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THE COUNCIL

Mr. Sanjaya Bandara (President) Committee and the Digital Transformation Ms. Coralie Pietersz
FCA, MBA (Colombo), BSc (Accy) Special Committee of CA Sri Lanka. He is also ACA (ICAEW), FCA, B. Sc (Hons) Physics
(Sri Jayewardenepura) an incumbent Member of Council of the (University of Sussex), MBA (Heriot –
Association of Accounting Technicians of Watt University, Edinburgh)
President of CA Sri Lanka and Partner of Sri Lanka (AAT).
BR De Silva & Co. Ms. Coralie Pietersz is an Independent
Mr. Manil Jayesinghe Director and Chair of Bogala Graphite
Mr. Bandara is a board member of the FCA, FCMA (UK), CPFA (UK) Lanka PLC, Senior Director/Independent
Confederation of Asian and Pacific Director and Chair of the Audit
Accountants (CAPA) and the South Asian Immediate past President of CA Sri Lanka Committees at People’s Leasing and
Federation of Accountants (SAFA). and Managing Partner of Ernst & Young Finance PLC and independent Non-
executive director and Chair of the Audit
Mr. Bandara is a Board Member of the Sri Mr. Jayesinghe chairs the SAFA Committees at RIL Property PLC, United
Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Accounting Standards Committee. Motors Lanka PLC, Panasian Power PLC
Monitoring Board (SLAASMB). He is also Mr. Jayesinghe is the Chairman of and Hemas Pharmaceuticals (Private)
a commission member of the Securities the Statutory Accounting Standards Limited. She also serves as the alternate
and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Committee and serves in many other chairperson of the Branding Committee
(SEC). committees including the Statutory and is a member of the Audit Committee
Auditing Committee, Education and Ms. Pietersz has over 25 years of
He serves as a member of SAFA Curriculum Development Committee, experience at senior levels in both private
committee on Professional Ethics and Financial Reporting Standards and public sectors. Her experience
Independence. Implementation and Interpretation includes the roles of CFO at Nations Trust
Task Force as well as Examinations Bank PLC, Group CFO at Richard Pieris
Mr. Bandara chairs the Exemptions and Committee. He is also a Board Member and Co. PLC and as Finance Director
Reciprocal Arrangement Committee of the Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing of Finlays Colombo Ltd, Hapugastenna
and serves in many other committees Standards Monitoring Board (SLAAMB). Plantations PLC and Udapussallawa
including Accounting Standards He is also a Commission Member of the Plantation PLC
Committee, Auditing Standards Securities and Exchange Commission
Committee, Finance and Administration (SEC), a Council Member of CMA Sri Mr. Tishan Subasinghe
(F&A) Committee and the Board of Lanka. Mr. Jayesinghe is a former Board FCA, CISA (USA), ACMA, LL.B (Hons),
Management of the SAB Campus of CA Member of the International Accounting MBA (Finance) (Colombo)
Sri Lanka. Education Standards Board (IAESB) of the
International Federation of Accountants Managing Director, Moore Consulting
Mr. Heshana Kuruppu (Vice President) (IFAC). (Pvt) Ltd. and partner at Moore aiyar.
FCA, MBA (Banking and Finance) PIM,
MA (Financial Economics) (Colombo), Mr. Chulantha Wickramaratne Mr. Subasinghe serves on several
B. Sc (Accy) Special 1st Class (Sri FCA, ACMA, CPFA, B. Com (Special) committees of SAFA which includes
Jayewardenepura), ACMA Auditor General - National Audit Office committee on NPOs and Cooperative
Sector, International Relations Committee
Vice President of CA Sri Lanka and Mr. Wickramaratne has graduated with and SAFA Committee on Information
Executive Director, David Pieris Holdings Honours from the Kelaniya University in Technology. He serves as the Chairman
(Pvt) Ltd. Commerce, a qualified member of the of the Member Relations Committee, Tax
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Faculty, School of Taxation and Alternate
Mr. Kuruppu serves as Vice President of Accountancy of UK |CIPFA) and Institute Chairman of Finance and Administration
SAFA Board. He served as the Chairman of Certified Management Accountants Committee (F&A). He is a member of
of the Committee for Improvement of Sri lanka (ACMA). He also holds the Member Development Committee of
in Transparency, Accountability and Fellowship in the Institute of Financial & confederation of the Asia and Pacific
Governance (ITAG) until February 2022, Accountants of the United Kingdom (FFA). Accountants (CAPA). Mr. Subasinghe is
He serves as a member of the SAFA He serves as a member of the Statutory the Chairman of Sanasa General Insurance
Professional Accountants in Business Auditing Standards Committee. Company Limited and Non Executive
(PAIB) Committee and a Member of the Director at Amana Bank PLC. He is also
Committee to Study Fiscal Regimes and a Council Member of the University of
other Statutory Requirements of Business Moratuwa.
in SAARC Countries. Mr. Kuruppu
Chair the Finance and Administration

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