Susil fires CPC Board; Collure new Chairman, Hans joins boards

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Petroleum Minister Susil Premjayantha has fired Chairman and several Board members of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation replacing them with new appointments.

Top civil servant Tilak Collure has been appointed as the new Chairman of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) in addition to several new Directors. Among them are Dialog Axiata Group CEO and Director Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Susantha Silva, Nalin Patikikorala.

This is following the resignation of Dayananda Vidanagamachchi (Acting Chairman), Lakshman Gunawardena, Methsiri Wijegunawardena and Champika Amarasekara.