NESTLE LANKA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director of Nestlé Lanka
Bernhard Stefan is the Managing Director of Nestlé Lanka PLC and is responsible for the management of Nestlé's operations both in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. He was appointed with effect from 1 March 2023.
Job Titles:
- Corporate Public Affairs Senior Manager
Job Titles:
- Company Secretary
- Attorney - at - Law
Keerthi Pathiraja is an Attorney-at-Law, admitted to the Bar in 2004. He holds a Masters Degree in International Business Law and a Masters Degree in Business Administration. He was appointed the Company Secretary to Nestlé Lanka with effect from 01 January 2016, prior to which he was the Head of Legal and Board Secretary at Laugfs Group of Companies. He also functions as the Secretary to the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Related Party Transactions Committee.
Job Titles:
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Chairman and Director of Urban Built ( Pvt ) Ltd
Dian Gomes is an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 17 March 2017. He commenced his career at KPMG in 1977 and was the General Manager of the May Corporation in Sri Lanka prior to embarking on his over 25-year career in the apparel industry.
Dian currently serves as the Chairman and Director of Urban Built (Pvt) Ltd, Gandhara Crafts and Artifacts (Pvt) Ltd, Villa Republic (Pvt) Ltd, Westgate Apparel (Pvt) Ltd, and Westgate International (Pvt) Ltd. He is the former Chairman of Hela Clothing (Pvt) Ltd., former Managing Director/CEO of MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd, and Group Director of MAS Holdings Ltd.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Non - Executive Director of Pegasus Hotels of Ceylon PLC
is an Independent Non-Executive Director since 2007, and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. An expert on economic issues, Mahen is a former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Business Development Centre, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Monetary Policy Consultative Committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, and Colombo Tea Traders' Association. He also chairs several organisations such as Total Tea Concepts (Pvt) Ltd and Indo Asia Teas (Pvt) Ltd. Mahen is currently a Non-Executive Director of Pegasus Hotels of Ceylon PLC and Bukit Darah PLC, and the Resident Representative in Sri Lanka of Gover Horowitz & Blunt Ltd (UK). He is also the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Benin in Sri Lanka.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Chairman of the Related Party Transactions Review Committee
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Associate Member of CIMA
- Director - Finance & Control
Kumudu is an Associate Member of CIMA (ACMA, CGMA), a passed finalist of CIM and holds a MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Job Titles:
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Managing Partner of KPMG Sri Lanka & Maldives
Reyaz Mihular is the Managing Partner of KPMG Sri Lanka & Maldives and the former Chairman of KPMG's Middle East & South Asia (MESA) Regional Cluster (1 October 2018 to 30 September 2021). Reyaz previously served a term as the Chief Operating Officer of the MESA Regional Office and was also on KPMG's Europe Middle East & Africa (EMA) Board and on the Global Council of KPMG International.
Reyaz is a Past President and Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) - UK. He also served as the Chairman of the CIMA Sri Lanka Division during the year 2013. Reyaz has completed International Executive Education programmes at INSEAD, France, Harvard Business School and the London Business School, UK.
Reyaz served as a Board Member of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) for a 5-year term from July 1995 to December 2000. Subsequently, he served on the IASC's Standing Interpretations Committee for a year and as a Member of the IFRS Advisory Council of the International Accounting Standards Board for a 5-year period. He also served as a member of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) for a six-year term from January 2013 - December 2018.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Nestlé in 1999 As Executive Vice President - Sales
Suresh joined Nestlé in 1999 as Executive Vice President - Sales in India. He moved to Nestlé Indochina (which includes Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam) in 2003 as Executive Director for Sales, Marketing and Food-Services for the region. Two years later, he returned to Nestlé India as Head of Sales.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Non - Executive Director
- Director - Finance & Control
Svetlana (Sveta) Boldina is the Director - Finance & Control (F&C) and Chief Financial Officer of Nestlé India Limited. She was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Nestlé Lanka PLC effective 1 March 2023.
Sveta joined Nestlé Russia in 1998, where she subsequently took on roles with increasing responsibilities in accounting & reporting, tax planning and optimization. She also served as Chief Accountant in the initial years of her career. Sveta has also taken on various roles including Corporate Controller for Business Controlling & Planning, Country Controller for Nestlé Bulgaria, and Head of F&C for Nestlé Czech & Slovak. Prior to taking on her current position Sveta was the Head of F&C for Nestlé Indonesia, where she has contributed significantly towards effective business decisions, as well as developing and shaping a professional Finance and Information Systems & Information Technology (ISIT) teams. Sveta has displayed strong functional capabilities, combined with leadership and drive to achieve business outcomes, active stakeholder management and in ensuring robust co-piloting.