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Dr. Nihal Attygalle |
Ajith Kumara
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Exterminators Ltd. has announced the appointment of Dr. Nihal Attygalle and Ajith Kumara as Non-Executive Independent Directors on its Board.
Dr. Attygalle has over 30 years’ experience in leading private sector companies. He has provided his consultancy service to the government, and private sector institutes such as district secretaries, divisional secretaries, ministries, departments, universities, schools, hospitals, construction, manufacturers, fertiliser and pesticide importers. He is an auditor for many management systems such as quality, environment, occupational health and safety, and laboratory and food safety.
Dr. Attygalle is a lead auditor registered at the International Register of Certificated Auditors in the UK. He is a life member at the Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Quality Council of India (QCI) and member of UK – Association of Professionals. He is also a visiting lecturer at the National Institute of Plantation Management and Aquinas University College. He worked as a research associate attached to the Department of Botany, University of Peradeniya. He has conducted research on pollination biology in the Sinharaja Forest Reserve. His research with professors has been published in several international symposiums. Dr. Attygalle graduated from the University of Ruhuna and subsequently obtained his MBA and PhD from the University of Honolulu – USA.
Kumara is currently working as the Director – Finance and Economic Research at the Certis Lanka Group. He has gained over 20 years of experience in the field of finance, accounting and auditing. He has also worked for Ceylinco Tax and Financial Services for two years and has worked for Ernst & Young Colombo for three years as an audit manager prior to joining the Certis Group. He obtained his MBA from the Australian Institute of Business and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He graduated from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura with honours in B.Sc. in Accountancy and Financial Management.