Nirmal Ranasinghe co-founded Ranfer Teas (Pvt) Ltd in 1985. Prior to venturing on his own business, he was the CEO of the Colombo Commercial Company (CCC) that was owned and managed by the British since 1876. In his 50 years journey in the tea trade Mr. Ranasinghe has contributed to the development of the Sri Lankan tea trade as a ministerial chief advisor and held a number of representative positions at the Ceylon Tea Traders Association and Tea Exporters Association.

Rajiv de Sylva joined Ranfer from his early days in the industry and has been a key activist in Ranfer’s tea trading program. An important personality in our overseas expansion operations, he has initiated dealings with new markets in the CIS and other emerging markets in the East European block. Mr de Sylva is now pushing Ranfer’s future towards reaching new horizons by shifting the company’s dynamism to meet the changing world of trade and service.

Travice Fernando co-founded Ranfer together with Nirmal Ranasinghe in 1985. Drawing inspiration from his 45-year career at the Colombo Commercial Company, he has been an imperative part of the planning and development programs of Ranfer. Mr Fernando has held many positions in national forums connected with the tea trade.

Ranil Seneviratne overlooks the work of Ranfer International (Pvt) Ltd. Prior to joining Ranfer as a senior official of the Group, he was working in the tea plantation sector. Mr Seneviratne’s experience in the agro based trading and export sector and his unending commitment have garnered the Company with immense recognition in the international commodity trade.

Dinushika Alensu functions as the Legal Officer, Company Secretary and the HR Coordinator heading the Group Legal and HR Department. She has obtained her Bachelors of Law (LL.B) with Honours from the University of London and holds the Master of Law (LL.M )from University of Colombo. She was called to the bar in 2011 and she has gained vast experience through working in the sectors of Tea Plantation, Construction, Power Generation and Real Estate. She has obtained the Professional Qualifications Human Resource Management (PQHRM) from IPM Sri Lanka.