Ravi Abeysuriya appointed to Seylan Bank Board

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Ravi Abeysuriya has been appointed to the Seylan Bank Board as an Independent Director from 17 October.

Abeysuriya is the Group Director of the Candor Group, owned by National Industries Group (NIG), one of the largest listed companies in Kuwait with assets over $ 4.7 billion.

He was formerly the Head of Strategic Business Development at the Hayleys Group, Managing Director of Amba Research Lanka and Managing Director of Fitch Ratings Lanka.

He is currently responsible for private equity investments for a $ 200 million private equity fund. Previously he was responsible for establishing the Candor Group of Companies, Amba Research, a pioneer global investment research outsourcing company and the first credit rating agency in Sri Lanka as CEO/MD.

Prior to that Ravi was the head of corporate finance at JP Morgan, where he handled international equity placement and the restructuring of companies. He has held senior roles in private equity investment, consulting for the World Bank and the Sri Lankan Government.

He is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, and a Chartered Financial Analysts, USA and has an MBA from Monash University, Australia. He was named as a ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Award laureate by the CFA Institute in 2017 for his outstanding work and dedication to the investment management profession.

He functioned as a permanent member of the Financial Sector Reforms Committee (FSRC), a prime ministerial task force appointment. He was also twice appointed a Commission Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and was a Director of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation and Chairman of the Investment Committee.

He was also the President of the Colombo Stock Brokers Association, President of the Association of Alternative Financial Institutions and a Member of the National Agenda Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. He was also the former President of CFA Sri Lanka, President of ITESA and Vice President of SLASSCOM.