Husein Esufally - chairman, Janashakthi

Janashakthi Insurance PLC has appointed leading business personality Husein Esufally as the Chairman of its Board, following the retirement of its incumbent Chairman and Director, W. T. Ellawala.

Esufally was earlier the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Janashakthi Insurance and its subsidiary Janashakthi General Insurance Limited. He is at present the Chairman of Hemas Holdings PLC., where he served as Chief Executive Officer from January 2001 – March, 2014. Esufally was instrumental in transforming Hemas from a private company to one of the leading blue chips on the Colombo Stock Exchange.

Janashakthi Insurance, founded in 1994 by C. T. A. Schaffter, made its mark in the industry over a span of two decades.