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John Keells Holdings (JKH),
whose origins date back to 1873, is a public quoted company in the
Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and has been ranked No: 1 amongst the
listed companies for the last three consecutive years by the Lanka
Monthly Digest and Business Today (two business magazines in Sri
Lanka, based on turnover & profits, assets, shareholder funds,
market capitalization and share profiles).
The group was the first and the only
Company to date in Sri Lanka to raise capital overseas by way of
Global Depository Receipts (GDRs). JKH is currently listed on the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange and traded over-the-counter at all major
stock exchanges.
The JKH Group is considered the
most diversified group of companies in the country with over 65
subsidiaries of which most enjoy market leadership in their respective
businesses. The Group operates in 10 different business sectors,
namely, Transportation (airline representation, shipping, freight
forwarding, air express, inland container depot, travel & travel
related services and port management), Leisure, Plantations, Food
& Beverage, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Financial
Services, Exports, International & Domestic Trade and Management
Trust.
In achieving the present success,
the JKH Group have developed many long standing business associations,
either as agents or joint venture partners, with several internationally
renowned companies such as the P&O Group (P&O Ports and
P&O Nedlloyd), Avis, American Express, DHL, IBM, Lucent Technologies
(AT&T), Pizza Hut, Schenker Stinnes Logistics, Toshiba and TATA
Infotech, together with many prestigious international airlines
such as American Airlines, Gulf Air, LTU International Airways,
Leisure Cargo GMBH, Asiana Airlines, Jet Airways, Swisscargo, City
Bird, Air Europe, Belair and Air2000.
The Group is a major player in the
hotel industry and own and operates eight resorts in Sri Lanka with
over 1,000 rooms and two resorts in the Maldives with 170 rooms.
The Group is the largest inbound tour operator in the country accounting
for approximately 22% of organised tourist arrivals. Some of the
major tour operators handled by the Group include CNN - Neckermann,
Hotel Plan, FRAM, Tourisanda and Kuoni.
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