Mr. W.T. Ellawala is a highly respected business leader who holds key positions on the Boards of several major companies. He is presently Chairman & CEO of C.W. Mackie & Co. Ltd, Director of Maersk Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd., and Managing Director of the Ceylon Trading Group of Companies. He is the Chairman of The Sri Lanka Society of Rubber Industry, and the past Chairman of the Colombo Rubber Traders’ Association. He is also a Member of the Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Chamber’s Advisory Council. He is a Honorary Member of the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association and a trustee of the Singhalese Sports Club. Mr. Ellawala was the former Advisor to the Ministry of Ports & Shipping and has served as a Consultant to Sea transport at UN-ESCAP in Bangkok.

Mr. C.T.A. Schaffter was instrumental in the founding of the Company, and counts more than 50 years in the Insurance Industry. He has contributed immensely to the development of the insurance industry in Sri Lanka, and has been an active member of numerous industry related forums and committees. He also played a key role in setting up several other well-known companies in the insurance industry, and has served on the management of those companies as well.

Mr. Prakash Schaffter was appointed to the post of Managing Director of the Company in September 2006 and now has the task of leading Janashakthi into the future. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and has over 20 years’ experience in the industry. He has a thorough knowledge of insurance practices in several countries in all aspects of Insurance - General Accident, Fire, Life and Corporate.Mr. Schaffter also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of London, and an MBA from Cambridge University. He is a Member of the Executive Committee of the Insurance Association of Sri Lanka (IASL). He has played an important role in the company’s progress from the inception of Janashakthi Insurance Company Limited, and was appointed Deputy General Manager Finance and Administration in 1995. He was promoted to General Manager three years later. In 1998 he took up the key posts of Director and General Manager and has now taken on full responsibility as Managing Director.He is a well-known figure in cricketing circles and was a Member of the Interim Committee that has been governing Sri Lanka Cricket since 2005. He is also the Honorary General Secretary of the Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club, where he has been a Committee Member since 1992.

Mr. Wijetunge is a well-known business personality, having served in in a number of companies in the leadership position. At present, he is the Chairman for Emeritus / Director of Nestle Lanka Ltd, Chairman of Lion Brewery Ceylon Ltd, Chairman of Union Residencies (Pvt) Ltd, and Chairman of Attidiya Wet Park Development. He is currently on the Boards of Directors of Belvoir Education Foundation, Hunter & Co Ltd, East India (Pvt) Ltd, and Joseph Frazer Memorial Hospital. He is the President of the Swiss Business Circle (Colombo), and serves as an Advisor to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Mathews is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge. Prior to joining the company as Finance Director in 2005, she was CEO of the Montessori Workshop, an export oriented subsidiary of the Janashakthi Group of Companies. Ms. Mathews received a Silver Award for Best woman Exporter of the Year at the 2004 NCE Export Awards Ceremony. She counts over 18 years experience, including several years in the U.K. in senior management positions in both Marketing & Finance. She is also a Director of Janashakthi Finance & Investments Ltd.

Dr. Jinasena is an eminent industrialist and the Chairman & Managing Director of the Jinasena Group of Companies. He has been a Member of the Securities & Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka. He was formerly Chairman of DFCC Bank and DFCC Vardhana Bank. He was an active Member of the Presidential Task Force on Science & Technology, Presidential Commission on Trade & Tariffs, and the Task Force to Rebuild the Nation(TAFREN). He was Chairman of the Sahanaya Institute of Mental Health, and the past Chairman of the Foundry Development & Services Institute. Dr. Jinasena holds a B. Tech Degree in Mechanical Engineering and was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate by Loughborough University in the UK. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka. He recently received the prestigious National Award of “Deshamanya”

Mr. Ramesh Schaffter has been associated with the company since its inception. He served as Secretary to the Board since 1994. In 2004 he was also appointed a Member of the Board. He has over 15 years experience in Finance and Marketing, and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He is also a Member of the Board of several group companies, including People’s Venture Investment Investment Co. Ltd, and Millennium Information Technologies Ltd.

Mr. Eardley Perera is a Chartered Marketer and Graduate of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He has had management training in Sweden, U.K., South Korea, the Philippines and Singapore. He is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of M & E (Pvt) Ltd, and a Director of Keells Food Products Ltd and two consultancy companies - Sting Consultants & BRAND. He is also a Member of the Board of Study of the Postgraduate Institute of Management of the University of Sri Jayawardhanapura. Mr. Perera was the Founder Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Sri Lanka Branch which was the first overseas branch of CIM-UK. He was also a Founder Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing. In recognition for his contribution to the field of Marketing, he was bestowed the highest honours by CIM-UK, the Institute Medal and the President’s Medal.

Ms Coomaraswamy is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, and of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. She served as Group Finance Director of John Keells Holdings and has over 20 years’ experience in senior management positions in the private sector. Ms Coomaraswamy served as an Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, as Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission and as a member of the Public Enterprise Reform Commission. She is a member of the Urgent Issues Task Force of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, and the taxation Subcommittee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.