Sunshine Holdings (CSE: SUN) appointed Ruvini Fernando to the company’s Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from Monday (21). With the new appointment, the Board of Sunshine Holdings will comprise 10 directors, seven of whom are independent non-executive directors.
Fernando is a consulting and capital markets professional with over 30 years of industry experience. She is presently employed at PricewaterhouseCoopers Colombo (PwC) as Director – Capital Projects and Infrastructure and Deals Strategy, where she handles advisory engagements related to capital raising, cross-border investments, policy recommendations, and large-scale projects.
Prior to her current position, Fernando held a number of leadership roles, including her tenure as the Executive Director of Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC and several of its group companies as well as the Chief Executive Officer of Guardian Fund Management Ltd., heading the investment business of Carson Cumberbatch PLC. Fernando was also employed within the Carsons Group as Head of Corporate Planning and within the Hayleys Group as a management accountant.
Fernando was a former visiting lecturer at the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura where she taught strategy and finance, and has been a speaker, presenter, and moderator at forums on capital markets and other topics of business interest. She is a member of the National Agenda Committee on Finance and Capital at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
She holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura and is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK
Sunshine Holdings PLC is a diversified conglomerate contributing to “nation-building” by creating value in vital sectors of the Sri Lankan economy – healthcare, consumer products, and agribusiness. Established in 1967, the group is now home to leading Sri Lankan brands such as Zesta Tea, Watawala Tea, Ran Kahata, Daintee Confectionery and Healthguard Pharmacy, with over 2,300 employees and revenue of Rs. 24 billion. The business units comprise Sunshine Healthcare Lanka, Sunshine Consumer Lanka, and Watawala Plantations PLC, which are leaders in their respective sectors and many of them certified as a “Great Place to Work®” in 2021.
Ruvini Fernando joins Sunshine Board
22 Feb 2022
Ruvini Fernando joins Sunshine Board
22 Feb 2022