Timothy O'Reilly

Managing Director/Owner @ Taprobane Seafoods (Pvt) Ltd

About

I have been working in the seafood industry for over 25 years and have lived and worked in more than ten countries. I'm the Managing Director and Owner of Taprobane Seafood Group, one of Sri Lanka’s largest fully integrated seafood companies, with more than 2000 direct employees and 16 processing facilities. My partners and I founded the company in 2011 with a shared vision for producing seafood of impeccable freshness and quality. Since its inception, Taprobane has strived to reach the highest standards of sustainable seafood farming and processing by partnering with various governmental and non-governmental bodies and its independent initiatives.

Country

City

Sri Lanka

Industry

Food Production

Skill

Food, Food Processing, Food Industry, Food Safety, Frozen Food, HACCP, Export, Purchasing, Operations Management, Fisheries, Business Planning, Procurement, Import, New Business Development, Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, International Business, Forecasting, International Trade, Sales Management

Experience

Managing Director/Owner

Taprobane Seafoods (Pvt) Ltd

2011-1 - Present · 15 yrs 9 mos

Sri Lanka

Taprobane Seafoods (TSF) is Sri Lanka's largest and most fully integrated Seafood company. We specialize in, and export tuna, shrimp, reef fish, crab, and cephalopods to some of the most iconic USA seafood brands. Taprobane owns and operates shrimp hatcheries and farms across Sri Lanka Our processing plants are BRC, FSSC 22000, HACCP, and ETI approved and regularly inspected by third-party auditors.

Director/Co-Owner

Coco House (PVT) LTD

2021-5 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

Sri Lanka

 We manage over 670 acres of organic coconut estates in the Coconut Triangle of Sri Lanka and have registered over 4,000 acres of organic coconut estates as suppliers to our factory.  Incorporated in 2014, Coco House specializes in organic Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) manufacturing and selling in local and foreign markets. The company manufactures VCO for private labels as well.  Coco House has a state-of-the-art production facility in Dankotuwa that is fully automated to enhance efficiency.  We currently produce a range of coconut-derived products that are packed with nutrients. Our production process ensures that little to no harm is done to the taste and wholesome quality of our coconuts.  We employ over 5,000 indirect workers from the villages in and around the Coconut Triangle of Sri Lanka, the home of our business.  One of our priorities is to continuously empower our workers by providing them with opportunities for growth, including valuable skills training and social welfare programs uplifting an entire community, by giving them the means to learn and earn a sustainable income.