Chandana de Silva has been appointed Chairman of Asia Siyaka Commodities PLC.
A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and in Sri Lanka, de Silva has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Management from the University of London.
He succeeds Thirunavakarasu Someswaran who chaired the company for five years since 2018.
De Silva possesses over four decades of managerial and financial experience in multiple disciplines and competencies in the UK and Sri Lanka including a competent track record in strategic leadership.
In the UK, De Silva rose to the position of Chief Financial Officer for Europe of Level (3) Communications, a Nasdaq quoted company, while in Sri Lanka, he held a variety of roles at MAS Holdings since 2002. Prior to his retirement in 2011, he functioned as the CEO of MAS Investments Division.
His current appointments include Chairman of Janashakthi Limited (the holding company of the Janashakthi Group) and a member of the Board of Directors of First Capital Holdings PLC, First Capital Treasuries PLC, Eureka Technologies (Pvt) Limited and 24/7 Techies (Pvt) Limited. De Silva is an Independent Non-Executive Director and Consultant in multiple corporates.