Stasshani Jayawardena was recently appointed as a Board Director to Melstacorp PLC and Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DCSL).

Melstacorp PLC is a diversified conglomerate, recognised as one of the most profitable organisations in the country, with business interests in beverages, plantations, telecommunication, financial services and other diversified sectors. With an annual turnover of Rs.100 billion, DCSL is a public listed company, with one of the highest market capitalisations in the industry.

Jayawardena serves on the board of Aitken Spence and heads the tourism sector of Aitken Spence PLC, inclusive of hotels, destination management and overseas travel.

With a career spanning over a decade at Aitken Spence, Jayawardena is a new generation leader that wields a fresh perspective in management and leads strategic business units across the group. She leads several key strategic teams as Chairperson of Aitken Spence Hotel Managements and serves on the boards of Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings, Stassen Group, Lanka Milk Foods (CWE), Aitken Spence Aviation and Western Power Company.

Following the latest appointments, the board of directors of Melstacorp PLC comprises Deshamanya Harry Jayawardena (Chairman and Managing Director), Royle Jansz, N. De S. Aditya, Capt. K.J. Kahanda, Dr. A.N. Balasooriya, Hasitha Jayawardena, R. Seevarathnam, Vyjayanthi Senaratne, Stasshani Jayawardena and L.U.D. Fernando. 

The board of directors of DCSL comprises Deshamanya Harry Jayawardena (Chairman and Managing Director), Capt. K.J. Kahanda (Joint Managing Director), Royle Jansz, N. De S. Aditya, Hasitha Jayawardena, Dr. A.N. Balasooriya, Ranjeevan Seevarathnam and Stasshani Jayawardena.