Business Today Sri Lanka Magazine - February 2012

In this issue

He’s a Porsche-driving womaniser who boasts of killing 50 people... he’s been a fugitive for 20 years... and he runs Italy’s biggest ‘industry’. Meet Matteo Messina Denaro, chief executive of... Mafia.
A self made man who has reached the pinnacle of his career, his name reverberates in corporate circles. Controversial and outspoken, Nimal Perera is a force to be reckoned with. This is his story.
Lakshman De Fonseka, Managing Director of JF Packaging has excelled in taking his father’s company to great heights, making it one of the leading local packaging suppliers with a reputed clientele. The strength behind the company’s latest state-of- the-art manufacturing plant, De Fonseka speaks about his aspirations for the future of the company and the endless potential for Sri Lanka to promote the industry.
Sir Richard Branson aims to restore the British public’s agging trust in banks through Virgin Money’s £747m takeover of Northern Rock.
Since its humble beginnings with a single small factory the Upasena family has flourished in leaps and bounds over the years. Today the Group has progressed remarkably to become one of the foremost tea producers in all of Asia. Presently, it is only Saman Upasena and his brother Thusan Upasena at the helm, but they’ve managed to continue innovating and earning accolades for the KDU Group, all the while never losing touch with the family- spirit and hands-on approach that Saman Upasena credits as the recipe for their success.