Appointed to the Board in 30th June 2022.

A visionary thinker and strategic ideator, Mr. Ondaatjie was first appointed to the Board in 1993, with exposure across a myriad of industries including tourism and hotels, automobile, financial services and trading.

With a BSc in Accountancy from the Arizona State University in the USA, Mr. Ondaatjie contributes to the Board in terms of strategic management, human resource management, finance, public relations, governance and risk management. He additionally provides his expertise to a member of a number of Board sub-committees at Mercantile Investments including the Nomination Committee, Integrated Risk Management Committee and Credit Committee.

Mr. Ondaatjie is also Chairman of Fair View Hotel (Pvt) Ltd, Nilaveli Hotels (Pvt) Ltd and Mercantile Fortunes Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Ltd, and Deputy Chairman of Nilaveli Beach Hotels (Pvt) Ltd, Mercantile Fortunes (Pvt) Ltd, Mercantile Orient (Pvt) Ltd and Nuwara Eliya Hotels Co. PLC. Furthermore, he holds Directorship in the Boards for Tangerine Beach Hotels PLC, Royal Palms Hotels PLC, Security Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd, Tangerine Tours (Pvt) Ltd, Global Films Ltd, International Fortunes (Pvt) Ltd and Tangering Vacations (Pvt) Ltd.

Drawing from his multi-industry exposure in financial services, insurance, manufacturing, small businesses, trading and automobile, Mr. Jayasuriya has been contributing to the Board at Mercantile Investments in strategic management, recoveries, human resource management, finance, fundraising, public relations, governance and risk management since 2001. 

Having read for his Masters in Business Administration from the Postgraduate Institute of Management of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka, Mr. Jayasuriya is also a Fellow Member of; the Institute of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka (FCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (FCMA) with Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) status, the Society of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka.

 Mr. Jayasuriya is an active member of a number of Board sub-committees including the Integrated Risk Management Committee, Credit Committee and Related Party Transaction Review Committee. He is also on the Boards of Mercantile Fortunes (Pvt) Ltd, Security Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd, Mercantile Fortunes Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Ltd and the Finance Houses Association of Sri Lanka.

Appointed to the Board in 1992, Ms. Ondaatjie provides her expertise across strategic management, human resource management, finance and public relations, drawing from an accomplished career spanning over 2 decades across multiple industries including tourism and hotels, financial services and manufacturing. 

Having read for her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Texas, Austin, USA, Ms. Ondaatjie went on to obtain her Bachelors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.  

Ms. Ondaatjie holds the position of Chairman of Tangerine Vacations (Pvt) Ltd, and is Managing Director of Tangerine Tours (Pvt) Ltd, and Joint Managing Director of Tangerine Beach Hotels PLC and Royal Palms Beach Hotel PLC. She holds Director positions on the Boards of Nuwara Eliya Hotels Co. PLC, Mercantile Fortunes (Pvt) Ltd, Security Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd, Nilaveli Beach Hotels (Pvt) Ltd, Global Films Ltd, International Fortunes (Pvt) Ltd, Mercantile Orient (Pvt) Ltd, Fair Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Ltd, The Lighthouse Hotel PLC, Pheonix Industries Ltd and Brushco (Pvt) Ltd. Ms. Ondaatjie is also a Director of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau and is also Vice President of the Tourist Hotels Association.

Appointed in 1995, Mr. Ondaatjie brings over 2 decades of experience in financial services, automobile and tourism sectors to the Board at Mercantile Investments. 

A holder of a BSc from the Arizona state University USA, Mr. Ondaatjie provides his expertise in strategic management, human resource management, finance, public relations and risk management to the company.

Mr. Ondaatjie is Managing Director of Nilaveli Beach Hotels (Pvt) Ltd and Nilaveli Hotels (Pvt) Ltd, and is also Director of Tangerine Beach Hotels PLC, Royal Palms Beach Hotels PLC, Nuwara Eliya Hotels Co. PLC, Mercantile Fortunes (Pvt) Ltd, Security Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd, Fair View Hotel (Pvt) Ltd, Tangerine Tours (Pvt) Ltd, Global Films Ltd, International Fortunes (Pvt) Ltd, Mercantile Orient (Pvt) Ltd, Mercantile Fortunes Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Ltd and Tangerine Vacations (Pvt) Ltd.

Appointed to the Board in 28th July 2021.

Appointed to the Board in 28th July 2021.

Appointed to the Board in 28th July 2021.