Mahela appointed to Janashakthi Insurance board

Janashakthi Insurance PLC has appointed ace cricketer Mahela Jayawardene to its board of directors as a Non-Executive/Independent Director, with effect from July 5, 2021. 

Jayawardene, who captained Sri Lanka’s national cricket team, currently functions as Chairman of the National Sports Council. 

Along with Jayawardene, four other directors have also been appointed to the Janashakthi Insurance board, with effect from July 5, 2021.

They are Dinesh Schaffter (Non-Independent/Non-Executive Director), Warini de Costa and Annika Senanayake (Independent/Non-Executive Directors) and Ravi Liyanage (Non-Independent/Executive Director/CEO).

“This transition in leadership is the beginning of a new growth phase at Janashakthi Life. During the past three years, since we renewed our sole focus on life insurance, we have invested in exploring the full potential of our organisation while identifying new opportunities and strategic priorities for growth. We strongly believe that our renewed leadership team will be an asset to Janashakthi Life as we continue to accelerate the execution of our strategic priorities to expand our presence in the life insurance segment. The addition of these five individuals will create a new dynamic within the board, ushering in a new era in Janashakthi Life Insurance PLC’s ongoing legacy,” said Janashakthi Life Chairman Prakash Schaffter.

With the recent appointments, the board of directors of Janashakthi Insurance PLC comprises of Prakash Schaffter, Ravi Liyanage, Ramesh Schaffter, Nathan Sivagananathan, Avindra Rodrigo, Deshal de Mel, Mahela Jayawardena, Warini De Costa, Dinesh Schaffter and Annika Senanayake.