Aitken Spence

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	1 September 1868
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	Stasshani Jayawardena (Chairperson); Parakrama Dissanayake (Deputy Chairman and Managing Director); Rohan Fernando (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
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Aitken Spence PLC (Sinhala: එයිට්කින් ස්පෙන්ස්; Tamil: எய்ட்கின் ஸ்பென்ஸ்) is a Sri Lankan blue chip conglomerate with operations in South Asia, Middle East, Africa and Pacific. Listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange since 1983, it has major interests in hotels, travel, maritime services and logistics. 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.

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. 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. The company is one of the first signatories to the UN's Global Compact in Sri Lanka. In February 2025, Stasshani Jayawardena was appointed as the chairperson of Aitken Spence.