Amal Cabraal appointed Chairman Silvermill Group

Amal Cabraal has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of Silvermill Investment Holdings Ltd., effective 1 April. 

He has been serving as an independent Non-Executive Director since 2015.He replaces Dr. Roland Silva who retiredon31 March, having counted 14years of distinguished service as Chairman. 

Cabraal is presently the Chairman of Ceylon Beverage Holdings PLC, Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC and CIC Feeds Group of Companies. He is a former Chairman and CEO of Unilever Sri Lanka and has over three decades of business experience in general management, marketing and sales in Sri Lanka and overseas.

He is also a Non-Executive Director of John Keells Holdings, Hatton National Bank and Sunshine Holdings and an advisor to a number of leading companies. He is a member of the Monetary Policy Consultative Committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. He is also a committee member of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Management Committee of the Mercantile Services Provident Society. 

A Chartered Marketer and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing – UK, he holds a MBA from the University of Colombo and is an executive education alumnus of INSEAD-France.

Silvermill Group believes his expertise and experience will help guide the groupon its journey to realise itsvision ‘to be Sri Lanka’s most admired agribusiness group by partnering growers to provide sustainable innovative solutions to global brands’.

Silvermill Group was established in 1920, when its founderAnthony Silva set up his first desiccated coconut factory in Giriulla.Today, at the cusp of celebrating its centenary, Silvermill is a leader in the manufacture and export of value-added coconut products and continues to pioneer innovation in coconut and other agri-business sectors. As testimony to its prowess, the Silvermill Group enjoys a proud track record of partnering many world renowned international brands.