New appointment to Janashakthi Life board

Janashakthi Life, a member of the Janashakthi group, announced the appointment of Dilip de S. Wijeyeratne as an Independent, Non-Executive Director to the company’s board of directors, effective from February 14, 2024. 
Wijeyeratne is a senior finance/banking professional and a principal consultant, who provides advisory services to companies globally to expand operations within the Middle East, Sri Lanka and Australia. 

He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK and a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is currently Senior Independent, Non-Executive Director of Sampath Bank PLC, Senior Independent, Non-Executive Director of Singer Sri Lanka PLC and Senior Independent, Non–Executive Director of Hayleys Fibre PLC. He was also 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 this appointment, the Janashakthi Insurance PLC board of directors comprises of Prakash Schaffter, Ravi Liyanage, Ramesh Schaffter, Avindra Rodrigo, Warini De Costa, Annika Senanayake, Sivakrishnarajah Renganathan, Dr. Nishan de Mel, Dr. Gehan Gunatilleke and Dilip de S. Wijeyeratne.