Leadership

executive directors’ ESG outcomes

R. Renganathan
Executive Chairman
Areas of oversight
  • Good governance
  • Relations with shareholders and stakeholders
  • Balance of power between Executive and Nonexecutive Directors
  • Effective conduct of Board meetings
  • Re-composition of the Board and the Board Sub-committees in compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Regular conduct of Board meetings in an effective manner
  • Ensured key stakeholder concerns were discussed at Board meetings.
  • Strengthened shareholder confidence, reinforcing Ceylinco Life’s market leadership in life insurance.
  • Provided strategic leadership, ensuring Ceylinco Life’s longterm stability and ESG-driven growth.
E. T. L. Ranasinghe
Managing Director/Chief
Executive Officer
Areas of oversight
  • Overall business strategy
  • Digitalisation and technological enhancements
  • Compliance and risk management
  • Customer service and engagement
  • Community engagement
  • Environmental sustainability mandate
  • Completed the 3-year business plan
  • Leading the digitalisation and technological drive
  • Leading community engagement activities (classroom development, Waidya Hamuwa, HDUs etc.) – pages 197 to 200
  • Zero regulatory sanctions or fines
  • Maintained IT systems uptime at world-class levels and sound cyber security
  • Received multiple prestigious awards – pages 20-21
  • Integrate green building practices into operational network.
P. D. M. Cooray
Senior Executive Director/
Head of HR & Training
Areas of oversight
  • Human resources
  • Training and development
  • 22.22% female employee representation in workforce achieved which is 1.55% higher than last year.
  • Training hours per employees 19.87
  • Increase in salaries and benefits paid by 9% from last year to Rs. 2.85 Bn
  • No. of promotions - 114
  • Ensured seamless succession planning in key roles
P. A. Jayawardena
Senior Executive Director/
Chief Financial Officer
Areas of oversight
  • Financial discipline
  • Financial risk management
  • Facilities management and construction
  • Asset and liability valuations
  • Achieved key financial highlights – page 17
  • Working towards implementation of SLFRS 17, SLFRS 09 and S1/S2 standards
  • Raised the purpose, sustainability and ESG agenda across the organisation.
  • Received multiple prestigious industry awards for excellence in corporate reporting
  • Set new financial medium-term and long-term targets as part of business planning to support ongoing value creation for shareholders.
  • Ensured the achievement of sustainability efficiencies through green initiatives.
  • Arranging competitions and providing rewards to employees for their sustainability efforts
S. R. Abeynayake
Executive Director / Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Areas of oversight
  • Driving sales and market share growth
  • Sales force retention and capacity building
  • Policy servicing, underwriting, reinsurance and policyholder claims
  • Accelerated sales agent recruitment by 2,577
  • Increased training hours per sales agent to 21.20 hours
  • 313 agents qualified for MDRT status.
  • Reviewed the efficiency of underwriting, business operations and claims processing
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