ICASL join hands with SLID to uplift company directors

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) recently entered into an agreement with the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID), in a fresh initiative aimed at boosting company directors through a highly edifying Company Directors Course.

The exchange of documents between the ICASL and SLID for the Company Directors Course, took place on 5 January 2011

The ICASL and SLID collaborated Company Directors Course, scheduled to be an annual event, will kick off on 10 February 2011 at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo.

The objective of the two-day programme will be aimed at improving board effectiveness of directors. The programme will also provide guidance and direction for aspiring directors on key roles and practices of directors at Board level.

This interactive programme will be further infused with the participation of a highly experienced and respected team of resource personnel from the country’s corporate sector, who will articulate in detail a director’s role covering governance, compliance, finances, strategy risk and the general legal environment in today’s corporate world.  

The resource personnel will consist of President’s Counsel Dr. Harsha Cabral, Ranjith Fernando (Independent Consultant), Suren Rajakarier (Partner, KPMG Ford Rhodes Thornton & Co.), Former Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Chandra Jayaratne and Retired Territory Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers and former Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Deshamanya Deva Rodrigo. The two-day course will conclude on 11 February 2011.