Senior Management Team

THIMIRA S. GODAKUMBURA

Managing Director/CEO

B.Sc. Eng. (UoM), MBA (PIM-USJ), C.Eng. FIE (SL), FRINA (UK),

Appointed to the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) board on the 19th of April 2023 as the Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer. Before being appointed as the MD/CEO Mr. Godakumbura was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for one and a half years.

K.B.P. Fernando

Consultant (Business Development)

MBA (University of Colombo), DOT Class II (Singapore)

He is having over 34 years of exposure in this field. Out of which, 07 years had been at sea as a qualified Marine Engineer & the rest at CDPLC in the sectors of Ship Repairs, Ship Management, Invoicing & Commercial.

P.D. Gihan Ravinatha

General Manager(Finance)/CFO

FCA, CIM(UK), MBA(PIM-USJ)

Mr. P D Gihan Ravinatha has over 21 years’ experience in the fields of management, finance, accounting, audit, taxation and treasury management and he has served nearly 15 years at Colombo Dockyard PLC. Mr. Ravinatha currently holds the position of General Manager (Finance) / Chief Financial Officer of Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC). Prior to joining CDPLC in 2011, he was a Partner at Dayananda Samarawickrema & Co. which is a leading local firm of Chartered Accountants in Sri Lanka.

S.H.P.K. Ranatunga

General Manager (Ship Repair Business)

B.Sc. Eng. (UoM), MBA (University of Colombo)

Mr. Ranatunga got his first degree in the field of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa in 1999.

PRABATH ABEYSINGHE

General Manager (Yard Development)

MSc. Eng. (USSR), MBA (PIM- USJ)

Mr. Prabath Abeysinghe joined Colombo Dockyard PLC in 1995 straight after graduating from East Ukrainian State University (USSR) as a Trainee Engineer. While working in in CDPLC, he successfully followed and obtained MBA from PIM, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

R.M. Vajira Rathnayaka

General Manager (Supply Chain Management)

B.Sc., (UOK, Sri Lanka). GDMM (SIM, Singapore). MBA (USQ, Australia), Dip. (Shipping Law and Practice) (ICLP & CCC. Sri Lanka). MCPM

Mr. Vajira Rathnayake obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, in 1995 and his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, in 2011.

Mangala De Silva

General Manager (Human Resource Development & Administration)

PhD (PIM-USJ), MBA (PIM-USJ), M.LRHRM (Colombo), Dip.M(CIM-UK), Adv Dip in Bus. Admin (ABE-UK), MCPM, MISM (SL), Attorney-at-Law.

He has over 32 years of experience at CDPLC, serving in the fields of Human Resources Management, Business Administration, and Legal & Compliance. He is a life member of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and PIM Alumni Association, and also possesses full memberships of the Institute of Chartered Professional Managers and Sri Lanka Institute of Service Management.

K. N. G. W. KARIYAWASAM

General Manager (Production)

B.Sc. Eng (Hons)

Mr. Kariyawasam is promoted as General manager (Production) in 2023 while completing 22 years of experience in the fields of ship repairing shipbuilding, ship conversions and offshore conversions.

MANORI MALLIKARACHCHI

Legal Consultant / Company Secretary

Joined CDPLC in 1996. Has over 24 years of experience at CDPLC in the field of Legal, Secretarial & Compliances

N.M.K.B.NAYAKARATHNA

Managing Director / CEO (DGES)

B Sc Eng(Hons)

Started carrier as Trainee Engineer at CDPL in 1986. Over 30 years experience in the field of Marine Engineering at CDPLC. 26 Years and in Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia 2 Years.

S.D. GILBERT

General Manager

BSC, Engineering, C. Eng , MIE (SL) , PG Dip ( PM)

Mr S.D. Gilbert got his first degree in the field of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa and joined to Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) as a Trainee Engineer in 1995.