Providing Solutions for the Tea Business
Globally Since 1942

We are a one stop tea solution and our ability to provide a total solution that
includes design, custom blends, production using
the latest technology, packaging with inhouse printing has been our key
differentiating factor.

Chairman's Message

Awards

Board of Directors

Global Partnerships

Seven Principles

Our Chairman’s Message

“For more than 8 decades Tea has been our passion”

From shipping our first teas to Kuwait till today, our legacy has been one of innovation, creativity, precision and of love.

From our focus on sustainable practices to ensuring the latest technology at our facilities and to all the community welfare programmes that we have instituted; we ensure that we always place the people and planet at the core of our business.

We have also understood that the tea plant is a gift from nature and continue to use science whilst collaborating with our partners to deliver innovative new blends and infusions to the ever-evolving market.

Eswaran Tea believes in the power of reciprocity and focuses on giving back to the very environment that gives us this wonderful beverage. Being the only CarbonNeutral® certified tea company in the world, our initiatives to give back to our planet and the community teach us that there is a great deal of goodness in both tea, as well as bringing a smile onto the faces of those who really need it.

So come, allow me to take you on a soulful journey into the world of Eswaran Tea. We guarantee that we have something for everyone, and for any taste!

Most Sincerely,
Ganesh Deivanayagam

Awards

Throughout our 80 years, we’ve been recognized
internationally multiple times, due to our commitment and
dedication to the business of tea.
1. Gold award for Olinda Ceylon Tea Big Leaf Packets

Gold award for Olinda Ceylon Tea Big Leaf Packets

5. Bronze Award for Olinda the best Green tea & Olinda Golden Art Teo Collection

Lanka Star 2009 - Silver Award for Olinda Flavored 20 Silk Pyramids Tea Bags

Silver Award for Olinda Flavoured 25 Envelopes Tea Bag Collection

SLCBCC Business Star Awards - 2014

Bronze Award for Olinda the best Green tea & Olinda Golden Art Teo Collection

Lanka Star 2010 – Golden Award for Olinda Organic 5 Flavored Tea in Pyramid Bags

Global Commerce Excellence Award - 2014

Lanka Star Award - 2008

National Green Award - 2018

Board of Directors

Guided by a group of global experts in the tea innovation and governance.

Dr. Nalin Jayasuriya

Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Remuneration & Performance committee

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Ganesh Deivanayagam

Chairman

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Subramaniam Eassuwaren

Vice Chairman

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Somasundaram Deivanayagam

Managing Director

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Prasad Arunachalam

Executive Director & Chief Marketing Officer

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Murugesh Shanmugasundara

Non-Executive Director

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Yudhishtran Kanagasabai

Independent Non-Executive Director

Chairman of the Audit Committee

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Gabriel D’Arcy

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Aruni Goonetilleke

Independent Non-Executive Director

Chairperson, Hatton National Bank

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Muhammad Hanif Janoo

Accomplished Business Leader & Philanthropist

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Global Partnerships

One of the largest value added Tea Exporters in Sri Lanka

Our company has strong partnerships with international businesses and individuals, bringing unique expertise and perspectives that enable us to create innovative solutions for customers across borders. We value their collaboration.

Global Partnerships

Supply chain partnerships with key companies in Tea and Herbal industries

We work with industry leading companies in the world to ensure you the best cup of tea possible. With an established global network that is decades old, your business is in the safest hands.

A Legacy of Vision and Purpose

Guided by Seven Timeless Principles, Inspiring Integrity, Innovation, and Impact

Mr.VTV Deivanayagam Pillai

Founder - Eswaran group

The Eswaran Group was founded by the visionary Deshabandu V.T.V. Deivanayagam Pillai, a legendary Sri Lankan entrepreneur whose life was marked by resilience, determination, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

His leadership and values laid the foundation for the seven guiding principles—Determination, Hard Work, Honesty & Integrity, Courage, Love, Patience, and Spirituality—that continue to define the heart and soul of the organization. These principles reflect his belief in ethical business practices, innovation, and a genuine love for people and the planet, inspiring generations to uphold his legacy.

“This Beacon” is a docufilm based on the life of the legendary Sri Lankan Entrepreneur Deshabandu V.T.V. Deivanayagampillai

The Seven Principles that guide us

We are defined by 7 principles which make up the heart and soul of our organisation

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01Determination

We are determined to excel in all that we do within the framework of good business ethics. Acquiring new levels of excellence and quality, we will always approach a world filled with opportunities with fresh perspectives and determination to succeed.

