Coir and coir based products Sector Advisory committee
Chairman
MR. TISSA KUMARASIRI VITHANAGE
CONTACT INFORMATION
- ☏ : 0777762508
- 📧: info@cocotechlanka.com
Mr. Tissa Kumarasiri Vithanage is the Founder and Chairman of Cocotech Exports Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., a leading Coir based horticultural products manufacturing and exporting company in Sri Lanka, having over 30 years’ experience in the Coir Industry.
He incorporated Cocotech Exports Lanka (Pvt) Ltd for manufacturing and exporting of Coir Based Horticultural products for the foreign market in 1998 which has now developed into one of the best coir-based product companies in Sri Lanka achieving several industrial excellence awards from as National Chamber of Exporters and Industrial Development Board.
He is an incorporated Electrical Engineer (B. (Tech)), passed out from the Open University of Sri Lanka and he has 18 years in work experience in private sector companies, Inter Coir (Pvt) Ltd, Industrial Engineers, Chars P Hayleys Haymat, Way Coir (Pvt) Ltd in the senior management capacity such as technical officer, Executive in charge, project manager and Technical Director.
He also designs, Fabricates and develops of coir-based production machines, Geo Textiles, compressed rolling machines, Sheet forming units, hydraulic pressers, pot forming presses, High density coir yarn knitting machines for river filtration for get improve the Coir Industry.
He is presently performing as the Chairman of the “Advisory committee on Coir Industry Sector to Ministry of Industries” and the Chairman of the “Advisory committee on Coir Industry Sector to Export Development Board”
Advisory Committee Members
| NO. | Name of the Committee Members | Designation and the Institution | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. U.L.A. Udasiri Perera | Director Ministry of Industries | ☏: 0112422319 0702322331 📧: sector1mid@yahoo.com |
| 2 | Mrs. Sureka N. Attanayake | Director Ministry of Plantation | ☏: 0112186223 0714398012 📧: snilanthi@hootmail.com |
| 3 | Dr. Sarath Idirisinghe | Head of Agriculture Economics &Agribusiness Mgt. Division Coconut Research Institute | ☏: 0312255300 0777148945 📧: sarath658@yahoo.com |
| 4 | Mr. Deepal Dayawansha | Director (Regional Development) Industrial Development Board | ☏: 011-2605323 0718582593 📧: info@idb.gov.lk |
| 5 | Mr. Sampath Samarawikrama | Director- Market Development & Research Division Coconut Development Authority | ☏: 0112502502 0769901005 📧: directormdr@gmail.com |
| 6 | Ms. Shanika Weralugolla | Export Promotion Officer Sri Lanka Export Development Board | ☏: 0112 300705 071 4949640 📧: shanikaw@edb.gov.lk edb@edb.gov.lk |
| 7 | Mr. P.V. Tissa Kumarasiri | Managing Director &Chairman of the Advisory Committee CocoTechExports Lanka PvtLtd | ☏: 033-2248848 0777-762508 📧: info@cocotechlanka.com |
| 8 | Mr. Lalith Jayawardana | Director Marketing Samtessi Brush Manufactures (Pvt.) Limited | ☏: 011-2131800 0777-815076 📧: lalithj@dsisamson.com |
| 9 | Mr. P.C. Bharathi Pathirana | Managing Director Dilmin Enterprise | ☏: 0777159753 📧: dilminent@gmail.com |
| 10 | Mr. D.E. Chaminda Perera | President Exporters Association of Coconut Based Substrates | ☏: 0112908443 0777771598 📧: decperera@gmail.com association.eacbs@gmail.com |
| 11 | Mr. R.R.P.W. Kithsiri Palihawadana | Manager – Sales & Marketing HayleysFibre PLC | ☏: 0112628566 0777593033 📧: kithsiri.palihawadana@hayleysfibre.com |
| 12 | Mr. T.H.N. D.Kulasooriya | General Manager Lanka Brush Exports (Pvt.) Ltd | ☏: 0382230701 0777815030 📧: nuwank@lankabrush.com |
| 13 | Mr. S.J.P. Samarathunga | Managing Director Coco Green (Pvt.) Ltd | ☏: 0372238095 0712734212 📧: sammd@cocogreen.com |
| 14 | Mr. B.D.P Devapriya Perera | Executive Director Beira Brush (Pvt.) Ltd | ☏: 0342269908 0777714263 📧: Prasad@bpplholdings.com |
| 15 | Mr. U.Rajitha C. Fernando | CEO Warna Exporters (Pvt.) Ltd. | ☏: 0349289000 0773122123 📧: director@warnaexporters.com |
| 16 | Mr. L.A.K.I.Kodytuakku | CEO Ravi Industries Ltd. | ☏: 0112226711 0777801278 📧: kositha.kodytuakku@ravi.hayleys.com |
| 17 | Mr. Suresh Silva | CEO, Managing Director Silver Mill Group | ☏: 0717873725 📧: suresh@silvermillgroup.com |
