Dhammika Perera will rejoin the board of Hayleys Plc as Co-Chairman and non-executive director, effective October 1. Known as a philanthropist, strategist, and influential business leader, Perera has interests in industries such as manufacturing, banking, finance, leisure, plantations, and hydropower generation, according to a stock exchange filing by Hayleys. Perera currently holds 382,596,970 ordinary shares,