John Keells Group Archives

August 9, 2022

Plasticcycle, the social entrepreneurship project of the John Keells Group, launched “Bin-novate 2022” in April this year, to commemorate the World Creativity and Innovation Day. The concept of the competition was to encourage the public, to submit design ideas for a bin to be placed in the coastal areas of Sri […]

July 15, 2022

Introduced in 2011, the ‘FastTrack’ summer internship programme of John Keells Group, returns this year partnering with London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Unilever Sri Lanka to provide undergraduates with a unique opportunity to participate in a four-week internship. The partnership agreement was signed on 4th July 2022 by Isuru Gunasekera – Chief […]

April 22, 2022

As a corporate citizen and member of the business community, the John Keells Group has been gravely concerned with the dire economic circumstances facing the country, which require immediate remedial measures. Whilst we note the positive developments in relation to the engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the commencement […]

January 27, 2022

Summarised below are the key operational and financial highlights of our performance during the quarter under review: Group EBITDA recorded a significant increase of 126 per cent to Rs.9.53 billion during the quarter under review against the comparative period [2020/21 Q3: Rs.4.21 billion]. The Group’s businesses recorded strong […]

November 2, 2021

Summarised below are the key operational and financial highlights of our performance during the quarter under review: • Group EBITDA recorded a significant improvement to Rs.6.41 billion during the quarter under review, which is a 93 per cent increase against the comparative period [2020/21 Q2: Rs.3.32 billion]. • The Group’s businesses, except […]

July 28, 2021

Summarised below are the key operational and financial highlights of our performance during the quarter under review: • Group EBITDA recorded a significant improvement to Rs.4.76 billion during the quarter under review, which is a 494 per cent increase against the comparative period [2020/21 Q1: Rs.802 million]. • The comparative performance with […]

July 15, 2021

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“Before this programme, I was not confident in communicating in English. Today, I am able to provide my feedback on the programme in English, without the help of anyone after following this programme. I believe that this will help me to a great extent in the future. I would like to thank John […]

May 26, 2021

The Group witnessed a faster than anticipated recovery momentum with the performance of most businesses reaching pre COVID-19 levels with business activity and consumer trends being near normal by the end of the financial year. • Excluding Leisure, Group revenue increased by 17% to Rs.36.15 billion in Q4; up 1% to Rs.122.32 billion […]

March 8, 2021

Kala Pola – Sri Lanka’s annual art fair showcasing and promoting visual art – went online for the first time in its 28-year history on srilankanartgallery.com/kalapola on 21st February 2021. The event showcases over 4,000 works by over 200 artists ranging from senior artists to amateur/student artists. Kala Pola has provided unique opportunities for painters […]

November 30, 2020

OCTAVE, the John Keells Group’s Data and Advanced Analytics Center of Excellence is making strides to build a world-class analytics practice to derive the most value from the Group’s data by combining the full ensemble of Industry 4.0 technologies, human ingenuity, and the power of data and modern-day advanced analytics. As Sri Lanka’s largest listed […]

“Bin-novate” by John Keells Group’s Plasticcycle

John Keells Group partners with Unilever and LSEG for FastTrack 2022

Our country is facing its most significant and challenging crisis – economically, politically and socially.

“Strong performance in Q3 as JKH Group EBITDA grows by 126% to Rs.9.53 billion; significant turnaround in the Group’s Leisure business”

“John Keells Group Q2 EBITDA records growth of 93% to Rs.6.41 billion; significant turnaround in the Group’s Leisure business”

John Keells Group records strong Q1 performance despite impact of Leisure and third wave; Q1 EBITDA at Rs.4.76 billion

Developing Skills For a Resilient and Career-Ready Youth

John Keells Group records strong recurring EBITDA of Rs.7.17 billion in Q4 despite underperformance of Leisure; Q4 recurring EBITDA growth of 43%, excluding Leisure

Kala Pola 2021 goes online!

OCTAVE: Integrating Advanced Analytics with Front-line Business Decisions