Chairman

Omer Elamin

Mr. Omer Elamin is currently the Group President of Orient Insurance PJSC and he leads Orient Insurance Group in seven countries. Mr. Elamin holds a BA degree from the University of Cairo. He is the Advisory Board Member for Al-Futtaim Finance, Dubai and a member of the Al-Futtaim Group HR committee. He was also a former Insurance Advisory Board Member for Dubai Financial Center (DIFC), Former Board Member of Arab War Risk Insurance Syndicate, Manama Bahrain, Former Chairman of the Insurance Business Group, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Former Chairman of the High Technical Committee, UAE Insurance Association.

Managing Director and CEO

Tanuj Edward

Tanuj Edward, Managing Director and CEO, counts over 32 years of professional experience in the insurance industry and held many Senior Management positions in Sri Lanka and overseas. He is a Chartered Insurer and Associate Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of London and a Senior Associate of Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance.

Throughout his illustrious career holding key positions in the insurance industry of Sri Lanka and overseas, Tanuj has been the recipient of multiple accolades and recognition awards for his services. His very latest sprint was bagging the special award of recognition “Al-Futtaim Values Award” the most prestigious recognition awarded by the group.  His achievement thus went beyond his own halo and garnered recognition to Sri Lanka in a global forum.

Tanuj Commenced his insurance career at Union Assurance Limited in 1990, thereafter he joined Norwich Union, and returned back to Sri Lanka to Join Eagle Insurance and was part of Eagle Star, Zurich, AVIVA and AIA, thereafter he Joined Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC) to gain exposure in Marine Hull, Aviation and Energy, after a successful learning there he returned to Sri Lanka to Join AIA General Insurance and continued in the capacities of Chief Operating Officer, and Deputy CEO of AIA General Insurance limited.

He is also the Secretary of IASL (Insurance Association of Sri Lanka) and a member of the Insurance Sub Committee of ICC (International Chamber of Commerce).

Independent Non-Executive Director

Deshapriya Desilva

Mr. Deshapriya De Silva is the known professionals in the insurance industry who reached the Pinnacle of the industry starting from 1985. Mr. Deshapriya De Silva started his profession at Mercantile Credit and has gained 35 years of experience by working at ACW insurance, Union Assurance and Fair first Insurance. He has held key positions in the insurance industry in motor, health, fire and other miscellaneous business units while directly handling operations departments.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Priya Aponso

Mr. Priya Aponso is an experienced and renowned personality within Orient and the Insurance industry. Mr. Aponso commenced his career in the Insurance Industry in 1988 when he joined CTC Eagle Insurance Ltd (now known as AIA Insurance Lanka Ltd) at the inception of the Company. He held progressively responsible positions before being appointed as the Chief Financial Officer in 2001, a position he retained until a few months prior to his retirement in 2010.