Rajitha Jayasuriya

CAL Holdings Limited, a leading investment bank, recently announced that Rajitha Jayasuriya had joined the CAL Holdings Limited Board as Non-Executive Independent Director.

Rajitha Jayasuriya, Attorney-at-Law, currently heads the overall legal operation of the USD 2 Bn Sri Lankan apparel industry leader MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, as its Group Director - Legal. She draws from a two decade long legal career and has built a cross-functional legal team for the apparel giant, covering Corporate Law, Intellectual Property and Corporate Governance and has also partnered the organization in its cross-border ventures to its new business verticals, including innovation, startup acquisitions, brands and IT solutions. Rajitha serves on the boards of several subsidiary companies of MAS including a leading New York-based Femtech company.

She was ranked number 11 in the list of the 50 most Influential Business Leaders in Sri Lanka in 2014. In 2017 she was recognized at the Top 50 Professional and Career Women Awards by Women in Management and awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award for Law, at the Zonta Woman of Achievement Awards. More recently, Rajitha was also listed in the “New Establishment 100” by the Echelon Magazine. 

Capital Alliance (CAL) offers capital market solutions mainly focused on family office and family business solutions.  CAL’s reputation as Sri Lanka’s leading investment bank has been based on its pursuit of excellence in all aspects of its operation. By upholding gender equality at the Board Level and further cascaded across the enterprise ensuring it is integrated into the company’s decision-making process and culture, CAL is positioned as a pioneer in its human resource policies which has helped it build a world-class team of professionals.