Kasturi began her rofession as an audit trainee in 1988, at the age of 18, with Arthur Anderson, who was represented by Someswaran Jayewickreme & Co.(Deloitte) where she went on to hold the positions of Audit Manager and Director Consultancy.

Kasturi then joined Aramex Airborne Lanka as Financial Controller in 1998, a position that she continued to hold when she moved to Confifi Hotels for a brief period. Her career changing decision was made when she joined Hemas Holdings in 2002.

Kasturi’s first position at Hemas was with Hemtours as Finance Director. She took over as Group Head of Shared Services and was instrumental in setting up the shared services function in the group in 2005. In 2006 she was appointed Group’s Chief Process Officer where she was responsible for business, IT and financial process transformation of the Group. Key initiatives under her supervision were setting up hospitals systems and processes and sales force automation process for the distribution network of the Group.

She took over as Managing Director of Hemas Mobility in 2011, and under her direction, the sector portfolio changed and grew exceptionally with a four times growth in earnings by venturing into logistics and Maritime spaces. The critical investments made during her tenure ensured that Hemas Mobility was positioned as the number 3 logistics brand.

In 2016, she was given an additional responsibility as Managing Director, Hemas Pharmaceuticals, Surgicals and Diagnostics, while continuing to function as the Managing Director of Maritime and Logistics. During her leadership the Pharmaceutical division saw rapid growth in spite of tough market conditions where the industry was brought under price controls and the company expanded its presence regionally. Addressing the low employee engagement when she took over reigns, Kasturi’s mandate was to build and unleash the potential of her team. Her efficient management skills led to an increase of the market share from 21% to 34% and the revenue was doubled in 4 years.

Consequently, Kasturi was appointed Group CEO of Hemas Holdings in October 2020, making her the first female to hold this position in a public quoted conglomerate in Sri Lanka. With the onset of COVID 19, she and her team ensured that communities had access to affordable medicine, while making Hemas the first corporate to give their hotel premises as a quarantine center for frontline workers. She continues to lead Hemas Holdings successfully through unprecedented economic climates that followed her appointment, ensuring that the purpose of the company remains true by doing the best for the community.