Asia Siyaka Commodities Appoints Chamara Dissanayake as CEO 📈

Asia Siyaka Commodities PLC has announced key leadership changes effective 1 April 2026, strengthening its management team within the critical tea and commodities sector. • New Leadership Appointments: Chamara Dissanayake: Appointed as CEO. Currently serving as Group COO, he brings extensive expertise in supply chain management and holds a Master’s from Birmingham City University. He also serves as a consultant to the Asian Development Bank for the tea sector value chain. Shashike Silva: Appointed as Executive Director. A veteran with over 20 years in tea broking and marketing, formerly a Director at Forbes and Walker. Kirk Wijesekera: Appointed as Executive Director. With 26 years of experience, he is a specialist in High and Medium Grown tea marketing and an established tea taster. • Strategic Context: The appointments draw from deep institutional expertise, with all three directors holding significant roles within the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association and Colombo Brokers’ Association. This leadership transition aims to bolster Asia Siyaka’s position in the plantation and commodities trading landscape, ensuring continuity in client advisory and market development. • Sector Impact: The move reinforces the professionalization of the tea value chain, a vital component of Sri Lanka’s export economy and a major source of foreign exchange and employment.