Channa appointed Executive Director/CEO at Dankotuwa Porcelain

Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC has announced the appointment of CEO Channa Gunawardana as an Executive Director.

He joined Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC in March 2019, from Aitken Spence Group, where he was the Aitken Spence Garments Ltd. CEO/Director. Further, he was appointed as CEO of Royal Fernwood Porcelain PLC from December 2021.

Channa has extensive experience in overseas operations, as the Country Manager of Ernst and Young - Maldives and with apparel operations in Bangladesh as the Chief Financial Officer. Further, he was instrumental in setting up one of the pioneering manufacturing plants, in the emerging market in Africa, in 2015.

He served in Hirdaramani Group for 12 long years and was the Chief Operating Officer of Knit Cluster towards the end of his Hirdaramani career. He was responsible for operations of 10 manufacturing plants for leading buyers and was responsible for Sales and Marketing for a product category.

Channa was conferred with the Hall of Fame for Leadership Excellence for the year 2022, by Colombo Leadership Academy. The award is a testimony for demonstration of leadership excellence during tenure of business transformation and turnaround along with the recognition of professionalism, commitment and dedication to develop a high-performance business culture. He was also awarded the Best Manufacturing CEO of the Year 2022 organised by CEO Sri Lanka. 

Channa is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and also a fellow of the Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, with an MBA from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He holds a First-Class degree from the Department of Accountancy and Financial Management of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He is reading for his PhD with Management and Science University in Malaysia. He is recognised as the country’s leading CIMA Case Study lecturer and conducts leadership programs for youth in his spare time.