Lanka Rating Agency appoints new Chief Executive Officer

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Lanka Rating Agency CEO Charana Jayasuriya

Lanka Rating Agency (LRA) has announced the appointment of Charana Jayasuriya as its new Chief Executive Officer from 1 August.

Prior to his appointment, Jayasuriya was Chief Executive Officer of National Asset Management Ltd. He counts over 20 years’ experience in the capital markets of Sri Lanka and in the United Kingdom in asset management, investment banking and financial regulation. Prior to that, Jayasuriya was a Fund Manager for Aegis Fund Management Ltd. managing a comprehensive portfolio of funds for some of the largest corporate entities.

Jayasuriya holds a LLB (Hons) Law and LLM in Banking and Finance Law from University College London and has completed the Advanced Asset Management Programme at INSEAD and the Oxford Fintech Programme from the Said Business School, University of Oxford.