Former SriLankan Airlines CEO Rakhita Jayawardena has been appointed the Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB). 

The appointment has been made by Power and Energy Minister Ravi Karunanayake. 

Jayawardena was appointed the CEO of Sri Lankan Airlines in 2015, under the management headed by former Chairman  Ajith Dias. 

Rajiv Selvaraj has been appointed the Vice Chairman of the CEB while Thissa Jinadasa has been appointed the Working Director. 

The new appointees received their letters of appointment from Minister Karunanayake from the Minister during a ceremony held at the Power and Energy Ministry.