LEGENDS OF BUSINESS

LIMITED EDITION

Rajan Yatawara Hayleys Rajan Yatawara passed away in 2017 but he lives vividly on in the words his friends, colleagues and subordinates have chosen to pen of him. The strongest…

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THE TIMEKEEPER

Deshabandu W. A. Wimaladharma Wimaladharma Brothers Islanders have a reputation for a notional system of time – ‘island time’ – and Sri Lankans are no exception. Perhaps it was this…

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PERFECT DISTILLER

Carl de Silva Wijeyeratne Rockland The art of distillation has intrigued humankind for centuries and if the gods have nectar, then men must have their wine. Carl de Silva Wijeyeratne…

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BRIGHT STAR

Upali Wijewardene Upali Group There was something of Apollo in him. Upali Wijewardene was a man who turned heads – not once but twice. Even the emblem he chose for…

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THE PATRIARCH

D. R. Wijewardena Lake House Printers & Publishers Don Richard Wijewardena revolutionised the newspaper industry and journalism in Sri Lanka with his fearless commitment to exposing the truth. Before he…

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PRINCIPLED LEADER

Rienzie Wijetilleke Hatton National Bank In his own words quoted in the preface to a book written about him, Rienzie Wijetilleke has said: “I do believe that every person is…

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INIMITABLE IDEATION

Nahil Wijesuriya East West Group of Companies The enormous glass window of his 24th floor penthouse in Colombo affords this most dynamic of Sri Lankan entrepreneurs a nostalgic view: at…

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ENERGETIC GIANT

Mallory Wijesinghe Bartleet Group The Public Works Department in which he had hoped to find a suitable career proved too oppressive to the 23-year-old who had qualified in civil engineering…

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INTREPID INVESTOR

Chandra Wijenaike Central Finance The story goes that Chandra Wijenaike had a friend who owned a car showroom in Kandy who said that when he needed to obtain financing, he…

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THE THINK TANK

N. G. (Tanky) Wickremeratne Hayleys The Hayleys Group is one of Sri Lanka’s largest conglomerates and Nirmala Gihan (Tanky) Wickremeratne joined the operation in 1971, at the beginning of his…

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