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03Honesty & Integrity

This being a ‘Value’ closest to the heart of our late Founder, we will uphold it to the last day of our career in the company. We will always do the right thing.

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05Love

It is our genuine love for our people, the planet and the stakeholders that drive us. It is this love that drives us passionately to deliver our teas to be enjoyed by all end users world-wide.

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07Spirituality

We believe that there is more to life than material gain. We believe in uplifting lives and enhancing the human spirit to help everyone live well naturally.

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02Hard Work

Hard work and working smartly forms the backbone of who we are. No job is too difficult for us to handle and we will succeed working together as a winning team.

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04Courage

We have the courage to be different, to face and overcome insurmountable challenges and obstacles working together responsibly doing what is right. We have the courage to think different and innovate.

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06Patience

We will have the patience to invest into relationships and the future, without focusing on short term benefits. We will display patience and prudence in all our actions.

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07 Spirituality

Dr. Nalin Jayasuriya

Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Remuneration & Performance committee

Chairman, McQuire Rens Global Consulting (Pvt) Ltd. Snr. Group HR Consultant, SLTMOBITEL group. Former Regional Director HR, Sterling Winthrop, East Africa Region. Former Regional Head of Special Projects and Regional HR Consultant of the Fortune 500 Company, Smithkline Beecham, Southeast Asia & India (now known as Glaxo Smithkline) He was a former visiting lecturer to the Marketing Institute of Singapore. Dr. Jayasuriya has served as consultant to Airport & Aviation Services, Ceylon Electricity Board, Sri Lanka Tourist Promotion Bureau, and several other Multinational and blue-chip corporates in Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. He has carried out consultancy assignments for the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and UNDP. He has also led consultancies in Pricewaterhouse Coopers for their client organisations. He was the co-consultant for setting up the Public Utilities Services Commission of Sri Lanka (the first multi-sector regulatory agency in Asia). He has presented Management Papers in U.K., Greece, Poland, South Korea, Hong-Kong, Vietnam and Philippines.

Ganesh Deivanayagam

Executive Chairman

Ganesh is a 3rd generation entrepreneur, business professional with extensive experience in managing businesses and processes in Sri Lanka, India and the UK. With his first training in Tea Tasting and evaluation with Forbes and Walkers Sri Lanka, Ganesh worked in many capacities within the family business and as a Junior Management Consultant at Price Water House Coopers (Coopers and Lybrand). He held senior Management Consulting positions with IBM in the UK, Steria (France) and has also worked as Head of Finance in the National Health Service in UK, before re-joining the family business in 2011. Ganesh currently holds the following honory position of Vice President of the Tea Exporters Association of Sri Lanka, Director General of the Saumyamoorthy Thondaman Memorial Foundation – a Sri Lanka Act of Parliament Institution, that works for the upliftment of the Tea Estate worker Community and undertakes key roles in improving the Tea Industry by way of working in the Steering Committees for Tea Auction Automation and Ceylon Tea Road Map 2030 Committee. He is a Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (FCMA) and holds a degree in Commerce from the University of Madras.

Subramaniam Eassuwaren

Deputy Executive Chairman

Founding Director of the Carbon Consulting Company (http://www.conservecarbon.org)

Founding Director of the Conservation Carbon Company (http://www.conservecarbon.org) which specialize in using financial mechanisms to create unique solutions to Sri Lanka’s environmental problems.

He is also the winner of the JCI ten outstanding young Sri Lankans for the environment. ‘Subu’ attended Oxford University, United Kingdom. He initiated the first steps in making Eswaran Brothers the first Carbon Neutral Tea company in the world, amongst many other pioneering environmental achievements. In 2017, he was awarded the Eisenhower Fellowship. Based upon the several initiatives mooted by ‘Subu’, Eswaran Brothers won the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Green Ambassador award and the 2016 Green Apple Award for Responsible Business Practices. He has also been recognized with the Social Pioneer award organized by the United Nations global Compact.

Somasundaram Deivanayagam

Managing Director

‘Deivoo’ is a leading expert in teas and is a Master Tea Taster and a Blender. With an impressive service of over 45 years in Tea Industry his expertise in tea tasting is a huge leverage in delivering a high-quality service to the company’s customers. Deivoo is a much sought after and respected Industry Leader and continues to provide an impeccable within the Sri Lanka’s Tea Exports landscape. He possesses a vast experience in handling markets in Middle East, CIS countries and EU countries. Deivoo is the current President of Sri Lanka Pakistan Business Council and a Member of Tea Export Association and the representor to the Exporters Association.

