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Ishara Chinthaka Nanayakkara is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and businessman. As of December 2019, he is the Richest man in Sri Lanka. [1] He is currently serving as the deputy group chairman of the LOLC Holdings. [2] His father Rajah Nanayakkara was also a prominent businessman and he died in 2017 at the age of 77.
LOLC Holdings PLC is a Sri Lankan conglomerate listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). Originally starting as a non-banking financial company LOLC has grown into one of the largest Sri Lankan conglomerates involved in many sectors and subsidiaries in several countries although it is still mainly involved in the financial sector.
Brown and Company PLC, sometimes called Browns Group, is a conglomerate holding company in Sri Lanka. The company was founded by James Brown, a 25-year-old engineer and mechanic from London who arrived in Ceylon in 1872. In 1892, the company was incorporated and in 1991 the company became a listed company on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
Nanayakkara grew up in a family of seven children. She studied economics at the University of Ceylon at Peradeniya, graduating in 1959. [2] [3] She joined the Bank of Ceylon in 1959 as a staff assistant. [1] In 1988, she became the bank's general manager and chief executive. [4] [5] She held this position until her retirement in 1996. [4]
LMD 100, dubbed as "Sri Lanka's Fortune 500", annually lists the leading 100 quoted companies in Sri Lanka. Only the top 10 companies are listed below. All revenue figures reported before the financial year ending 2024. [2] [3]
Notable companies Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct; Name Industry Sector Headquarters Founded Notes Status Aitken Spence: Conglomerates - Colombo: 1868 Hotels, logistics, energy P A Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited: Consumer services Publishing Colombo: 1926 Publishing S A Bank of Ceylon: Financials Banks Colombo: 1939 ...
Nanayakkara is a Sinhalese name derived from the Sanskrit language. It may refer to the following people: Surname. Adeesha Nanayakkara (born 1991), Sri Lankan cricketer; Alwis Nanayakkara (born 1992), Sri Lankan cricketer
It was incorporated in 2008 as a public-private partnership between the Government of Sri Lanka and five private companies, and is notable for being the first public-private research institute in the country. [1] [2]