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THE COUNCIL

Ms. Chamila Cooray Prof. Athula Manawaduge Mr. Laknath Jayawickrama
FCA, FCMA (UK), FCPA (Aus) FCMA, FCA, PhD, (Australia), MA (Acc. & Fin) UK, FCA, FCMA, B.Sc.(Accountancy) Special,
FCPM, FMAAT, MBA (Col.), B.Sc (Accy) B.Sc. (Mgt.), USJ USJ
Special 1st Class (USJ)
Professor in Accounting, Department Attorney-at-Law, LLB
Board Member - Accounting & Finance of Accounting, University of Sri Independent Practitioner/FinTax Legal
Industry Consultative Board, SLTC Jayewardenepura Sri Lanka. Visiting Lecturer
Research University
Prof. Manawaduge has over 35 years of Mr. Jayawickrama serves as the Chairman
Board Member – Industry Advisory experience in tertiary education in Sri of the School of Taxation and he is a
Committee, University of Kelaniya Lanka and overseas at undergraduate and member of the Faculty of Taxation &
postgraduate level teaching and research. Forensic Accounting Faculty. He also
Ms Cooray is the Chairperson of the TAGS serves as a member of the Exemption &
Awards Committee and Chairperson of He served as the Head of the Department Reciprocal Arrangement Task Force and
the Branding Committee. She is also of Accounting and as a member of the Finance & Administration Committee.
a member of CA National Conference Senate and the Council of University of Sri
Committee, Member Relations Committee Jayewardenepura. He is an Independent Non-Executive
and Curriculum Development Task Force. Director and Chairman of the Audit
She is the Vice Chairperson of the South His experience includes the roles of Committee at Siyapatha Finance PLC.
Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) Visiting Lecturer and Research Fellow He is also currently a member of the
Women Leadership Committee. at Griffith University and Wollongong Committee on Insolvency of the South
University in Australia and Visiting Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA).
Professor at the Kotelawala Defence He is also an Attorney-at-Law at the
She has been appointed as a Council University.
member of Sri Lanka Institute of Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
Mr. Jayawickrama counts 21 years post
Advanced Technical Education, Ministry In addition to his numerous academic qualifying experience in Sri Lanka, Africa,
of Higher Education, Technology and contributions at the university level, he South and East Asia in the commercial
Innovation. has provided services to the national sector as well as in practice - lastly as a
level by leading the curriculum designing partner of a law firm in Sri Lanka before
and assessment team of GCE Advanced embarking as an Independent Practitioner.
Level Accounting subject at the National His lecturing scope covers law, tax,
Institute of Education and the Department regulatory affairs with a number of
of Examinations of Sri Lanka. Universities & Institutions.

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