š PE Veteran Nissanka Weerasekera Joins Lanka Ventures & LVL Energy Fund Boards
⢠Nissanka Weerasekera has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) to the Boards of Lanka Ventures PLC and LVL Energy Fund PLC. ⢠A seasoned Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) veteran, he served as the Regional Managing Partner for Central and South Asia of Aureos Capital (2003-2012) and later as Managing Director for Sri Lanka and Bangladesh of The Abraaj Group until 2017. ⢠He started his VC career as CEO of the pioneer Sri Lankan firm PVIC and subsequently MD of Nextventures in the mid-1990s. ⢠Past Nominee Director roles spanned numerous investee companies, including key entities such as MillenniumIT, Interblocks, e-Channelling, Richlife Dairies, Asiri Central Hospital, and Apollo Hospital Dhaka. ⢠His extensive board experience also includes previous INED roles at public listed companies like Dipped Products PLC, John Keells Hotels PLC, Sunshine Holdings PLC, and Watawala Plantations PLC. ⢠He currently serves as an INED for ACL Cables PLC and TAL Lanka Hotels PLC.