Aitken Spence information

Aitken Spence PLC
	Logo of Aitken Spence PLC
Company type	Public
Traded as	CSE: SPEN.N0000
ISIN	LK0004N00008
Industry	Tourism; Maritime & Freight Logistics; Power Generation; Printing & Packaging; Apparel; Plantations; Elevator Agency; Money Transfer Services; Insurance; Property Management;
Founded	1868; 156 years ago
Founder	Patrick Gordon Spence; Thomas Clark; Edward Aitken; S. R. Aitken;
Headquarters	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Area served	Sri Lanka; Maldives; Bangladesh; India; Oman; Fiji; Mozambique; Myanmar;
Key people	Harry Jayawardena (Chairman); Parakrama Dissanayake (Deputy Chairman and Managing Director); Rohan Fernando (Director); Stasshani Jayawardena (Director);
Revenue	LKR98.104 billion (2023)
Operating income	LKR18.984 billion (2023)
Net income	LKR8.076 billion (2023)
Total assets	LKR214.338 billion (2023)
Total equity	LKR86.216 billion (2023)
Owner	Melstacorp (51.33%); Rubicond Enterprises (16.25%); Employees' Provident Fund (5.07%);
Number of employees	13,033 (2023)
Parent	Melstacorp
Subsidiaries	Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings
Website	aitkenspence.com
	Footnotes / references;

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]

^ "Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF). cse.lk. Aitken Spence PLC. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^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.
^ "Aitken Spence takes control of Fijian ports". Port Technology International. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^ Aitken Spence. "About Us". Aitken Spence. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ "Aitken Spence bags Best Corporate Citizen Award 2012". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
^ "Aitken Spence wins Best Corporate Citizen Award 2017". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ "Aitken Spence, Most Awarded Company at the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2020". Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ "UNGC Participants and Stakeholders". Retrieved 11 October 2012.

[Annual_Report-1] "Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF). cse.lk. Aitken Spence PLC. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[bluechip-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.

[dnprofile-3] "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.

[fijiPortMgmt-4] "Aitken Spence takes control of Fijian ports". Port Technology International. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.

[ASabout-5] Aitken Spence. "About Us". Aitken Spence. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[BCCA2012-6] "Aitken Spence bags Best Corporate Citizen Award 2012". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

[BCCA2017-7] "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.

[UNGC-9] "UNGC Participants and Stakeholders". Retrieved 11 October 2012.

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