Prakash Schaffter, a leading Insurance personality in Sri Lanka, is the Cambridge-educated Executive Chairman of Janashakthi and has three decades of experience in the Insurance industry in both Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. He led Janashakthi since 2006 as its Managing Director through a growth phase that saw Janashakthi become the third largest insurer, acquire the Non Life segment of AIA Insurance Lanka and most recently engage in the divestment of Janashakthi's Non Life segment. He was appointed Chairman in November 2018.

As the former President of the Insurance Association of Sri Lanka, Prakash has through several industry-related committees, led the discussion on regulatory changes, including the separation of Life and Non Life business segments. He continues to impact the business sector through his membership on the council of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID).

Having been among the youngest Fellow Members of the Chartered Insurance Institute, he has also served as President of the Young Presidents Organisation of Sri Lanka. A former first-class cricketer, he represented both Cambridge University and London University during his cricketing career. Prakash has also served as President and Secretary of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. He is a former Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket, having served on three separate occasions on Interim Committees appointed by the Government.

Ravi Liyanage was appointed as the Director / Chief Executive Officer of Janashakthi Insurance PLC with effect from 16th of November 2020.

Ravi brings years of knowledge to the company with his experience in senior management roles across industries including Insurance, Finance, Retail, Manufacturing, Automotive and Lubricants. Further, he has held several Directorships in reputed Financial entities. He also served Janashakthi Insurance PLC from 2003 to 2011 where he played a key role in driving business growth in Marketing, Branch Operations, Sales and Distribution and as a Board Director of Janashakthi Finance from 2006 to 2009.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Colombo and two Postgraduate degrees; Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, from the Chartered Institute of Marketing - UK and Master of Business Administration in General Management from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He is also a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from CMA (Australia) and a fellow of the Life Underwriting Training Council of USA. He has been awarded with many global and local accolades including Asian Brand Leadership Award from Brand Asia Congress, Marketer of the Year Award from the Chartered Institute of Marketing -UK, Global Brand Leadership Award from Global Brand Congress and Brand Champion Awards from the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing.

Ramesh Schaffter serves as Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer of Janashakthi Group. Counting over three decades of experience in Finance and 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.

A social entrepreneur and life coach, he is an accomplished public speaker and a multiple award winner at national and international level Toastmasters' contests. He is the former President of Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka and a former Board Member of World Vision for Sri Lanka. He currently serves on the Board of First Capital Holdings PLC, First Capital Treasuries PLC, Sarvodaya Development Finance PLC, and numerous private institutions.

Warini De Costa is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants of Sri Lanka and holds an MBA from the Post Graduate Institute of Management (PIM) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. She counts over 40 years of experience in Finance and Management. She has held several directorships and Board roles and presently serves on the Board of Amaya Leisure PLC as a non-executive Director.

Annika Senanayake holds a Bachelor of Arts in Management Studies from the University of Nottingham, UK. She heads Corporate Planning for the IWS Holdings Group, in diversified business interests in telecommunications, logistics, media and broadcast, automobiles, aviation, warehousing, food and beverage processing and packaging. Annika holds several Board roles and directorships and is CNN's official business representative for Sri Lanka.

Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director and Head of Research of Verité Research, a think tank providing analytical research and advisory services on economic, political and legal issues in Sri Lanka and Asia. He is an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. In Sri Lanka, he has been a Member of the Presidential Task Force on Health Sector Reform, Presidential Committee on Tobacco, Alcohol and Dangerous Drug Regulation and the National Steering Committee on Social Security. He has also served as an Executive Director of the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) and on the Board of the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, amongst others.

Dr. de Mel is already attached to the Janashakthi Group, by being a Non-Executive Director in the Board of First Capital Holdings PLC. Internationally, he has held several governing, teaching and research positions, including as Lecturer in Economics at the University of Oxford, UK. His undergraduate degree in Economics was from Harvard University, USA whilst he earned his masters and doctoral degrees in Economics at the University of Oxford where he was a Chevening scholar.

Sivakrishnarajah Renganathan is the former Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, Commercial Development Co., PLC and Deputy Chairman of Commercial Bank of Maldives. He had held several key positions in the Bank. He has led Commercial Bank's acquisition of the banking operations of Credit Agricole Indosuez in Bangladesh. In addition, he has served among others, as a Member of the General Council of the Institute of Bankers of Bangladesh, Founder President of the Sri Lanka Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Executive Member of the Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bangladesh.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (FCMA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), Fellow of the London Institute of Banking & Finance, UK (FLIBF) and a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers Sri Lanka (FIB), had received extensive Leadership, Management and Banking training locally and in overseas countries.

