John Keells Holdings

John Keells Holdings PLC

Formerly	John Keells Limited
Company type	Public
Traded as	CSE: JKH.N0000 S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index component
ISIN	LK0092N00003
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded	1870; 154 years ago (1870)
Headquarters	Colombo , Sri Lanka
Key people	Krishan Balendra (Chairman)
Brands	Keells Elephant House Union Assurance Nations Trust Bank Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts Walkers Tours JKIT Evinta Crescat Boulevard KZone John Keells Properties onThree20 Cinnamon Air
Revenue	LKR260.687 billion (2023)
Operating income	LKR12.691 billion (2023)
Net income	LKR18.896 billion (2023)
Total assets	LKR744.506 billion (2023)
Total equity	LKR360.418 billion (2023)
Owners	S. E. Captain (9.68%) Melstacorp (9.31%)
Number of employees	22,250 (2022/23)
Subsidiaries	Asian Hotels and Properties PLC Ceylon Cold Stores PLC John Keells Hotels PLC John Keells PLC Keells Food Products PLC Tea Smallholder Factories PLC Trans Asia Hotels PLC Union Assurance PLC
Website	www.keells.com
Footnotes / references [1]

John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) is one of the largest conglomerate companies in Sri Lanka. From managing hotels and resorts in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to providing port, marine fuel and logistics services to IT solutions, manufacturing of food and beverages to running a chain of supermarkets, tea broking to stock broking, life insurance and banking to real estate, the Group of companies has made its presence felt in virtually every major sphere of the economy.^{[citation needed]}

JKH is a full member of the World Economic Forum^[2] and has issued Global Depository Receipts on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and was the first Sri Lankan company to be listed overseas. As a Member of the Global Compact – the United Nations-sponsored international corporate citizenship initiative, JKH is also committed to sustainable development and greater social responsibility, in a multi-stakeholder context. Keells continues its position as the most valuable company in Sri Lanka since the 1980s.^[3]