Joined the Board of Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC on 21st February 2019.
Mr. Mahesh Wijewardene was appointed as an Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC and its subsidiary companies with effect from 1st November 2018. Mr. Wijewardene holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern Queensland and received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. He also holds a Diploma in General Management from the Open University of Sri Lanka. Mr. Wijewardene is the past Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce – Import section and Sri Lanka – China Business Council and is a member of the Hayleys Group Management Committee.
Mr. Mahesh Wijewardene has served on the Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC board previously as an Alternate Director from 1st June 2006 to 31st October 2018. Mr. Wijewardene serves as a Director of Singer Industries (Ceylon) PLC, Regnis (Lanka) PLC, Regnis Appliances (Pvt) Limited, Singer Digital Media (Pvt) Limited, Singer Business School (Pvt) Limited, Reality Lanka Limited, Domus Lanka (Pvt) Limited and CSR Lanka (Guarantee) Limited.