Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Professor K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) following the resignation of Dr. Tilak Siyambalapitiya.

Prof. Hemapala is a former Secretary to the Ministry of Energy in Sri Lanka. Prior to that appointment, he served as Professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Moratuwa University.

This has been officially communicated in a filing with the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) on June 03, 2025.

It notifies that the resignation of Chairman / Member (Non-Executive/Independent) Eng. (Dr.) D.J.T. Siyambalapitiya was ratified at the Board meeting held on May 27, with immediate effect.

It also notifies that ...