Two apparel industry personalities join Teejay Lanka board
Teejay Lanka PLC has announced the appointment of two eminent apparel industry personalities, Bill Mcraith and Shrihan B. Perera as independent, non-executive directors, effective 1st March 2024.
Bill Mcraith was in his last appointment, Chief Supply Chain Officer at PVH Corp., the American clothing company that owns brands such as Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein.
A native of Scotland and an Honorary Professor of Glasgow Caledonian University, Mcraith has also served as Senior Vice President of Global Sourcing at Wal-mart, managing electronic, hardware, toys, and home furnishings supply chains; as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing, Sourcing and Product Development for Victoria’s Secret; and as Chief Supply Chain Officer – Intimates at Limited Brands.
He was previously a member of the Board of Directors of the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) and currently serves on the F.I.T. International Trade & Marketing Advisory Board as well as an Industry advisor to O9 Solutions.
Shrihan Perera was the CEO of Teejay Lanka PLC from April 2018 to December 2019 and retired fouryears ago. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants/cgma, UK., and has a B.SC. in Mechanical Engineering 2nd Class Upper Honors, from the University of Moratuwa.
He served as CEO of Brandix Apparel Solutions Limited from January 2010 to March 2018, and as National Finance Director of Unilever Sri Lanka Limited from April 2007 to December 2009.
Perera currently serves as an independent director on the boards of Teejay Lanka Prints (Private) Limited,teejay India Private Limited and Fintrex Finance Limited. He is also a consultant to and undertakes coaching assignments for Iceman Technologies Limited and Elegant Knitting International Limited.