Leadership

A Chartered Accountant by profession, Mr.R Renganathan joined Ceylinco Consolidated in 1983. He was entrusted with the task of setting up the Life Division of Ceylinco Insurance after the Government of Sri Lanka permitted private Insurers to enter the Insurance industry in 1987. A firm believer in the miracle of life insurance, with a vision of protecting every Sri Lankan family with a Ceylinco Life Insurance policy, he has put together a team of professionals who share this common objective. With his guidance Ceylinco Life has continued to maintain market leadership in the Sri Lanka Insurance industry. Today Mr. Renganathan is also the Chairman of Ceylinco Life. Upon achieving success in the field of Life Insurance he ventured in to the healthcare sector with the idea of establishing affordable healthcare to the people of Sri Lanka. With the affiliation of the Washington Cancer Institute, he began by initially setting up a cancer detection centre. He is also responsible for setting up Sri Lanka’s first private Cancer treatment Centre, which is complete with the very latest, state-of-the-art technology.

With 35 years experience in the mercantile sector, Mr. Ranasinghe has acquired a wealth of expertise and knowledge in sales, marketing and strategic planning. Today Mr. Ranasinghe is also the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Ceylinco Life, the holding company of Ceylinco Healthcare Services. Having joined Ceylinco in 1986, he was a pioneer member of the team that established Ceylinco Insurance in 1988. Mr. Ranasinghe holds an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He is a founder Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Sri Lanka Region and has held many positions in the executive committee including ‘Senior Vice Chairman’. Mr. Ranasinghe is also a Chartered Marketer and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.

Mr. Jayawardena is a professional in the field of Finance with 25 years experience. He joined Ceylinco’s Life division in 1990 as Chief Accountant (Branches) and has since then, made a valuable contribution towards the company’s success. His expertise and commitment resulted in him being elevated to the Board of Directors, in 2005. Today he serves as Director/Chief Financial Officer of Ceylinco Life. Mr. Jayawardena if a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka as well as the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka.

Samitha Hemachandra is General Manager – Marketing at Ceylinco Life, the market leader in Life Insurance. He counts more than 18 years of work experience in Sales Management, Brand Management, Marketing Management and Strategic Planning. He has been directly involved in designing, developing and implementing many integrated marketing communication campaigns to date. He was recognized as Brand Champion at the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards of 2004, 2005 and 2008 for his contribution to the ‘Ceylinco Life’ brand, which was adjudged Brand of the Year and Service Brand of the Year.   He is also a Director for Ceylinco Healthcare Services Ltd and one of the pioneering members in setting up Sri Lanka’s only private Radiation Treatment Unit for Cancer at Ceylinco Healthcare and has initiated many successful marketing campaigns. Ceylinco Healthcare Services Ltd is a fully owned subsidiary of Ceylinco Life. He is a Fellow (FCIM) and Chartered Marketer of CIM – UK, Certified Management Accountants (CMA) - Australia and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Sydney.

Mr. De Silva who has over 12 years experience in Senior Management, played an important role in setting up the Ceylinco Diabetes Centre as well as the Radiation Unit and Tomotherapy Centre. He joined the Ceylinco Life team in 2002 where he was appointed to the Finance and Investments Division. He was appointed as General Manager of Ceylinco Healthcare in 2008. Mr. De Silva holds a BBA (special) Honors, ACCA and a MBA from the University of Colombo.

Adding his expertise and wealth of knowledge to the Ceylinco Healthcare Centre team is a stalwart in the field of medicine in Sri Lanka. Vidya Jyothi Emeritus Prof. Jayasekara is the immediate past Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo. A pioneer in the specialty of human genetics in Sri Lanka, Prof. Jayasekara, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. (N’Cle.U.K) C.Biol. FRSB (Lond.)  Hon. FCSSL, Hon. FCOSL, has had an illustrious administrative, teaching and research career spanning 41 years. An Honorary Fellow of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka and an Honorary Fellow of the College of Ophthalmologists of Sri Lanka, Prof. Jayasekara was the Chair and Senior Professor of Anatomy and the Founder Director of the Colombo University’s Human Genetics Unit which he established in 1983. He is a Fellow of the Galton Institute, London; a Chartered Biologist; a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, London; a Commonwealth Scholar and a Commonwealth Senior Medical Fellow. In addition, he holds a PhD in Cytogenetics, which he obtained in 1981 while on a Commonwealth Research Scholarship. 

Dr. Sarath Abeyakoon had over 18 years of experience as a senior consultant in the field of oncology. He served as Consultant Oncologist at the Maharagama Cancer Hospital and was also the Senior Specialist Medical Officer in Charge of the Cancer Unit in Papua New Guinea for three years. Dr. Abeyakoon, who received extensive training in both Sri Lanka and at the Royal London Hospital Whitechapel, UK, also served as Chairman of the Board of Study in Clinical Oncology in Sri Lanka from 2003 to 2006.