Fadhil Jiffry appointed as CIMA Country Network Committee Chair

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Fadhil Jiffry

Chief Financial Officer for LSEG in Sri Lanka Fadhil Jiffry FCMA CGMA was recently elected as the Chair of the CIMA Country Network Committee for 2021.

Fadhil is a finance professional with more than 18 years of experience covering manufacturing, financial services, oil and gas, plantation, information technology and business/knowledge process outsourcing sectors. He has previously held senior leadership positions at Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd., HSBC Sri Lanka and MAS Holdings Ltd.

Besides being a Fellow Member of CIMA, he also has a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree from the University of Colombo and a MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. A former lecturer and mentor for students, he has served CIMA as the President of the Students Society and as a Sub Committee member in the past.

The Vice Chair is Damith Pallewatte, ACMA, CGMA, Deputy General Manager – Wholesale Banking Group at Hatton National Bank PLC. Other members of the Committee include Rajeev Aloysius FCMA, CGMA, Joint Managing Director, The Autodrome PLC, Kapila Krishantha Athukorala FCMA, CGMA, Group Chief Financial Officer, RN Group of Companies, Chamila Cooray FCMA, CGMA, General Manager – Operations, WNS Global Services Ltd., Indika Liyanahewage FCMA, CGMA, Chief Executive Officer, Eskimo Fashion Knitwear Ltd., Manohara Tillakawardana FCMA, CGMA, Director, ABS Information Systems Private Ltd., Asitha Jayamaha ACMA, CGMA, Chief Financial Officer, Noorani Estates Ltd., Githanji Dilisha Kaluperuma ACMA, CGMA, Executive Director, Stafford Motor Company Ltd. and Kamaya Perera ACMA, CGMA, Partner – Advisory, KPMG Sri Lanka.

On his appointment, Jiffry stated that he is excited to take over this leadership position and is honoured to have such an experienced committee with him, all of whom are leaders in their own organisations. Despite the global pandemic and the many restrictions in physical gatherings, CIMA has done a wonderful job in engaging with the fraternity in innovative ways, and he said that his committee would be keen to continue with this trend and ensure greater engagement with members and students in the coming year. He also said that there is a greater role CIMA members can play in driving organisational and national agenda’s forward during periods of crisis and that they are keen to engage with all stakeholders towards supporting this need.

The CIMA Sri Lanka Network Panel will by ably supported by the CIMA Sri Lanka office headed by the Country Manager Zahara Ansary, ACMA, CGMA.

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