He is also a High- Net-Worth Private-Equity investor in many reputed national and international companies. De Silva is Chairman of Thomas Cook Lanka (Private) Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, Canada. In addition to his role at the Ideal Group, Mr. “The Sri Lankan Auto Industry is on the verge of change, and I feel this will create great opportunities for innovative entrepreneurs in the future”, “We have a culture of enterprise and a skilled workforce that could support this change.” affirms Mr. De Silva, who represented his country as a cricketer and played a key role in winning the World Cup in 1996 states, “We stand on solid foundations and are now in a position of unparalleled financial stability in Sri Lanka”. De Silva, is building alliances with manufacturers around the world. Harnessing the talents of highly skilled and innovative internationally-trained engineers and technicians, recruited from many countries and premium car marques’, the Ideal Group, headed by Mr. His commercial acumen coupled with his lifelong passion for motor vehicles is playing a large role in defining the innovative course of the Ideal Group. Welgama whose name is synonymous with road haulage (transport) in Sri Lanka, a company whose origins date back to 1931.Īravinda De Silva has been a driving force in the success of the Ideal Group since its inception. Welgama is the youngest son of the renowned philanthropist entrepreneur Mr. 20 billion annually and employees over 1,800 people. The Group has diversified into Passenger cars, commercial vehicles, heavy machinery, motorcycles, import and distribution of Tyres, financial services, automotive parts and renewable energy and constitutes a combined turnover in excess of Rs. the seeds were sown for the establishment of the group which at present comprises of 14 companies, each of which are playing a leading role in their respective business segments. In 1996, with the formation of Ideal Automotive Parts (Pvt) Ltd. He Conceptualized and found Ideal Plant and Vehicles Ltd UK in 1986, a company engaged in the worldwide export of luxury motor vehicles contractor’s plant and machinery from the UK. Nalin Jayaraj Welgama is a senior Accountant having managed a leading firm of Chartered Accountants in the United Kingdom for several years prior to embarking upon an entrepreneurial function as founder Chairman of Ideal Group.