Sujeewa follows Bartleet founder Mallory, Chairman Eraj in serving CSE Board 

Bartleet Group has announced the appointment of Sujeewa Peries to the Board of Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). Sujeewa currently serves as the CEO/Director of Bartleet Religare Securities Ltd., a subsidiary company of Bartleet Group.

Sujeewa accounts for over 30 years of experience and is one of the most senior and competent professionals in the capital market industry of Sri Lanka. Sujeewa becomes the third from Bartleet Group to be appointed to the board of Colombo Stock Exchange. Bartleet, being one of the pioneering members of the CSE, has played a pivotal role in the growth and development of Colombo Stock Exchange. The late Chairman of Bartleet Group, Mallory Wijesinghe was the founder Chairman of CSE whilst the present Chairman of Bartleet Group Eraj Wijesinghe served as the Chairman of CSE during the period 2003 to 2005. 

Sujeewa joined Bartleet in 1990 and has played a significant role in the growth and development of Bartleet Religare Securities (BRS) formerly known as Bartleet Mallory Stockbrokers. Having started his career in stockbroking as a Documentation Officer and thereafter moving on to become an Investment Advisor, Sujeewa has been successful in building up a strong network of investors spread across Domestic Institutions, High Networth Individuals and Retail Investors. He was promoted to Manager Sales in 2001 and for his immense contribution to Bartleet Mallory Stockbrokers, Sujeewa was appointed as a Director in 2008. 

Under his leadership and guidance, Bartleet Religare Securities built a very strong investment advisory team spread across key strategic/commercial districts of the country. Currently, the company accounts for one of the largest depository bases in the capital market industry accounting for more than 82,000 CDS accounts. 

Sujeewa, was appointed as CEO/Director in 2020 and since then has been instrumental in providing a strong leadership to team Bartleet Religare Securities to be among the top 3 brokerages in the capital market industry of Sri Lanka.   

 Bartleet Religare Securities, a pioneering member of the Colombo Stock Exchange was established in 1989 as a fully owned subsidiary of Bartleet & Company. BRS has remained among the top-tier brokerages since its inception and is currently ranked 3rd in the industry. 

As a leading brokerage house, the company provides a comprehensive range of services, which comprises investment advisory, stock brokering, foreign desk, online trading, and equity research. Having one of the largest depository account bases in the industry coupled with a very competent and experienced team of Investment Advisors, BRS caters to all leading Domestic Institutional Investors, High Networth Individuals (HNIS) and a wide range of retail Investors across the country. The top-tier investment advisory team collectively account for more than 150 years of experience whilst the middle-tier team accounts for more than 100 years. 

BRS is also empanelled with several leading foreign brokerage houses and has a dedicated foreign desk to cater to Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs). The equity research is carried out by Strategic Research Limited (SRL), a fully-owned subsidiary of Bartleet Religare Securities. Established in 2011, SRL is an independent research house and comprises a competent and experienced team of research analysts who are engaged in macro and microanalysis. BRS also has one of the most senior and experienced back-office teams in Finance, IT, Compliance, HR and Documentation. 

The Bartleet Group is a 119-year-old Sri Lankan conglomerate with a strong footprint in financial Services, Plantations, IT, Manufacturing and Trading. From its humble beginnings as a simple brokering company, to a dynamic conglomerate with multiple interests closely knitted to Sri Lanka’s economic expansion, the Bartleet vision has always been to connect effectively and build efficiently