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Amana Takaful appoints new directors

11 May 2021

[caption id="attachment_135190" align="alignright" width="300"] Amana Takaful General Insurance Independent Non-Executive Director Deepthie Wickramasuriya[/caption] Amana Takaful Insurance appointed Deepthie Wickramasuriya as Independent Non-Executive Director of Amana Takaful General Insurance with effect from 22 December 2020, while Sharhan Muhseen took up his position as Independent Director at Amana Takaful Life Insurance effective 1 April 2021. With over 35 years of corporate experience across several industries and countries, Wickramasuriya currently serves as an independent consultant at board and senior management levels in the fields of business process management, treasury management, and business counselling. She is highly renowned for her leadership in local and international projects relating to organisational strategy, operations, finance, risk, and governance. “I’m delighted to join Amana Takaful’s Board of Directors and am privileged to be a part of this wonderful institution. Amana Takaful Insurance is not only renowned for its innovative solutions, but is also greatly admired for its culture of diversity and opportunity. Its visionary leadership and keen focus on community is what sets it apart and I am elated to be on this new journey,” stated Wickramasuriya. Muhseen, on the other hand, is a senior investment banker with over two decades of experience in areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and capital markets. He has worked with several company boards and senior leadership teams of financial institutions across Asia. In this regard, he has completed landmark mergers and capital-raising transactions exceeding $ 100 billion. As head of Sri Lanka’s banking sector research coverage and Lead Economist at Jardine Fleming, Muhseen is renowned for his research reports on banking sector efficiency, currency depreciation, and budget deficit. He also has experiences at the policy level, working as a team leader at the National Council for Economic Development (NCED) under the Ministry of Finance as well as serving as a Director at the TAFREN presidential task force for rebuilding the economy after the 2004 tsunami. “I’m delighted to join Amana Takaful Life Insurance as a Director. Amana Takaful Life has an exciting journey ahead with its leadership in offering innovative new products and services to the Sri Lankan market. I look forward to working with the dynamic board and management of the company to deliver shareholder value,” he shared.


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