LIMRA Holdings appoints Niroshan Jayasuriya as newest board member

LIMRA Holdings Limited, a mid-sized local multinational company that has entered multiple international markets,

has appointed Niroshan Jayasuriya to the group’s board as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from January 1, 2023.

Jayasuriya, currently Executive Director of Finance of Unilever Sri Lanka, is a business leader and finance professional with over 16 years of experience in over 15 geographies, across multiple manufacturing and export industries, which include FMCG and apparel. 

Jayasuriya holds a BSc Honours in Business Administration from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and an Executive MBA from the University of West London, in addition to being a Chartered Global Management Accountant and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management 
Accountants (UK). 

Throughout his illustrious career in finance, he has won many accolades, which include the 2006 Sri Lanka Prize for Financial Strategy and the 2004 World Prize for Business Taxation at CIMA (UK) examinations. 
Outside of work, Jayasuriya is a strong believer in nurturing the next generation of Sri Lankan professionals and is a volunteer mentor in several educational institutions in Sri Lanka. Given his extensive experience across the multiple disciplines within finance and his experience in general management as a board member of one of the largest FMCG MNCs in Sri Lanka, he would be advising LIMRA Holdings on all its business aspects, with a focus on finance.

LIMRA Holdings is one of the fastest growing, mid-sized local multinational company in Sri Lanka, employing a multinational workforce and in operation for nearly 30 years, with over 10 subsidiaries spanning across the space of value-added distribution, IT security, mother and baby care, toys, ecommerce and energy sectors. Some of the prominent leading cluster companies are EGUARDIAN Lanka, Kiddies & Toys International and DCS International. 
LIMRA Holdings has its footprint globally through strategic joint ventures in Singapore, Malaysia, India, Oman and Bangladesh. LIMRA Holdings, through its subsidiaries, also manages and distributes over 20 top global brands and has four of its own brands in their portfolio. The current LIMRA Holdings board consist Nabhan Akeel, Rizwan Anise, Keerthi Pathiraja and Niroshan Jayasuriya.