Hemas Holdings PLC announced the appointment of two top professionals, Dr. Anura Ekanayake and Dinesh Weerakkody, as independent directors to its board. Dr. Anura Ekanayake is a past Chairman of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and a former Chairman of Industrial Association of Sri Lanka and of the International Natural Rubber Council based in Kuala Lumpur. He continues to serve as a member of the Governing Board of the Institute of Policy Studies and is a Member of the Sovereign Rating Advisory Committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

He currently serves on the boards of several listed and private companies. The current Chairman of Commercial Bank, a former Chairman/CEO of the Employees' Trust Fund Board of Sri Lanka and a Director of DFCC Bank 2003-2011, Weerakkody serves and has served in a number of government and private sector boards. He is also a Vice Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, Sri Lanka Chapter.