association, in 2005, 2006 and re appointed for the same position in 2014 & 2015. In addition, served as an Executive committee member of Toxicological Society of Sri Lanka from 2011 – 2016 and served as a board member of the Faculty Board of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna Sri Lanka from 2009 -2012. At present, serve as a board director for Agriculture Sector Skill Council of Sri Lanka.

Further, engages with academic activities as a Visiting lecturer for Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management, Wayamba University Sri Lanka and Faculty of Agriculture and University of Ruhuna Sri Lanka.