At the Annual General Meeting of the Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) for the year 2026–2027, old Thurstanite Mr. Sirosha Gunatilake of Trendex Holdings was unanimously elected as the 44th overall and 30th Sri Lankan President of the Mercantile Cricket Association (established in 1911), taking over the baton of leadership.
The 108th Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday, 27th February 2026 at the MCA Legends New Wing at 6.00 p.m.
Two new members were elected to the Executive Committee:
- Mr. Feroze Ahamed – Assetline Group
- Mr. Ashan Peiris – John Keells Holdings PLC
Office Bearers for 2026–2027
Patron
Hemaka Amarasuriya
Vice Patrons (03)
CTA Schaffter
Upali Dharmadasa
Chrisantha Obeyesekere
Trustees (03)
Mahesh Wijewardene
K. Mathivanan
Tyrone de Silva
Executive Committee
President
Sirosha Gunatilake – Trendex Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Senior Vice President
Thushan Amarasuriya – Singer Sri Lanka PLC
Vice Presidents (02)
Tarindra Kaluperuma – Stafford Motor Company Limited
Rohan Somawansa – DSI Samson Group (Pvt) Limited
General Secretary
Achintha Hewanayake – CL Synergy Limited
Assistant Secretary
Ajith Siyambalapitiya – Emeric Security Solutions (Pvt) Ltd
Treasurer
Hasitha Dassanayake – Citizens Development Business Finance
Assistant Treasurer
Sajith Atapattu – Asia Asset Finance PLC
Firm Representatives (06)
Lakmal de Silva – David Pieris Motor Co. (Pvt) Limited
Anil Hapugoda – Aitken Spence PLC
Samantha de Mel – Ceylinco Group
Pramodth Fernando – Hemas Holdings PLC
Feroze Ahamed – Assetline Group
Ashan Peiris – John Keells Holdings PLC
