Pelwatte Dairy Industries appoints Rajive Silva to board

Rajive Silva

Pelwatte Dairy Industries announced the appointment of Rajive Silva as its new Non-Executive Board Director. 

In his new role, he will be instrumental in positioning Pelwatte Dairy as a technology-driven leader in the dairy industry by implementing modern, efficient and scalable IT solutions.

Silva’s impressive educational background includes a Master of Business Finance from the University of Kelaniya, a BSc in Information Systems from Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and he is a Fellow Member (FCMA, CGMA) of CIMA, UK. He is also an alumnus of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo.

Silva holds several professional certifications, including Certified Board Director, past certified ITIL Internal Auditor and past certified ISO/IEC 20000 Auditor (IT Service Management). He is also a former Project Management Professional Certificate Holder.

He co-founded Innovation ThreeSixty, a company that delivered enterprise software to global clients before pivoting into agrotech, leading to a successful exit. He co-founded Azend Technologies through a joint venture with DIMO. Following his successful exit from IThreeSixty, he acquired full ownership of Azend by buying out all other shareholders, including the stake held by DIMO.

As CEO, he has led Azend’s growth into a global digital solutions provider, generating 100 percent foreign revenue, creating over 100 high-value jobs and expanding Sri Lanka’s technology footprint on the world stage. He previously held leadership roles at MillenniumIT and the London Stock Exchange Group. He was later appointed to the C-Suite at Informatics International, where he reported directly to the managing director and board, driving cultural and technological transformation.

He also gained early exposure to large-scale enterprise environments through roles at leading organisations such as John Keells Holdings, Brandix and MAS. A two-time SLASSCOM General Council Member (including 25/26 year), he recently served on the Global Sourcing Association UK (GSA -UK).

“We are thrilled to welcome Rajive Silva to the Pelwatte Dairy family,” said Pelwatte Dairy Managing Director Akmal Wickramanayake.