John Keells Holdings PLC announced that Mr. Krishan Niraj Jayasekera Balendra and Mr. Joseph Gihan Adisha Cooray, Executive Directors of the company have been appointed with effect from Jan. 1, 2018. Mr. Susantha Ratnayake, Chairman will retire from the company effective Dec. 31, 2018. Mr. Balendra will take over as Chairman and Mr. Cooray as Deputy Chairman/Group Finance Director with effect from Jan. 1, 2019. The company announced that Mr. Ajit Damon Gunewardene and Mr. James Ronnie Felitus Peiris, Executive Directors retired from the company with effect from Dec. 31, 2017 and accordingly ceased to be Directors of the company and its subsidiary and associate companies as of Dec. 31, 2017.