Asia Capital appoints Toshiaki Tanaka to Board of Directors

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Asia Capital PLC recently announced the appointment of Toshiaki Tanaka to its board of directors following a decision taken at the company’s recent board meeting.

A Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan Tanaka holds a B.A. in Economics, from the Keio University in Japan and is currently the CEO/MD of VEC Investment Japan. Prior to that he was the Director and Sales and Marketing Head at Fidelity International Tokyo and the Sales and Marketing Head of Patnum Investment Tokyo.

Speaking about his appointment Tanaka said: “I am very pleased with the appointment. I have over the past two years been involved in building a bridge between Sri Lanka and Japan. I hope to bring in more investors and investments to Sri Lanka via Asia Capital using my experience and network in Japan. I hope that the relationship I have with Asia Capital will continue to grow and go from strength to strength in the future.”

Commenting on this latest appointment to the board Asia Capital PLC Group CEO/Director Stefan Abeyesinhe said: “We are both happy and proud to announce the appointment of Tanaka to the board of Asia Capital PLC. Tanaka has been a great source of support and strength to the group over the past year.”

Asia Capital PLC is the largest investment bank in Sri Lanka to be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange and its initials ACAP have become synonymous with its innovative trading ideas, out-of-the-box concepts of investment management, and unique approaches to wealth creation. The company currently has operations in securities, leisure, finance and investment banking.