{"id":683,"date":"2019-05-04T17:50:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T12:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fapm.wyb.ac.lk\/?page_id=683"},"modified":"2026-06-10T08:51:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T03:21:47","slug":"people-pm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fapm.wyb.ac.lk\/?page_id=683","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|0px|45.2656px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Academic Staff\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Department of Plantation Management<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||4px|9px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; min_height=&#8221;446.8px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_team_member image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/fapm.wyb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/DPM\/Mr_HKJP_Wickramasinghe.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/fapm.wyb.ac.lk\/?page_id=2574&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 1px; top: 4.26563px;\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;21px|||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dr. HKJP Wickramasinghe<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><b>Head of the Department <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Director of the Career Guidance Unit\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><strong>Senior Lecturer<\/strong><br \/>B.Sc. 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