Janashakthi Group (JXG) has announced the appointment of Minette Perera and Vishnu Balachandran as Independent, Non-Executive Directors to its Board of Directors. Perera brings over 40 years of experience, notably as the former Group Finance Director of the MJF Group, where she oversaw finance functions across a vertically integrated tea operation. She holds board positions in various MJF Group companies and has served as a Director on the Board of First Capital Group and Orient Finance PLC. Perera is a Fellow Member of several prestigious accounting institutes in Sri Lanka and the UK.
Meanwhile, Balachandran boasts a strong background in investment banking, having previously served as the Head of Investment Banking at Capital Alliance Partners Limited. His expertise in Corporate Finance, Valuation, and Equity Research, coupled with his experience at Amba Research and Kreston MNS & Co., further enriches the Janashakthi Group’s board. Balachandran holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Colombo.
With these appointments, Janashakthi Group’s Board of Directors, led by Chandana De Silva as Group Chairman and Prakash Schaffter as Deputy Chairman, now includes a distinguished lineup of individuals with extensive experience and expertise across various sectors. This includes Eardley Perera, Saliya Wickramasuriya, Nathan Sivagananathan, Vishnu Balachandran, Minette Perera, and Manjula Mathews as Independent Non-Executive Directors, along with Ramesh Schaffter serving as the Managing Director and Group CEO.
