Prof. Manjula Fernando received his BScEng degree with first class honours from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 1993 and he was awarded the inaugural Ceylon Electricity Board Gold Medal and Prize for the best performance in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He received his Technical Licentiate degree from Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden and the PhD degree from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden in 1997 and 1999 respectively. In May 1993, he started his career as an instructor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Peradeniya and at present he is working as a Senior Professor. During his career, he was a guest researcher at Fachbereich Elektrotechnik, HTWS, Zitau GERMANY, at Chalmers University of Technology SWEDEN, at Manchester University UK, and at University of Brescia Italy.

He is a senior member of IEEE from 2010. He was the founder chair of IEEE Sri Lanka section Power and Energy Society chapter in 2010 and awarded the IEEE PES Outstanding Engineer Award in 2016, the chair of IEEE Sri Lanka Central Region subsection in 2009 and the general chair of Fourth IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS2009) in 2009. He is a Charted Electrical Engineer from 2008, and Fellow of the Institution of Engineers from 2014.

Ms. Chathurika Wijesinghe

Ms. Wijesinghe process 34 years of a lucrative career as a Senior Attorney at Law and the Precedent Partner of Wijesinghe Associates, a firm specializing in various disciplines in law, handling a multitude of cases representing clients of both locally and internationally.

Ms Wijesinghe is a member of the Commission and currently holds a number of positions as Secretary to the Political Victimization Commission, Member of Public Service Commission Western Province and Member of Women Lawyers Association.

She also serves on panels of Bank of Ceylon, Commercial Bank, Seylan Bank and National Lotteries Board currently and she was previously enrolled in the panels of the Pan Asia Banking Corporation, National Savings Bank, Sampath Bank and Government officers Beneficiaries Association.

Ms Wijesinghe’s corporate clientele include Jeam Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Tire House Trading (Pvt) Ltd, Assets Broadcasting Radio Pvt Ltd and many other corporate giants.

Ms Wijesinghe’s current company secretarial work includes Maga Naguma Construction Equipment Company (Pvt) Ltd, Expressway Transport Company Limited, D S S Tea’s (Pvt) Ltd, Blue Lagoon Chalet Kalpitiya (Pvt) Ltd and many other corporate clients.

Mr. Douglas N. Nanayakkara is a distinguished Member of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), appointed on February 2nd, 2023. With a career spanning back to 1985, he has served in various key roles within the Sri Lankan government, showcasing his unwavering commitment to public service and strategic leadership.

Mr Douglas Nanayakkara Joins the Sri Lanka Administrative Service in 1985 and performed his public service carrier in the Capacity of Assistant Secretary, Senior Assistant Secretary, Director, Additional Secretary, and as the Secretary to three Ministries consecutively until his retirement from Public Service. He has been working in the Ministry of Health performing the in-charge role of examination work of the entire health staff and performing as division head of Medical Administration as well.

He has been working as the Senior Assistant Secretary of the Hon. Prime Minister’s office for around two years and he was functioning in the capacity of the Director and Registrar of the National Secretariat for Non-Governmental Organizations, as the regulator of the entire NGO sector that includes all international NGOs, National level NGOs and CBOs functioning in Sri Lanka.

Further, he was performing regulatory functions of the Non-State Sector Degree Awarding Institutes in the capacity of Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education and performing the leading role in recognition of Degrees and Degree Awarding Institutes for Sri Lanka Students in Non-State Sector.

He also was functioning as the Secretary to the State Ministry of Education and thereafter as the Secretary to the Ministry of Special Assignments. At the time of retirement, he was performing as the Secretary to the Ministry of Sustainable development and Wildlife.

Mr. Nanayakkara’s academic qualifications are equally impressive, including a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Special) from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and a Master of Public Management from the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA). He has also acquired certifications from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and SLIDA in areas such as public administration and general management.

Mr. Nanayakkara’s blend of extensive experience and academic prowess makes him an asset to the PUCSL. His dedication to advancing regulatory governance and ensuring consumer protection trough a quality assured Public Service Delivery underscores his pivotal role in shaping Sri Lanka’s utilities regulation landscape.

Mr. S.G. Sanarathna was appointed as Commission Member to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL)on 13^th February 2023 and subsequently appointed as the chairman of Audit and Management Committee of the PUCSL.

He is the former Director General of Department of State Accounts General Treasury, and he served at the same department in the capacity of a Consultant. He has devoted his full capacity to serve public sector for over 42 years with the extensive experience in accounting and reporting, financial management project management and monitoring of public enterprises. He is a Chartered Public Finance Accountant, UK (CPFA). He is a fellow member of CA Sri Lanka (FCA), Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCMA), Association of Public Finance Accountants of Sri Lanka (FPFA) and Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (FMAAT)

He holds a B.com (Special) Degree from University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Higher National Diploma in Commerce from Poly Technical Institution at Kandy, Diploma in Public Financial Management from Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA) and Post Graduate Diploma in Business & Financial Administration from CA Sri Lanka.

He started his career as a teacher in Department of Education. By completing 7 years in teaching service, he joined the Sri Lanka Accountant’s Service and served for several departments, ministries, public enterprises and foreign funded projects in different capacities as an Accountant, Director, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Director General and as a Consultant. Not only that, during his career life, he served as a visiting lecturer in several universities, SLIATE, AAT, banking institutions and public sector capacity building institutions.

He has extended his service by serving as a board member of the State Mortgage & Investment Bank, Sri Lankan Air Lines Limited,Sri Lanka Katering Limited, Putlam Salt Ltd, Lanka Mineral Sands Ltd. Mantai Salt Ltd, Gal-oya Plantations Ltd, Agarapathana Plantations Ltd & Government Officers’ Benefit Association, Association of Public Finance Accountants of Sri Lanka, Vehicular Emission Test Trust Fund, Judicial Infrastructure Maintenance Trust Fund and Jem and Jewelry Training Institute.

Further, “Professional Excellence Awards 2018 was awarded to Mr S.G.Senarathna from the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka(CMA) evaluating his contribution to the Public Sector on Accounting Reporting and Financial Management.

Mr. Ranjith Kaluthanthirige is the former Chief Accountant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Finance. He also served as the Director of the Accountant Services Board under the Ministry of Finance. Mr. Kaluthanthirige has served the Sri Lanka Embassy in the Netherlands as a Counsellor (Diplomat) and also served as Charge de Affairs for over three and a half months. Additionally, he served the Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington in the capacity of Minister, holding a senior diplomatic rank.

Mr. Kaluthanthirige has devoted his full capacity to serving the public sector for over 40 years, with extensive experience in accounting and reporting, financial management, project management, and monitoring of various ministries and departments. He also has three years of private sector experience in Washington, United States of America. He is a member of the Public Financial Accountant of Sri Lanka (MPFA) and a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka.

He holds a B.Sc (Special) in Public Administration degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, a High National Diploma in Commerce from Sri Lanka Technical College Colombo 10, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education Management from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from The Open University of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Kaluthanthirige started his career as a cooperative inspector in the Department of Cooperative Development. He then joined the Sri Lanka Accountant Service and served in several ministries and foreign-funded projects in different capacities, including accountant, deputy director, director, chief accountant, and financial manager.

He has further extended his service by serving as a board member of the Employment Trust Fund under the Ministry of Finance. Mr. Kaluthanthirige has also been a member of the delegation at the World Bank Annual Meetings and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings.