Commercial Credit and Finance PLC said it has appointed Mahendra Prathiviraj Wijeratne as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Wijeratne brings over twenty-five years of professional experience across diverse sectors. He is a distinguished senior executive, mechanical engineer and operations leader with proven expertise in corporate planning, operational strategy, marketing, project management and quality assurance within the aquaculture, manufacturing, engineering solutions and plantation industries.
Throughout his career, he has served in key executive leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer at Oceanpick Ltd., Consultant/Director of Engineering at Esna Allied Enterprises Ltd., Chief Executive Officer/Director at Mackply Industries Ltd., and General Manager – Engineering, Projects and Planning at Agalawatte Plantations PLC.
His academic and professional qualifications include a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura; an Engineering Council (UK) Part I and II qualification in Mechanical Engineering (equivalent to a B.Sc. Eng. Honours); and a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from The Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). In addition, he is a Member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (CMA) Australia and an Associate Member of The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka.