Janashakthi Insurance plc announced the appointment of Husein Esufally as the new Chairman of its board, following the retirement of its incumbent Chairman and Director W. T. Ellawala. Esufally, prior to the appointment, held the position of Deputy Chairman of the Board of the company and its subsidiary Janashakthi General Insurance Limited. He is presently the Chairman of Hemas Holdings PLC., where he served as Chief Executive Officer from January 2001 - March 2014.

Esufally takes on the role of Chairman from his predecessor W. T. Ellawala, who joined Janashakthi as a Director at its inception in 1994 and subsequently took on the role of Nonexecutive Chairman in 2005.