Business tycoon Dhammika Perera, 47, the non-executive Co-Chairman of the Hayleys conglomerate, has together with related parties taken a controlling interest of 50.15% of Hayleys PLC, Hayleys said in a Stock Exchange filing last week.
Perera and connected parties previously owned 49.71% of Hayleys. Purchases of 0.28% and 0.16% of the company in mid-November had taken up his holding to over 50%.
In addition to Hayleys and its subsidiaries, Perera is on the board of a string of listed companies in financial services (LB Finance, Vallibel Finance), tile and sanitary-ware manufacturing (Royal Ceramics, Lanka Walltiles, Lanka Tiles) and leisure.
He was Secretary to the Ministry of Transport of the Mahinda Rajapaksa Government.
He is one of the country’s major casino operators and was once named the richest man in Sri Lanka by a Rich List 2013 sometime ago.
According to Hayleys’ September financials, Perera personally held 46.6% of the company and a further 2.91 through Vallibel One PLC.
Perera and connected parties previously owned 49.71% of Hayleys. Purchases of 0.28% and 0.16% of the company in mid-November had taken up his holding to over 50%.
In addition to Hayleys and its subsidiaries, Perera is on the board of a string of listed companies in financial services (LB Finance, Vallibel Finance), tile and sanitary-ware manufacturing (Royal Ceramics, Lanka Walltiles, Lanka Tiles) and leisure.
He was Secretary to the Ministry of Transport of the Mahinda Rajapaksa Government.
He is one of the country’s major casino operators and was once named the richest man in Sri Lanka by a Rich List 2013 sometime ago.
According to Hayleys’ September financials, Perera personally held 46.6% of the company and a further 2.91 through Vallibel One PLC.
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