Reyaz appointed as Managing Partner of KPMG Sri Lanka

Mohamed Reyaz Mihular took the helm of KPMG Sri Lanka with effect from 1 April 2012 with his appointment as the Managing Partner and Country Head of the Firm.

Reyaz has been with KPMG Sri Lanka for over 30 years and during this time his contribution, both to the firm and the field of accountancy, has been phenomenal. In addition to holding a number of leadership positions within the KPMG network, he was also the Regional Executive Officer of the KPMG Middle East & South Asia Region, a member of KPMG’s Global Corporate Finance Board and served a term in the London office of KPMG.

Reyaz most recently served as the Head of IFRS for the KPMG MESA Region and was also the Head of Advisory and the Chief Information Officer for the KPMG Sri Lanka office.

Reyaz is a Past President and Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and currently serves as the Deputy President of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) – Sri Lanka Branch.

Reyaz was also the first Sri Lankan to serve as a Board Member of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC), a position which he held for five years and during that time he chaired the Steering Committee which developed International Accounting Standard IAS 41 – Agriculture and was a member of the Steering Committee which developed IAS 19 – Employee Benefits.

Subsequent to this appointment he served on the IASC’s Standing Interpretations Committee for a year and as a Member of the IFRS Advisory Council of the International Accounting Standards Board. He also presently serves as the Chairman of the Accounting & Auditing Standards Committee of the South Asian Federation of Accountants.

Reyaz has also held a number of directorates including serving as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Ceylon Electricity Board, the Independent Television Network and the Post Graduate Institute of Management. Further, his knowledge of industry and accountancy has made him a key speaker at numerous local and international forums.

Reyaz Mihular takes office from Nirmal Fernando, who retires from service after an illustrious career which spanned over four decades.