LIMITED EDITION
Rajan Yatawara Hayleys Rajan Yatawara passed away in 2017 but he lives vividly on in…
THE TIMEKEEPER
Deshabandu W. A. Wimaladharma Wimaladharma Brothers Islanders have a reputation for a notional system of…
PERFECT DISTILLER
Carl de Silva Wijeyeratne Rockland The art of distillation has intrigued humankind for centuries and…
BRIGHT STAR
Upali Wijewardene Upali Group There was something of Apollo in him. Upali Wijewardene was a…
THE PATRIARCH
D. R. Wijewardena Lake House Printers & Publishers Don Richard Wijewardena revolutionised the newspaper industry…
PRINCIPLED LEADER
Rienzie Wijetilleke Hatton National Bank In his own words quoted in the preface to a…
INIMITABLE IDEATION
Nahil Wijesuriya East West Group of Companies The enormous glass window of his 24th floor…
ENERGETIC GIANT
Mallory Wijesinghe Bartleet Group The Public Works Department in which he had hoped to find…
INTREPID INVESTOR
Chandra Wijenaike Central Finance The story goes that Chandra Wijenaike had a friend who owned…
THE THINK TANK
N. G. (Tanky) Wickremeratne Hayleys The Hayleys Group is one of Sri Lanka’s largest conglomerates…
CORPORATE CHEMIST
S. K. Wickremasinghe CIC Holdings Sarath Kusum (‘S. K.’) Wickremasinghe could have lived in the…
BISCUIT BARON
Deshamanya Mineka Wickramasingha CBL Group They say some are born with a silver spoon in…
SOUND BUSINESSMAN
Naro Udeshi Siedles Narottam (‘Naro’) Meghi Udeshi is described by a friend as a warm-hearted…
THE JEWEL
Ratna Sivaratnam Aitken Spence No praise is greater than words from a peer who holds…
TOUR DE FORCE
Ebert Silva Ebert Silva Touring Afriend conjures up an endearing image with the following words:…
TITLED TITAN
Deshamanya Mano Selvanathan Carson Cumberbatch Carson Cumberbatch (Carsons) was founded when two companies founded by R.…
ELUSIVE MAGNATE
Hari Selvanathan Carson Cumberbatch Carsons – Carson Cumberbatch – is one of the largest conglomerates in Sri…
ENERGETIC RISK TAKER
Chandra Schaffter Janashakthi Insurance Sixty years in any industry or sector is an astonishing achievement.…
NUMBERS AND NOUS
Deshamanya Deva Rodrigo PricewaterhouseCoopers Take a cursory glance at any list of corporate leadership and…
INTUITIVE LEADER
Susantha Ratnayake John Keells Holdings Susantha Ratnayake’s views expressed in an interview at the end…
