| Kandiah Balendra | |
|---|---|
| Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Occupation | Chairman, Brandix and Ceylon Tobacco Company |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Spouse | Dr. Swyrie Balendra |
| Children | Krishan Balendra |
Kandiah (Ken) Balendra is a Sri Lankan corporate leader and executive, who holds and has held many corporate positions in Sri Lanka and the region. He is the former chairman of John Keells Holdings Ltd. which is the largest conglomerate in the island and of the oldest bank, Bank of Ceylon, and the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Currently he is the chairman of Brandix Lanka Ltd. and the Ceylon Tobacco Company.
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Born into a well-to-do, Tamil family in Colombo, his father was a revenue inspector. Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo where he excelled in sports, playing in the Bradby Shield Encounter.
He is married to Swyrie, who is a doctor. They have a son named Krishan, who is has MBA from INSEAD in France.[1][2][3]
In October 2003 he was voted the Most Effective Business Leader in Sri Lanka since independence in a poll conducted by the LMD magazine.