Maharaja Foods Limited announced the appointment of Imran Furkan and Melanga Doolwala as Non-Executive Independent Directors.
Founded by the visionary entrepreneur late Sivasaraman Guganathan hailing from Velani -Jaffna, Maharaja Food Products commenced operations in 1995, sourcing premium quality food items such as rice, potatoes, onions and lentils, etc. empowering local farmers whilst providing high-quality food products to its customers.
Today, the company stands as a symbol of quality and innovation, enriching lives with a diverse array of products, including rice-based and flour-based products, spices, fish-based products and a range of grocery items, serving both local and overseas consumers through its network of distributors in Sri Lanka, France, the United Kingdom and Australia.
After the demise of late Guganathan in 2016, his spouse Thavamalar Guganathan (also hailing from Velani - Jaffna) took over the leadership of the business, thus Maharaja Foods since then is a women-owned enterprise. The company is contemplating raising fresh equity capital to finance business expansion in the
near future.
Imran Furkan
- Currently advises boards and CEOs on personal leadership, strategy as well as geopolitical and technology risk management.
- Serves as CEO of Tresync, Australia.
- Passionate on fostering collaboration, connecting people and businesses together, fostering industry partnerships and offer advice on macro socioeconomic technological strategy.
- Holds senior management and board directorship roles in industries such as regulatory and industry bodies, IT/GBS, finance, commodities, media and professional services in the Asia-Pacific region.
- An Independent Non-Executive Director of Interfaith Network (IFN), City of Greater Dandenong, Australia.
- Was formerly an Independent Non-Executive Director of Trade Finance and Investments PLC
- Served as CEO of SLASSCOM and the Sri Lanka Press Institute.
- A Fellow of CPA Australia, CIMA UK.
- Has an MBA from Australia and a BA (Hons) Sustainable Performance Management from the UK.
Melanga Doolwala
- Holds over 23 years’ experience in finance, specialising in financial management and strategy.
- Serves Chissworld PLC as a Non-Executive Independent Director.
- At Maharaja Foods, oversees critical board functions as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Related Party Transactions Review Committee.
- Director of Omee Products (Pvt.) Ltd and A M D Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd.
- Was Principal Officer/General Manager Finance and Operations at Arpico Insurance PLC.
- Held management positions at X-Ont Software (Pvt.) Ltd and Janashakthi Insurance PLC.
- Holds an MBA from Cardiff Metropolitan University.
- An Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK.