Dr. Gehan Gunatilleke is an attorney-at-law and a founding partner of LexAG, a law firm based in Colombo. He is a former advisor to Sri Lanka's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he advised the government on international treaty compliance and access to the European Union's GSP+ trade concession scheme. He has also served on several legislative drafting committees in Sri Lanka. Dr. Gunatilleke is currently a Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka and a post-doctoral fellow at Pembroke College, University of Oxford. He has a doctorate and master's degree in law from the University of Oxford, where he was a Commonwealth scholar, and an LL.M from Harvard Law School, where he was a Fulbright scholar.

Mr. Dilip de S. Wijeyeratne is a senior finance/banking professional and a principal consultant who provides advisory services to companies globally to expand operations within Middle East, Sri Lanka and Australia. Mr. Wijeyeratne is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ACA), a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (FCMA) and a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). He is currently the Senior Independent, Non-Executive Director of Sampath Bank PLC, the Senior Independent, Non-Executive Director of Singer Sri Lanka PLC, and the Senior Independent, Non-Executive Director of Hayleys Fibre PLC. He was also the Head of Finance and Global Markets Operations of HSBC Group Bahrain offices and a Board member of the Bahrain Asian Traders' Committee of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce.

With over 25 years in the financial sector, Niranjan is a seasoned business leader with a comprehensive background in Retail, SME, and Corporate business management. His extensive expertise in business and risk management, coupled with a proven track record of building and leading high-performance teams, positions us well for sustainable business growth.

Niranjan has held prominent positions at leading local and multinational organizations such as Citi Bank, National Development Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and most recently, SDB Bank, where he served as Deputy CEO.

Niranjan is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and holds an MBA from the American University of Asia, as well as an MSc in Professional Accounting from the University of London.

K V Kuganathan is a seasoned Business, Digital & IT Strategist for Financial sector. He has over 23 years of experience, including stints in the Banking industry, including National Development Bank PLC where he headed Digital & IT Strategy. Further he initiated and led the E Banking division at Hatton National Bank PLC.

Kugan is known for his innovative, creative and results-oriented leadership in building, transforming financial models into digital businesses with acute finance.

Kugan holds a distinction in his MSc in IT Consultancy as well as a Bachelors degree in Computing and Information Systems. He has served as a judge for the NBQSA ICT Awards & Asia Pacific ICT Awards since 2011 is an experienced speaker at many International conferences on the subject of Channel Optimization. He currently serves as a Non-Executive Director for UPAY.

Thanushka Jayasundera joined Janashakthi Life in May 2019 as the Head of Finance & Planning, bringing in a wealth of experience in a variety of disciplines from leading multinational finance organisations.

Prior to joining Janashakthi Life, Thanushka served in the capacity of Assistant Vice President - Risk and Control Lead at Deutsche bank, and held the responsibility of Treasury Finance Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives for HSBC.

Thanushka holds a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Oulu in Finland, and a Master of Arts in Financial Economics from the University of Colombo. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (ACMA), and a Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK (ACCA) and a Member of the Sri Lanka Economics Association.

Wasanthi Stephen counts over 21 years of work experience, out of which 17 in the Human Resource Industry in Sri Lanka. Her extensive exposure includes talent management, employee relations, handling industrial disputes, mentoring, counseling, and learning and development in the hospitality, real estate, investment banking, manufacturing, and finance industries.

Prior to joining Janashakthi Insurance PLC, Wasanthi also worked at John Keells Holdings PLC as the Director of Human Resources for Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel and as an Assistant Vice President at John Keells Holdings PLC. Wasanthi also practiced as Junior Counsel and an Instructing Attorney. She further worked in Sri Lanka Telecom's legal division.

Wasanthi is an Attorney-at-Law and an Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka (CIPM).

Nilanga is a Professional Insurance Practitioner, Service Industry Strategist and a Sales & Marketing Specialist with the ability to inspire, transform and sustain team members to become their best, in turn facilitating organizational growth. He has succeeded in scaling up existing businesses, strategic positioning and new market identification for multimillion-dollar organisations inclusive of foreign startups.

