Hayleys Ltd. has appointed Ruwan Waidyaratne a director of the main Hayleys board, effective April 1, 2013. Ruwan Waidyaratne joined the Hayleys Advantis Group in 1985. Subsequently he was appointed Deputy Managing Director in January 2010 and promoted to the position of Managing Director of Hayleys AdvantisLtd in 2011.

He is a former chairman of the Sri Lanka Freight Forwarder's Association (SLFFA) and currently functions as a member of the Advisory Council of the Association. The board appointment follows the retirement of JAG Anandarajah, who will step down from the board of the company effective March 31, 2013.