Swisstek (Ceylon) PLC informed that Mr. Shiran Harsha Amarasekera was appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director and the Chairman of the Board of Swisstek (Ceylon) PLC with effect from 1 September 2018. The present Chairman Mr. A M Weerasinghe will step down from his position as Chairman. However, he will remain as a Director of the Company. Mr. Amarasekera also serves as an Independent Director in several leading listed companies in the Colombo Stock Exchange including CIC Holdings PLC (Chairman), Chemanex PLC (Chairman), Vallibel One PLC, Expo Lanka Holdings PLC, Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC, Taprobane Holdings PLC, Amaya Leisure PLC, and Vallibel Power Erathna PLC. He is also the Chairman of CIC Agri Business (Private) Limited.