The Board of Lanka Graphite Ltd. announced the appointment of Ken Benson as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Ken is a highly successful Senior Executive with extensive experience. He has held senior executive positions at leading international telecommunications companies such as British Telecom, Telecom New Zealand and Telstra Corporation and currently runs his own consulting business. His experience includes serving as both Chairman and Director of Telecommunications related companies in EMEA and Asia Pacific regions and he has led numerous strategic change initiatives to both build businesses and improve business performance.