Aratchige Chithral Hilarian Munaweera

Was educated at St. Anthony’s College, Kandy, joined the Agriculture/ livestock sector in 1978 commenced career with Ceylon Tobacco Company as a field trainee, in 1979 joined the National Livestock Development Board. He a gained wide range of   experience spanning over four decades being attached to the semi Government and corporate sector specialized in coconut plantations and intensive Farming systems on all categories of livestock, establishment of modernized Dairy Farms and Management of integrated plantations.

Held many important positions, was the CEO/General Manager of the National Livestock Development Board  rising through all managerial ranks and was nominated by the Ministry of Livestock and rural community Development in to many national Committees. The committees on National Livestock Breeding policy and the cattle importation and selection are some of importance. During this period for first time in history of Livestock Industry, the country embarked on the largest importation of Dairy cattle from Australia successfully to the NLDB farms and, establishing the first Environment controlled intensive Dairy Farm in the southern province of Sri Lanka, the largest of this magnitude at the time in south East Asia. On relinquishing duties with the NLDB joined the Ambewela Dairy Complex of Lanka Milk foods (CWE) PLC as the residential Chief Executive officer in charge of three intensive Dairy Farms and a state of the art Milk processing factory with a product range of the popular” Ambewela brand.

Presently a Director of the Agriculture Sector Skills Council of Sri Lanka, a Consultant to the All Island Dairy Association a member of the global Dairy platform affiliated to the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, apart from same function as an Independent Director of the Mahaweli Coconut Plantations PLC. Also, a justice of Peace (All Island), a Fellow member of the Chartered Institute Professional Managers (CIPM), Paul Harris Fellow (Rotary), Professional Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Agriculture and Member of the Board of study Master’s Degree program of the Wayamba University.

Holds a B.Sc. in plantation Management (WU-SL), MBA (WU-SL), M.Sc. in Agri – Enterprise & Technology Management (Hons) WU-SL and Post Graduate Diploma Business Mgt (WU-SL), Professional Diploma in Business Economic (SLEA), Diploma in human rights study (IHR, SL) and a Diploma in Agriculture (Aquinas University College)