Dr. Gunatilleke appointed to Janashakthi Life board
Janashakthi Insurance PLC, a member of the Janashakthi group, announced the appointment of Dr. Gehan Gunatilleke as an Independent, Non-executive Director to the company’s board of directors, effective from January 24, 2024.
Dr. Gunatilleke is an Attorney-at-law and a founding partner of LEXAG, a law firm based in Colombo. He has previously served as an advisor to Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, where he provided counsel on international treaty compliance and facilitated access to the European Union’s GSP+ trade concession scheme.
Additionally, he has contributed to several legislative drafting committees in Sri Lanka. Currently, Dr. Gunatilleke holds positions as a Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka and as a postdoctoral Fellow at Pembroke College, University of Oxford. He has earned his doctorate and master’s degree in law from the University of Oxford, where he was a Commonwealth scholar and obtained an LL.M from Harvard Law School, where he was a Fulbright scholar.
Staying true to its corporate purpose of ‘uplifting lives and empowering dreams’, Janashakthi Life has always strived to deliver greater value to all its stakeholders ethically and transparently. On the customer front, the insurer brings this to life through its groundbreaking insurance solutions and services that cater to their evolving needs at every stage of their lives.
Over a span of 29 years, Janashakthi Life has continued to revolutionise the insurance industry and journey forward to become a force to be reckoned with. Its islandwide network of 75+ branches enable people from all walks of life to access its unique insurance solutions.
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 and Dr. Gehan Gunatilleke.