Aitken Spence

Aitken Spence PLC
Company typePublic
CSESPEN.N0000
ISINLK0004N00008
Industry
Founded1868 (1868)
Founder
  • Patrick Gordon Spence
  • Thomas Clark
  • Edward Aitken
  • S. R. Aitken
Headquarters,
Sri Lanka
Area served
Key people
  • Harry Jayawardena (Chairman)
  • Parakrama Dissanayake (Deputy Chairman and Managing Director)
  • Rohan Fernando (Director)
  • Stasshani Jayawardena (Director)
RevenueIncrease LKR98.104 billion (2023)
Increase LKR18.984 billion (2023)
Decrease LKR8.076 billion (2023)
Total assetsIncrease LKR214.338 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease LKR86.216 billion (2023)
Owner
Number of employees
Increase 13,033 (2023)
ParentMelstacorp
SubsidiariesAitken Spence Hotel Holdings
Websiteaitkenspence.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Aitken Spence PLC (Sinhala: එයිට්කින් ස්පෙන්ස්; Tamil: எய்ட்கின் ஸ்பென்ஸ்) is a Sri Lankan blue chip conglomerate[2] with operations in South Asia, Middle East, Africa and Pacific.[3][4] Listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange since 1983, it has major interests in hotels, travel, maritime services and logistics.[3] The group also has a significant presence in printing, plantation, power generation, financial services, IT, Business Process Outsourcing/Knowledge Process Outsourcing sector, elevator agency services, garments, and property development.[3]

Aitken Spence has been recognised by Forbes as one of the most successful publicly traded companies with annual sales under US$1 billion outside of United States, for three consecutive years.[5] In 2017, 2018 and 2019, Aitken Spence was adjudged the top winner of the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award presented by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.[6][7][8] The company is one of the first signatories to the UN's Global Compact in Sri Lanka.[9]

  1. ^ "Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF). cse.lk. Aitken Spence PLC. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Aitken Spence's 9-month profits up 24% to Rs. 3 b". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Aitken Spence posts Rs 1.7b profit in 1H". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 5 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Aitken Spence takes control of Fijian ports". Port Technology International. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ^ Aitken Spence. "About Us". Aitken Spence. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Aitken Spence bags Best Corporate Citizen Award 2012". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Aitken Spence wins Best Corporate Citizen Award 2017". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Aitken Spence, Most Awarded Company at the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2020". Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  9. ^ "UNGC Participants and Stakeholders". Retrieved 11 October 2012.

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