The Kapruka Board of Directors guides and supervises the business and operations. The board consists of three Independent Non-Executive Directors, two Non-Independent Non-Executive Directors, and two Executive Directors, including the Chairman/CEO. The composition of the board is as follows:
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Dulith V. Herath, Chairman and CEO
Mr. D V Herath is an entrepreneur, web-technology specialist, Chairman and CEO of Kapruka. He possesses strong technical skills that fuse innovation and new technology-based business models in Sri Lanka. Mr. Herath is also an advocate for improving government policies on tech start-ups and intellectual properties. Incidentally, he is a recipient of the prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship. Before forming Kapruka, Mr. Herath served as a Development Specialist at Dell Perot Systems where he designed robust software/web applications for DELL client™s use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency. Additionally, he worked as an Application Architect at Microsoft. There he directed and designed new applications from conception to completion while overseeing the technical staff involved with development projects. Mr. Herath is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, USA, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science.
Anuradha Herath“Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director
Mrs Herath has a Bachelor of Commerce from Bangalore University, India and an MBA from Eastern Kentucky University, USA. Before joining Kapruka, she worked at the University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union, USA. She is also an entrepreneur on her own and founded a well-known Sri Lankan coffee house chain, Java Lounge. She has strong domain knowledge of US-based e-commerce platforms and cross-border e-commerce opportunities.
Thilangani Herath “ Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
With over 35 years of entrepreneurial experience, Mrs T Herath possesses strong leadership and human resource management skills. She is a founding member of many businesses in Sri Lanka in construction, feng-shul, science, health (Island Pharmacy chain) and education (Asian International School).
Priyanthi Pieris-Independent Non-Executive Director
Mrs Priyanthi Pieris is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and a Solicitor of England and Wales. With over 40 years of experience in the field of corporate and securities law, Mrs Pieris™ expertise spans handling corporate restructuring, privatizations, capital market transactions, take-overs, mergers, and amalgamations. Mrs Pieris also serves on the Boards of JAT Holdings PLC, Associated Electrical Corporation Ltd, MTN Corporate Consultants (Pvt) Ltd and is the current Chairperson / Consultant of P W Corporate Secretarial (Pvt) Ltd “ a firm that provides capital market-related services to listed companies.
Mrs Pieris also served as the Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Finance from 2002 to 2004. She was a legal consultant to the Colombo Stock Exchange (2004-2011). Also, she served as a Member of the Committee of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka on Takeovers and Mergers Code and as a Member of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants; she is a Member of the Law Commission. She has served on the boards of Asia Asset Finance PLC (2012-2021), Abans Electricals PLC (2012-2021), and LOLC Finance PLC (2012-2021).
Tishan Subasinghe-Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Tishan Subasinghe is the Managing Director and Joint Managing Partner of Moore Stephens Consulting (Private) Limited and Moore Stephens Aiyar, respectively. Additionally, he is a Council Member of the University of Moratuwa, the Chairman of the Sanasa General Insurance Company Limited, and is a Director at Amana Bank PLC, having previously served as the Head of Audit and Assurance at BDO Partners. Mr Subasinghe is a specialist in information systems auditing and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA-USA) and also holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Colombo.
His influence and expertise are global as he maintains working relationships with PwC in New York, Philadelphia and Botswana, having received international training in the USA, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Malaysia, Indonesia, Rome and others in areas such as Sarbanes Oxley section 404 integrated audits, audit software and the adoption of IFRSs. He is also a visiting lecturer and trainer at leading local and foreign universities, while also being a member of the Presidential Commission for the Simplification of Laws and Regulations, and the CBSL™s Advisory Committee for the revival of failed Licensed Finance Companies.
Manohari Abeyesekera – Independent Non-Executive Director
Manohari Abeyesekera is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant who has 20 year plus post qualifying experience serving in leadership C suite Executive positions in both private and state sector in Sri Lanka. She currently serves as a Global Council Member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA UK), Council Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID), and a Board Member of Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board (SLASSMB), which serves as a regulator. Manohari completed a three-year Board Stint in January 2023 as an Independent Non-Executive Director/ Chairperson -Audit Committee of the National Savings Bank (NSB).
Previously, Manohari served the Hayleys Group, in multiple leadership roles during an 18-year stint. She was attached to Hayleys PLC, the parent company, and served as the Head “ Strategic Business Development. Responsible for the Group™s acquisitions exceeding US $ 200 Mn, listing subsidiaries in the Colombo Stock Exchange and restructuring loss making entities. Manohari was the focal point of contact at Hayleys Group for Embassies Chambers and UN Global Compact and was instrumental for Hayleys signing the UN CEO Water Mandate. She was involved in project financing liaising with multi-lateral development agencies such as Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and DEG Bank Germany. In May 2019, Manohari was seconded as the Director “ Strategy & Business Development at Fentons Limited, the engineering arm of Hayleys Group. Manohari also served as a Director Hayleys Group Services (Pvt.) Ltd, the Group™s Company Secretarial arm from year 2012- 2020.
An Alumna of KPMG, Manohari is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA-UK) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. She read for the MBA from University of Colombo. Manohari has received many awards for Women Leadership “Women in Management SL (2012), World Women Leadership Congress -Mumbai (2015) and South Asian Partnership Summit[1]Dhaka (2017).
Suresh Subasinghe – Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Suresh Subasinghe is a celebrated technology expert and visionary leader, recognized for his deep knowledge in digital transformation, enterprise architecture, and innovation. Throughout his distinguished career, he has co-founded and led technology firms, championed digital and e-commerce platforms for Fortune 100 companies, and directed strategic shifts in the global financial sector. As the Managing Partner of San Francisco-based Arc75 Inc., Mr. Subasinghe co-founded an agency specializing in AI, MarTech, and Personalization solutions for Fortune 100 companies, particularly in high-compliance sectors such as Travel, Healthcare, and Fintech.
Under his leadership at Wellpay, a San Mateo firm, they developed digital healthcare products serving over a million patients, generating revenues of $250 million. At Air Canada, he launched the groundbreaking Digital Experience Platform, foundational to the company™s $15 billion e-commerce and loyalty programs. With United Airlines in Chicago, he spearheaded the cloud transformation of their $45 billion Ecommerce and Loyalty platforms, and initiated key projects establishing Enterprise AI Platforms and integrating IoT into operations, resulting in over $100 million in savings. At Zurich Financial Services, his global approach facilitated strategic technology projects across the US, Switzerland, and the UK.
Mr. Subasinghe earned his MBA from Duke University, North Carolina, in 2010 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Utah (2002-2005). In 2019, he completed the Executive Program in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Toronto, Canada.