JKH, lead sponsor of CA Sri Lanka

John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) will be the lead sponsor of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) for 2013.

As lead sponsor, JKH will support the Institute's diverse activities including its long term educational development of accounting. JKH Group Finance Director Ronnie Peiris handed over the sponsorship cheque to CA Sri Lanka President Sujeewa Rajapakse at a ceremony recently.

"CA Sri Lanka is an established institution in developing the local accountancy profession, and has produced many accountants, serving here and abroad, who are well girded to face the challenges and exploit the opportunities of the volatile local and global economies," said Peiris.

"We at JKH are committed to our core values, which in essence, is to be innovative, to challenge ourselves constantly by raising the bar, to lead by example in ethical business practices and to foster an environment which makes JKH a great place to work," he said.

Peiris said that in building this partnership, JKH hopes that CA Sri Lanka will facilitate the natural entrenchment of professionalism in accountants to enhance the ability of accounting professionals in the country.