Jude Fernando new Group CEO at Melstacorp

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Jude Fernando

Fernando brings with him over 32 years of experience in senior positions across many industries, particularly in Finance, Supply Chain Management, Sales and Marketing, and International Marketing.

His previous roles include Managing Director of Hemas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Hemas Surgical and Diagnostics Ltd., Director/CEO of Janashakthi Insurance PLC, Director/CEO of Kotmale Holdings PLC,and Executive Director – Sales and Marketing for Cargills FMCG Brands.

He has also served on the Boards of Dunamis Capital PLC, Kelsey Homes, and First Capital Holdings PLC. He held the position of Director – Supply Chain at Hemas Manufacturing prior to joining Kotmale PLC in 2008.

Fernando is an accountant by profession and holds an MBA from the University of Wales. He is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK), a Chartered Global Management Accountant (UK), a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK), and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK).

He has also completed Executive Leadership Development Programmes at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and at INSEAD.