The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 6 January 2026 ·Oral question: Questions and Papers (Resumption after Adjournment)

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The Minister provided details of the current SriLankan Airlines Board, including its eight directors, their other directorships, and directors’ fees paid between October 2024 and October 2025. He stated that Mr. Sarath Ganegoda is the present Chairman, that an annex with further details has been placed in the Library, and that the Chairman had no sponsored personal travel but undertook one duty visit to New Delhi to meet Airbus.

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¶ 01 CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTORS OF SRILANKAN AIRLINES: DETAILS

¶ 02 (a) (i) Present Directors: - Mr. Sarath Ganegoda - Mr. Dimal Arandara – Representative of the Ministry of Finance - Mr. Rohan Goonetilleke - Group Captain (Retd.) Mr. Sugath Rajapakse - Mr. Vipula Gunatilleke - Dr. Harsha Cabral, PC - Mr. Dumith Fernando - Mr. Senarath Liyanage

¶ 03 (ii) Other directorships held (in addition to SriLankan Airlines): - Mr. Sarath Ganegoda: SriLankan Catering Limited - Mr. Rohan Goonetilleke: Hayleys Fabric PLC; South Asia Textiles Limited; SriLankan Catering Limited - Mr. Dimal Arandara: Canwill Holdings (Pvt.) Limited; Golden Key Credit Card Company; SriLankan Catering Limited; Air Lanka (Pvt.) Limited - Group Capt. (Retd.) Mr. Sugath Rajapakse: Lanka Rest Houses Limited; SriLankan Catering Limited - Mr. Vipula Gunatilleke: SriLankan Catering Limited; Air Lanka (Pvt.) Limited - Dr. Harsha Cabral, PC: Tokyo Cement Group; National Savings Bank; Hayleys PLC; DIMO PLC; Alumex PLC; Ceylinco Life; Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC; SriLankan Catering Limited - Mr. Dumith Fernando: Asia Securities Holdings (Pvt.) Limited; Union Assurance PLC; SriLankan Catering Limited - Mr. Senarath Liyanage: Air Lanka (Pvt.) Limited

¶ 04 (iii) Director’s fees paid (October 2024 to October 2025) – taxable (with taxes): - Mr. Sarath Ganegoda: Nil - Mr. Dimal Arandara: Board Rs. 975,000; HR&RC Rs. 240,000; Audit Rs. 180,000; BGRC Rs. 45,000; Total Rs. 1,440,000 - Mr. Rohan Goonetilleke: Nil - Group Capt. (Retd.) Mr. Sugath Rajapakse: Board Rs. 975,000; HR&RC Rs. 330,000; Audit Rs. 210,000; Total Rs. 1,515,000 - Mr. Vipula Gunatilleke: Board Rs. 975,000; HR&RC —; Audit Rs. 285,000; BGRC Rs. 45,000; Total Rs. 1,305,000 - Mr. Dumith Fernando: Nil - Dr. Harsha Cabral, PC: Nil - Mr. Senarath Liyanage: Nil

¶ 05 (iv) Details given in Annex. Placed in the Library.

¶ 06 (v) Present Chairman: Mr. Sarath Ganegoda.

¶ 07 (vi) Travel with sponsorship: - Personal: Nil - Duty travel: One visit to New Delhi, India to meet with Airbus.

¶ 08 (b) Not applicable.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 6 January 2026 ·No. 23111 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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