Financial Times

Death of Mackwoods Chairperson
Sriyani Nonis, chairperson of the Mackwoods group of companies died early last week and her funeral is to be held today following the arrival of her family from abroad.

The company is one of the oldest in the island being established in 1841 and has the distinction of being the second business concern to be a member of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in 1847.

There was no immediate word on who would succeed Ms Nonis. There was speculation that her daughter, Nirmali Samaratunga, who is on the board and also chairperson of the National Chamber of Commerce, would be the successor.

Ms Nonis’ father, N.S.O. Mendis, was at the helm of the company for a long time having taken over in 1956. Her brother, Ricky Mendis is chairman of the Delmege Group of Companies.

Today, the Mackwoods Group is a conglomerate of several companies engaged In diverse activities such as health care, agribusiness, manufacturing, plantation management, import and export trading, travel and tourism and IT education.

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