From chasing success to searching for purpose, Ujay Jayaratne opens up about fatherhood, mortality, ambition and the lessons that reshaped his view of life.
Bupa Kenya CEO works 6-7 days weekly in Africa while family remains in UK; nightly FaceTime maintains connection across continents. Executive roles abroad demand parental sacrifice; this presence-impact trade-off redefines success for global leaders and their teams.
By
Eddy Ashioya
Contributor
Nation Media Group
In life, you wish to see what is coming to you, which has nothing to do with where you were going. So when death stole up on Mohammed, Uditha “Ujay” Jayaratne’s longtime buddy, it hit him hard. “I see it as a sacrifice he made to teach me a lesson,” Ujay says. “I was still invincible.”
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