Umesh Gautam appointed Deputy Chairman at SMB Leasing

Long standing director Umesh Gautam has been appointed as the Deputy Chairman of SMB Leasing Plc with effect from 5 April.

He joined the SMB Leasing Plc Board as a Non Executive Director in 2010 and previously served as Chairman upon being elected in 2012. 

Gautam is an engineer by profession having started his career at Ashok Leyland India over three decades ago. Currently he serves as the head of the SAARC region of Ashok Leyland India and CEO of Lanka Ashok Leyland PLC, a joint venture between the Government of Sri Lanka and Ashok Leyland. He also serves on the board of the Indian CEO Forum Sri Lanka.

High net worth investor Dr. T. Senthilverl holds 29.75% stake in SMB Leasing Plc and Ravi Wijeratne holds 16.3%.

SMB Leasing Plc Board comprises of Ravi Wijeratne (Chairman), Umesh Gautam (Deputy Chairman), J.C. Korale (Senior Director), S.N.P. Palihena, and Thilan Wijesinghe (Non Executive Director and Alternate to H.R.S. Wijeratne).