Sunshine Holdings PLC has announced the appointment of Shyam Sathasivam as its Group Chief Executive Officer. Shyam held the position of Managing Director of the subsidiaries Sunshine Healthcare Lanka Limited and Sunshine Consumer Lanka Limited. Shyam brings over 21 years of corporate experience, demonstrating local business leadership, executive management skills, and extensive expertise in healthcare and consumer sectors.

Shyam is a committee member of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the former president of the Sri Lanka Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI). He started his career at Arthur Andersen, UK, in Corporate Finance, focusing primarily in raising capital for mid-sized companies. He joined SUN in 2005.

He is a graduate of the London School of Economics, UK with an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA and is currently pursuing the Owner/President Management (OPM) program at Harvard Business School, USA.