Mr. U.G. Madanayake had his early education at Ananda College, Colombo. He graduated from the University of Cambridge - England in 1958, and had his M.A. (Cantab) conferred on him in 1962. He is a Barrister at-law (Lincoln’s Inn) and an Attorney-at-law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He started his working life managing family-owned plantations until most of the lands were taken over by the State under the Land Reform Law of 1972. He still continues to have an active interest in agriculture.

He joined the Board of Associated Motorways Ltd, and subsequently became the Deputy Chairman of the Company. He became a Director of ACL Cables PLC (then Associated Cables Ltd.) in January 1963, its Managing Director in July 1978 and Chairman cum Managing Director in May 1990. He relinquished his duties as Managing Director in September 2005 after appointing Mr. Suren Madanayake as Managing Director. With the acquisition of Kelani Cables PLC, by the ACL Group in October 1999, he was appointed as Chairman of Kelani Cables PLC.

Mr. U.G Madanayake is also the Chairman of Fab Foods (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Tapioca Ltd., ACL Plastics PLC and Lanka Olex Cables (Pvt.) Ltd. He is also a Director of ACL Metals & Alloys (Pvt.) Ltd., ACL Polymers (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Copper (Pvt.) Ltd., ACL-Kelani Magnet Wire (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Bulbs & Electricals Ltd., and ACL Electric (Pvt.) Ltd. He has over 50 years experience in the cable Industry.

Mr. Suren Madanayake had his education at Royal College, Colombo and qualified as a Mechanical Engineer from the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He was appointed to the Board of ACL Cables PLC in June 1991 and appointed as Managing Director in September 2005. When Kelani Cables PLC was acquired in October 1999, he was appointed as Managing Director of Kelani Cables PLC and Lanka Olex Cables (Private) Ltd which is the holding Company of Kelani Cables PLC. In 2003 he was appointed as Deputy Chairman of Kelani Cables PLC.

He also serves as the Managing Director of ACL Plastics PLC and Director of Ceylon Bulbs & Electricals Ltd., ACL Metals & Alloys (Pvt.) Ltd., ACL Polymers (Pvt.) Ltd., ACL-Kelani Magnet Wire (Pvt.) Ltd., Ceylon Copper (Pvt.) Ltd., ACL Electric (Pvt.) Ltd., SM Lighting (Pvt) Ltd., Fab Foods (Pvt.) Ltd. and Ceylon Tapioca Ltd. In 2012, he was appointed to the Board of Union Bank of Colombo PLC as an Independent Non- Executive Director. He also serves as Chairman of CCC Foundation of Sri Lanka, which is an approved charity.

Mrs. N.C. Madanayake was appointed to the Board of ACL Cables PLC in July 1980. She is also a Director of Kelani Cables PLC, ACL Plastics PLC, Ceylon Bulbs & Electricals Ltd., Lanka Olex Cables (Pvt) Ltd. and Ceylon Tapioca Ltd. Mrs. N.C Madanayake is a pioneering Director of Fab Foods (Pvt) Ltd.

Mr. Ajit M. de S. Jayaratne had his education at Royal College, Colombo. He holds a B.Sc. (Economics) Degree from Southampton University and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England & Wales and also a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka. Mr. Jayaratne was the Chairman of Forbes & Walker Limited, The Colombo Stock Exchange, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and The Finance Commission. Mr. Jayaratne also served as the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Singapore. He is now a Director of Singer Sri Lanka Ltd, Singer Industries Ltd., Colombo Fort Land & Building Co. Ltd., Colonial Motors Ltd., Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC and C.W. Mackie PLC. Mr. Jayaratne was appointed to the Board of Directors of ACL Cables PLC in November 2005.

Mr. Hemaka Amarasuriya is currently the Chairman of the Singer Group of Companies in Sri Lanka. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, U.K. He also holds a Honorary Fellowship from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, U.K. and a Diploma in Marketing Strategy from the University of New York.

He is on the Directorate of other listed companies such as National Development Bank PLC, C.W. Mackie PLC and nonlisted companies such as Bata Shoe Co. Ceylon, TNL Radio Network (Pvt) Limited, Amariya Resorts (Pvt) Ltd., & Micro Cars (Pvt) Ltd. Since holding the Chair of the Singer Group in Sri Lanka, he built this institution to regularly be among LMD’s top 20 Corporates in Sri Lanka for an unbroken sequence of 12 years, while earning the status for Singer as the “Most Powerful Brand in Sri Lanka” and the vote as the “Most Popular Brand” for 8 consecutive years by Peoples’ Choice.

He was recognized by the Asia Retails Congress 2007 with the “Retail Leadership Award” for his contribution to retailing in Asia and by the Chartered Institute of Marketing U.K. as a “Visionary Business Leader” for his invaluable contribution to the Marketing Profession in initiating revolutionary changes in the Consumer Market. His association with local industry goes back to 1992 from which time he has chaired the Regional Industry Service Committee – Southern Province of the Ministry of Industrial Development, responsible for developing Industrial Estates in the Southern Province. He is a former Chairman of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon and was previously responsible for the Human Resource Development Function of Singer Asia and for the procurement function of Singer Global and also chaired the Singer Worldwide Business Council, the policy implementation body of one of the oldest multinationals.

Mr. Daya Wahalatantiri had his early education at Holy Cross College, Kalutara and Royal College, Colombo. In 1990, he obtained his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He is a Graduate in Chemistry (Special) from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya. Having gained sufficient exposure in marketing of industrial products to institutional customers, he joined ACL Cables PLC as its first Marketing Manager in 1982. In 1999, with the acquisition of Kelani Cables PLC, he was promoted as the Group Marketing Manager. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of ACL Cables PLC in November 2005.

Mr. Rajiv Casie Chitty had his education at Royal College, Colombo. He became a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK and Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK and a Chartered Financial Analyst, USA. He obtained his Masters in Economics from the University of Colombo and won the Janashakthi Gold at the 2006 CIMA Pinnacle Awards. Mr. Casie Chitty was appointed as a Director of ACL Cables PLC in November 2005. He is Chief Financial Officer of the Sunshine Tea Group and Nonexecutive Independent Director of Tangerine Beach Hotels PLC, Royal Palms Beach Hotels PLC, Ceylon Printers PLC, Kalamazoo Industries PLC and Office Equipment PLC.

Dr.Selliah was appointed to the ACL Cables PLC board in June 2015. Dr Selliah holds an MBBS Degree and a Master’s Degree (M.Phill), and has over two decades of experience in diverse fields, which include manufacturing, healthcare,plantations, packaging, insurance, retail and logistics.
Dr. Selliah is the Deputy Chairman of Asiri Hospitals PLC, Asiri Surgical Hospital PLC and Central Hospital Private Ltd. He is a Director of Lanka Tiles PLC, Horana Plantation PLC, Softlogic Holdings PLC, Lanka Walltiles PLC, Lanka Ceramic PLC, ODEL PLC and HNB Assurance PLC. He is the Chairman of JAT holdings Private Ltd and Cleanco Lanka Private Ltd. He serves on the Remuneration Committee,Audit Committee Strategic planning committee, Investment committee and Related party transaction committee of some of the companies listed above.