John K Eells Holdings PLC L Annual R Eport 2015/16
John Keells Holdings PLC l Annual Report 2015/16 CONNECTED The John Keells story has been telling itself for over 145 years; a complex narrative of partnership, innovation, enterprise and endurance. A balance between corporate prudence, entrepreneurship and the satisfaction of societal needs has underlined, and is reflected in, our business model, resulting in our present dominance in several of the nation’s valuable industry sectors. Today we are benchmarked by many, as one of Sri Lanka’s most respected diversified companies with interests in shipping and logistics, consumer foods, hospitality, property development, retail, financial services, information technology and the manufacture and brokering of tea. We have a pool of exceptionally talented employees who bring a variety of skills, experience and innovative ideas to the work we do each day. The John Keells team includes over twelve thousand people, from diverse backgrounds. Recent investments, by our Group, in long-term projects are expected to significantly multiply the direct and indirect employment generated. Yet through all of this runs the single thread of John Keells’ intent; to create and share value by building sustainable businesses of excellence, integrity and worth. Diverse networks and synergies have evolved between John Keells and its many local and global partners, linking businesses, consumers, individuals, families and communities and the thousands of people whose lives we touch every day. We believe that their success is ours. Our society centric projects and initiatives have empowered, and enriched, the lives of individuals and communities in villages and cities across the island. Ours is an open-systems organisation constantly aligning itself to the environment we operate in and striving to satisfy our aspiration “To empower the nation for tomorrow”.
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