Odel PLC announced the appointment of Dr. Ingrid Christine Ruanthi De Silva, Independent Non-Executive Director as Senior Independent Director of the company, effective from November 22, 2023. The appointment of a Senior Independent Director is required as per said rule, due to the chairperson of the company being an executive director. Mr. Ashok Kariyawasam Pathirage, Chairman and Managing Director is the founding member and Chairman/Managing Director of Softlogic Group, one of the Srilanka's leading conglomerates.

Mr. Pathirage has a wealth of experience in the business field for more than 30 years . He manages and provides the strategic direction to the Softlogic Group which has a leading market presence in the three core verticals namely retail, healthcare services and financial services and in the three non- core verticals namely IT, leisure & automobiles . Mr. Pathirage entrepreneurial vision and knowledge is imperative for the continued growth of the company and as such he continues to be the Chairman and Executive Director of the company.