Dhammika Perera
| Dhammika Perera | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1968 Payagala, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality |
 Sri Lankan |
| Occupation | Chairman/Managing Director of Vallibel One Group |
| Years active | 1987-Present |
| Known for | Currently the richest person in Sri Lanka [1] |
| Website | |
| http://www.vallibelone.com | |
Don Dhammika Perera (born 1968 in Payagala, Sri Lanka), is a Sri Lankan businessman. Currently the richest person in Sri Lanka,[1] he is the founding Chairman and Managing Director of Vallibel One Group, which is a holding company with investments in financial services, tile and sanitary ware manufacturing, and leisure sectors through its subsidiaries L B Finance PLC, Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC group and Greener Waters Ltd. It holds a 14.99% stake in Sampath Bank PLC.[2]
Dhammika Perera concurrently holds several other positions in both private and public sector. These include, Chairman of Sampath Bank PLC, Vallibel Finance PLC, Vallibel Power Erathna PLC, The Fortress Resorts PLC, The Queensbury Leisure Ltd and Delmege Limited; Deputy Chairman of Hayleys PLC, Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC, Horana Plantations PLC, Lanka Ceramic PLC and LB Finance PLC. He is in the boards of Amaya Leisure PLC, Haycarb PLC, Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills PLC, The Kingsbury PLC, Dipped Products PLC, Lanka Floortiles PLC and Orit Apparels Lanka (Pvt) Limited & He was former Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Transport[3]
Having studied at the Taxila Vidyalaya, Horana; Perera enrolled in the National Diploma in Technology (NDT) program at the Institute of Technology, University of Moratuwa before dropping out later to pursue his business ventures.[4]