Mahaweli Coconut Plantations PLC announced that Mr. Nissanka Bandara Weerasekera, Non-Executive Independent Director who also served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of other sub committees has resigned with effect from 16th December 2019 and the Board has accepted his resignation. The company also wish to announce that the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 16th December 2019, unanimously decided to appoint Mr. Nawalage Arindha Lalith Cooray, FCA, FCMA to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Nissanka Bandara Weerasekera with immediate effect. The Board also decided to appoint Mr. Cooray as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and to fill the vacancies in all other sub committees. (that is Related Party & Remuneration Committees) with immediate effect.