CBS STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE BOARD
Suminda De Silva
Suminda is a C-Suite professional and Chairman of the Strategy & Governance Board of CBS. He has several decades of solid international experience gained in Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and Africa. Suminda has worked with some of the world’s best and most recognizable brands, garnering a reputation for sound performance, P&L Management and Lean Operations in a wide variety of industries with subject matter operational expertise in automotive, manufacturing, export processing industrial zones, sustainability, standards & compliance, power and energy, renewables, agriculture, and trade. In 2004, he was identified as an “Emerging Business Leader” by the prestigious Management Today magazine of Australia. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers & Leaders (IML) Australia and New Zealand and an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (AIM). Suminda works with the motto and operates any business where making money is only a by-product of living your purpose of existence.
Outside of his professional career, Suminda is an ardent motorsports competitor and administrator. He was a Past President of Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders (SLARDAR) and Past Vice President of Sri Lanka Automobile Sports (SLAS), the governing federation of motorsports in Sri Lanka.
Suralini De Silva
Suralini steered CBS as its Managing Director from inception before stepping down from an active operational role. She steered CBS during the most challenging business climate the organization and country at large experienced from 2018 to 2023 because of multiple challenges faced post the Easter Sunday bombings in Colombo, COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns, economic crisis, power crisis, fuel shortages and public protests that crippled the nation. Suralini does not hesitate to roll up her sleeves and get her hands dirty, when faced with adverse challenges and was very evident when CBS was selected as the supplier of choice by the World Bank funded Early Childhood Development Project to manufacture and distribute thousands of handwash stations and hygiene products across early childhood development centers spread across the entire country during the first COVID-19 lockdown, when procurement and logistics were at a complete standstill.
On stepping down from an active operational role at CBS, Suralini couldn’t resist her natural entrepreneurship and has been pursuing her personal hobby and passion for hair and beauty and operates a high-end salon in Colombo.
Nireka De Silva
Nireka brings a unique blend of qualifications and experience to his practice. His academic background in graphic design and visual communication has been channeled into a career in creative writing. His professional journey spans both traditional and modern agencies, providing him with a distinctive understanding of the advertising and digital space. Having won the Gold Award (Risk Taker: Most Creative Solution) and Young Spikes Sri Lanka 2018 (Media Category), he now sits on the strategy and leadership team at D3 Maven—a mixed-media agency based in Dubai—as a Creative Director.
Nikhila De Silva
Nikhila is a qualified creative visual content creator and designer with a BA. (Hons) from the University of Northumbria UK. He is a partner of Krea Studio doing several creative and branding projects in Sri Lanka and Spain. He is an ardent surfing enthusiast and owns and operates Saga cafes, espresso bars at two of the surfing hotspots at Arugam Bay on the East coast and Ahangama on the South coasts of the island.
Amandhi Kotelawala
Amandhi holds a BSc. In Natural Sciences with a concentration in Biology from USA, an associate degree with the highest honors from Broward College, USA, and Honors Certificate with a Distinction from the Robert “Bob” Elmo Honors College USA and a Diploma in Psychology. Amandhi was on the Broward College Presidents list for high academic performance with a constant 4.00 GPA and Dean’s list for high academic performance. She gives leadership to the people and administration functions at CBS.
Chanduka Gallearachchi
Chandu, as he is fondly referred to, holds a BA. (Hons) from the University of Northumbria. He currently heads operations of all CBS business units and is responsible for rolling out and executing all strategic decisions of the board.