Nilanga counts over 31 years of management exposure and has extensive experience in Service Marketing at large scale business organisations in Insurance, Financial Services and Hospitality. He specializes in Growth Management Consultancy and joined Janashakthi Insurance Plc in 2020 as a consultant. He was the Director/CEO of LOLC Insurance International, CEO / COO of LOLC General Insurance Co Ltd & LOLC Life Assurance Ltd and the Head of National Sales at Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd. He is a Chartered Insurance Agency Manager (CIAM) and possesses a Post Graduate Degree in Management and a Fellowship in Life Insurance Marketing.

Gamika de Silva brings to the table a wealth of knowledge and 24 years of hands-on experience in marketing, sales, and customer experience management. He possesses an extensive background spanning various industries, including banking, telecommunications, FMCG, and insurance.

He has a proven track record of delivering measurable results, successfully executing product and brand positioning strategies, expanding market coverage, identifying new market opportunities, and transforming business environments.

Gamika is a Fellow of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing and has also served as its President. He is a graduate of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and holds a Master of Business Administration specialized in Marketing from the University of Wales. He is an alumnus of Royal College Colombo.

He is an accomplished motivational speaker, skilled at facilitating strategy workshops, and has effectively managed brand personalities and cultivated strategic partnerships. Gamika is also an avid sports enthusiast.

Rehen has more than 28 years of professional experience in Insurance Industry. Starting his insurance career at Ceylinco Insurance he rose through the ranks as an accomplished Insurance Sales Professional.

Rehen holds a Master of Business Administration from Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK . He also possesses few industry certification including AMTC qualification from LIMRA, USA and a Fellow Member of the Life Underwriting Training Council, USA.

Rehen is certified Moderator to conduct AMTC by LIMRA and Life Underwriting Training Council (LUTC) USA.

H. E. T. Sampath brings over 30 years of invaluable insurance industry experience, exceptional leadership, and a proven track record. Prior to joining Janashakthi Life, Sampath served as the General Manager - Sales at Arpico Insurance.

With a strong foundation in Life Insurance, Sampath has pursued specialized training, including the Agency Management Training Course (AMTC) & Diploma in Insurance from Life Underwriter Training Council (LUTC), and the Management Skills Course from the Institute of Management Studies (IMS). In addition to his specialized training, Sampath has also earned an MBA from IIC University of Technology.

Jude Niranjith Silva is an accomplished marketing professional with over two decades of experience. He currently leads the marketing strategies for Janashakthi Insurance PLC. Joining Janashakthi in 2007, he rose through the ranks as an accomplished marketing professional serving the company at various capacities during his tenure.

Jude holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business (Special) with a First Class Honours from the Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from University of Sri Jayawardenapura, through Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM). He is a Chartered Marketer, a member of both Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM-UK) and Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AAT-SL).

Danushka has navigated a diverse career path, transitioning from IT to Human Resources. Commencing his HR career as a Talent Development Specialist, he evolved into a versatile specialized HR Generalist with expertise in Talent Management, Employee and Industrial Relations, and HR Service Delivery.

With over 12 years in the HR field, he has a wealth of experience in implementing HR strategies and initiatives across diverse industries, having served in prominent conglomerates and companies such as Laugfs Holdings , Hemas Holdings and Morison Ltd.

He possesses a BSc in Management of Information Technology from the University of Wolverhampton, UK, and an Executive M.Sc in Human Resource Management from AeU University, Malaysia. Danushka is a Certified Coach and holds certifications in various related fields, including Certified DISC Trainer (Wiley International), Certified HRD Auditor, and Certified Competency Mapping specialist (TV Rao Learning Systems, India). Moreover, he holds several qualifications in Psychology and Hypnotherapy, enriching his HR expertise.

Jude brings over 20 years of extensive professional experience in the finance sector, both locally and internationally. Prior to his current role, Jude served as a consultant for the Janashakthi Group.

Throughout his distinguished career, Jude has held several prominent positions, including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Allianz Insurance Lanka Ltd. His expertise has been further honed through impactful roles at WNS Ltd, Ceylinco Group, State Assurance Company Ltd in Seychelles, and Watawala Plantations.

Jude is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK), a Chartered Global Management Accountant, and an Associate Member of Certified Professional Managers (Sri Lanka).