Vish appointed to Softlogic Life Board

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Business leader Vish Govindasamay has been appointed to the Board of Softlogic Life Insurance as an Independent Non-Executive Director subject to approval of the Insurance Regulatory Commission.

Vish Govindasamy



Govindasamy is the Group Managing Director of Sunshine Holdings PLC and pioneered the

Group’s diversification into newer but key economic sectors such as renewable energy,

telecommunications and FMCG. 

In recognition of his achievements, the TATA Group invited Govindasamy to sit on several key committees in the House of TATA - a truly rare honour for a person in the corporate sector globally.

His international experience coupled with his innate managerial capability and innovative qualities

enabled him to transform the plantation business, achieving perceptible improvement in quality,

production standards and penetration into new markets. Under his managerial direction, the

company established several new brands and consolidated and expanded its share in both domestic

and international markets.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Hartford,

USA. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Certified Professional Managers of Sri Lanka.

With the latest appointment, the Board of Softlogic Life Insurance Plc comprises of Ashok Pathirage (Chairman), Sujeewa Rajapakse (Deputy Chairman), Ifthikar Ahamed (Managing Director), M.R. Abeywardena, H.K. Kaimal, F.P.L. Lima, H.C. Hettiarachchi and V. Govindasamy.

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