Sachith new CEO at First Capital Treasuries

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New CEO Sachith Perera

First Capital Treasuries PLC has announced the appointment of Sachith Perera as the new CEO.

He succeeds Dilshan Wirasekara who has relinquished his role as Managing Director/CEO but will remain on the Board as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. Perera is a financial market professional with a career spanning over 30 years primarily in Treasury and Balance Sheet Management and Financial Derivative Solutions. He is a respected professional in the banking industry, having served over 26 years at HSBC, 12 of which were in the capacity of Treasurer and Head of Global Markets for HSBC Sri Lanka and the Maldives. In this role, he was responsible for the bank’s forex and rates management, derivatives trading, balance sheet management and custodial services for foreign investors in local equities.

Perera also served as a member of HSBC’s Executive, Balance Sheet Management, Risk Management and Compliance committees. He is a diploma holder from the ACI Financial Markets Association, a leading global trade association representing the interests of the financial markets community.