Ramesh Schaffter appointed to Sarvodaya Development Finance Board

Ramesh Schaffter has been appointed to the Board of Sarvodaya Development Finance PLC as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director.

Ramesh Schaffter

Schaffter serves as Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer of Janashakthi Group. 

Counting over three decades of experience in Finance and Marketing, he is a fellow member and former Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Sri Lanka, and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He has served on the Boards of several public listed and unlisted companies. 

A social entrepreneur and life coach, he is an accomplished public speaker and a multiple award winner at national and international level Toastmasters’ contests. He is the former President of Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka and a former Board Member of World Vision for Sri Lanka. 

He is a Co-Founder of cable television channel Swarga TV, as well as the Christian Arts Foundation (Chraft), an organisation that promotes music and drama in Sri Lanka. 

Schaffter also serves on the Council of the Colombo Theological Seminary, a graduate and postgraduate educational institute, and is the former Incorporated Trustees of the Church of Ceylon Chairman.

With the latest appointment, the Board of Sarvodaya Development Finance comprises of Chairman Channa de Silva, M. Yamasiutha, C. Rajakaruna, S.N. Senthilverl, W.T.D. Ganegama, J. Kuruppu, C.A. Canagaretna, Shehara de Silva and R. Schaffter.