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W T Ellawala - (Non Executive Chairman)

W.T. Ellawala has served as Non executive Chairman of Janashakthi since 2005. He is a highly respected business leader and some of the key positions he currently holds include, Chairman and CEO of C.W. Mackie PLC, Managing Director of The Ceylon Trading Co. Ltd. and Director of Maersk Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd.. He is also the Chairman of The Sri Lanka Society of Rubber Industry; a past Chairman of the Colombo Rubber Traders' Association and the Sri Lanka Shippers' Council. A former Member of the Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Chamber's Advisory Council; he is also an Honorary Member of the Colombo Tea Traders' Association and President and Trustee of the Singhalese Sports Club. He was also a former Advisor to the Ministry of Ports & Shipping and a Consultant on Sea Transport at UN-ESCAP in Bangkok.
C T A Schaffter - (Deputy Chairman)
Widely considered the ‘Father of Insurance’ in Sri Lanka he counts over 60 years in an evolving insurance industry. The recipient of the Life time achievement award presented at the Asia Insurance Industry awards in 2012, Asia’s most prestigious awards spanning many countries.
He is the founder of Janashakthi Insurance PLC and continues to make his presence felt in the Industry through numerous industry related fora and committees. Over his career, recently captured in his autobiographical publication ‘My sixty years in Insurance’, he played a key role in establishing and managing several insurance related businesses and insurance companies.
A well known sports personality, he is a double international having represented Sri Lanka in both Cricket and Hockey. He has served the administration of sports at different levels being a National selector in both Cricket and Hockey, Vice President of the National Olympic Committee, Sri Lanka Cricket, President of the Mercantile Cricket Association and was manager of the National Cricket team on several occasions.
 
Prakash Schaffter -(Managing Director)

A key member of the Management team since the inception of the Company in 1994 and has been leading the Company since 2006. Fellow Membership of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Cambridge in addition to over 25 years in the Industry makes him one of the leaders at the forefront of the Sri Lankan Insurance Industry.

A Vice President of the Insurance Association of Sri Lanka (IASL) and serving in several industry related committees, he is also a former President of the Young Presidents’ Organisation, former secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket and former President of Tamil Union Cricket and Athlete Club.

 
L.C.R de C Wijetunge -Non Executive Director
A member of the Board since 2007, He is currently the Chairman Emeritus of Nestle Lanka PLC. and Chairman of Lion Brewery PLC., Ceylon Beverage Holdings PLC. and Union Residencies (Pvt) Ltd.. He also serves on the Boards of Hunter & Co Ltd., East India Retailing (Pvt) Ltd., Lanka Canneries and Health & Co Ltd.; and as Trustee of Joseph Frazer Memorial Hospital. He also serves as a Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and is also the President of the Swiss Business Circle of Colombo and the Vice President of Baur Asia and a director of Swiss Trading Group.

 
Manjula Mathews -Non Executive Director
Having relinquished her executive role at Janashakthi Insurance PLC as Finance Director in 2007 she has continued to serve in a Non-executive capacity whilst heading Dunamis Capital PLC.
She is widely credited with having turned around Dunamis Capital PLC having rationalized its business portfolio and staff. Dunamis countinues to be active in the Finance and Property sectors through listed subsidiaries First Capital Holdings PLC and Kelsey Developments PLC in which she serves in an executive capacity.
With a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Cambridge and a Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) combined with over two decades of experience in finance, marketing and general management in UK and Sri Lanka, she is well equipped in multiple disciplines to contribute towards the company’s success.

 
Ramesh Schaffter -Director
A versatile personality with over two decades experience in Finance & Marketing, he is a Fellow Member and former Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Sri Lanka and an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Having served as Secretary to the Board since the inception of the company in 1994, he was appointed to the Board in 2004. He has also served on the Boards of several public listed and unlisted companies.
An accomplished public speaker he is a multiple award winner at National and International level Toastmasters’ contests. He is the Vice President of the Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club and is the incumbent President of Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka, a NGO engaged in providing housing for low-income families. He has founded Swarga TV and Swargam TV which are television channels carried on a cable TV platform in addition to Christian Arts Foundation (Chraft) an organization which promotes music and drama.

 
Deshamanya Dr. Nihal Jinasena -Non Executive Director
A member of the Board since 2006, he is currently the Chairman of L. M. Jinasena Group of Companies and of Loadstar (Pvt) Limited, the largest export company in Sri Lanka. A Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of the UK; he also holds an Honorary Doctorate from Loughborough University, UK. He has been honored with the prestigious title of “Deshyamanya”- awarded by the President of Sri Lanka, for his many achievements.
He has served as the Chairman of DFCC Bank and DFCC Vardhana Bank and as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka. He is also a member of the National Research Council.
Eardley Perera-Non Executive Director
Appointed to the Board in 2005, He is a Chartered Marketer and a Graduate of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK and has followed management training in Sweden, the UK, South Korea, the Philippines and Singapore. He currently serves as the Non-executive Chairman of M&E (Pvt) Ltd.; and Non Executive Director of Dunamis Capital PLC and associate companies, First Capital PLC, Keells Food Products PLC, ODEL PLC, Sting Consultants (Pvt) Ltd., Brand Finance Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. and Ma’s Tropical Foods Products (Pvt) Ltd.. He also serves as a member of the Board of Study of the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura and is engaged in management education and consulting.

 
Anushya Coomaraswamy-Non Executive Director
A member of the Janashakthi Board since 2006, She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. Her career spanning over 20 years in the private sector includes many senior management positions which includes, Group Finance Director, John Keells Holdings PLC. from 1994-2002. She has also served as, an Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, the Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission and a Member of the Public Enterprise Reform Commission. She is also an Independent Director of Printcare PLC. and Aitken Spence Plantation Management (Pvt) Limited and has been a member of the Urgent Issues Task Force of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.
 
 
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