JOHN KEELLS HOLDINGS PLC
BACKGROUND
John Keells Holding PLC is the largest conglomerate business in Sri Lanka and also one of the largest listed companies in the Colombo Stock Exchange, Sri Lanka. The primarily focus industries of JKH are Consumer foods and retail, financial services, information technology, leisure, property, transportation and plantation services.
Established in early 1870s as a produce and exchange broking business the organization have gone through major restructuring processes in perusing growth. In 1979 JKH have incorporated as a public limited liability company and in 1986 was listed in Colombo Stock Exchange. Having headquarters based on Colombo, group diversified companies are located across in Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Mauritius, Singapore, UK, USA and the UAE. There are more than 70 operating companies including subsidiaries and joint ventures.
JKH have a range of products and services from owning the largest private sector owned transportation in the country, manufacturing of food and beverages to running a chain of supermarkets, tea broking to stock broking, banking to real state, providing port and marine fuel services to IT solutions. JKH committed to flexibility to change, maintaining integrity, sustainable development, social responsibility and ethical dealing with full membership of the world economic forum and member of the UN global compact.
National Reporting and Regulatory Environment
Sri Lanka is a common law based
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