Prasad Arunachalam

Executive Director & Chief Marketing Officer

Prasad possess an experience of over 20 years in Sales & Marketing in international business. He is a Business Graduate from UTS, Australia and a leading Expert in customer service management and new business development. He is also a member of a SEALA (South East Asian Leadership academy) network. He has proven skills, in new product development, customer relationship development and marketing tea and wellness products globally, especially in countries such as US, Canada, South America, UK, Middle East, Japan and Australia. He has succeeded in introducing teas to several international brands found in leading Supermarket shelves and the HORECA sector with presence in Worlds Leading Hotel Chains and Michelin Star Restaurants.

Murugesh Shanmugasundara

Non-Executive Director

Chairman, Eco Solar Rays (Pvt) Ltd.

Chairman, Union Development & Investment Co. Management

Murugesh is a successful entrepreneur in the current business society in Sri Lanka. He has over 40 Years experiences on strong, business acumen and exposed to various businesses which includes Hospitality, Manufacturing, Finance, Engineering Services, Imports and Exports, Trading and Facilitation Services, which earned the connectivity worldwide. He has served as Director of Union Bank Colombo PLC, Director of Road Development Authority as well as Director of National Savings Bank, Ceylon Ceramic Corporation and wares and Lanka Wall Tiles PLC.

Yudhishtran Kanagasabai

Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Audit Committee

Yudy is an Independent Non - Executive Director and Chairman of the Board Audit Committee of Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC and Ambeon Capital PLC. He also serves an Independent Non – Executive Director of Cargills Ceylon PLC and Hunters PLC. He is also a Non -Executive Director and a member of the Board Audit Committee of Cargills Food Company Limited, a Non – Executive Director of Cargills Bank Limited, a Non - Executive, Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Millennium IT (Pvt) Limited, a Non-Executive, Independent Director and member of the Board Audit Committee of Lanka Canneries Limited. He was the former Senior Partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

Gabriel D’Arcy

Independent Non-Executive Director

Gabriel is currently a Senior VP at Stratagem Partners (www.stratagem-partners.com) a leading European Corporate Strategy and Brexit Advisory Service provider, and an Adjunct Professor of Business at Dublin City University. A seasoned CEO, Gabriel has led large organisations through major transformations in the Energy, Environmental and Food sectors, building resilient and creative leaders and teams able to deliver growth in the most challenging environments. Most recent executive positions include CEO LacPatrick Dairies, MD Bord Na Móna PLC and Europe Business Director Kerry Group PLC. Gabriel has extensive experience of international business development, negotiation and innovating for growth. A former Army Captain, Gabriel holds primary and Master’s degrees in Science and Business Administration and a Professional Diploma in Executive Coaching.

Aruni Goonetilleke

Independent Non-Executive Director Chairperson, Hatton National Bank

Aruni is a financial services expert with over twenty-five years of experience in regional financial markets. She has extensive experience in enterprise risk management, credit, audit and business origination and has held leadership positions in local and international Banks. Her last role was Head of Corporate Banking at People’s Bank. Immediately prior to that, she held several leadership and transformational roles at Standard Chartered Bank Singapore and Sri Lanka. She was the Chief Risk Officer of Standard Chartered Bank, Sri Lanka and Head of Credit for Commercial Banking and SME for Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore in addition to working in Global Audit Roles for Standard Chartered. She is currently Non - Executive Director of several publicly listed companies in Sri Lanka. She has a Masters in Law from Harvard Law School, Harvard University, USA and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo. She was also a visiting lecturer in law at the University of Colombo.

Muhammad Hanif Janoo

Accomplished Business Leader & Philanthropis

Muhammad Hanif Janoo, an esteemed board member, possesses exceptional business acumen and a philanthropic spirit. With a career beginning in 1962, he completed his MBA from IBA Karachi in 1968. Since 2000, he has held the esteemed position of Honorary Consul General of Kenya in Karachi.

As Chairman of Haji Razzak Haji Habib Janoo, a renowned commodities business, Hanif Janoo has demonstrated leadership and achieved notable milestones. He served seven consecutive terms as the only PTA Chairman from 1992 to 2012.

Hanif Janoo's contributions extend beyond business. As President of the "Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry" in 1997/98, he fostered collaborations and pursued shared visions. His philanthropy focuses on serving underprivileged communities in Pakistan.

Muhammad Hanif Janoo, an exemplary board member, combines astute leadership with a commitment to making a positive impact.