New Directors at Seylan Bank

Wednesday, 23 October 2013 00:00 -     - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Seylan Bank PLC has announced the appointment of P.L. Sisira Kumar Perera and Coralie Pietersz as Directors to the Board. With over 22 years of executive and managerial experience at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Perera holds a Bachelor of Science (Special) degree in Mathematics from the University of Colombo, a Master of Science Degree in Statistics from the University of Ibadan and a Master of Arts in Economics and Social Studies (Economics and Econometrics) from the University of Manchester. He has received extensive training and exposure in capital markets, portfolio management and new financial instruments locally and overseas. He held the position of Additional Controller of Exchange at the time of his retirement from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and has also held the position of Deputy Director Marketing at the Agricultural Development Authority prior to his posting at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.  He now serves as a Consultant in reputed private sector organisations. Perera has served on the Task Force appointed by the Central Bank on Reforms to Exchange Control and represented the Central Bank at the Asia Pacific Group 3rd Annual Meeting on Money Laundering held in Australia and at the Indo–Sri Lanka Director-General Level Meeting on Anti-Smuggling held in India in 2003. Coralie Pietersz brings with her over 20 years experience in corporate finance, accounting and auditing at senior levels in several industries, in both the private and public sectors, including several years of experience at senior levels in the banking industry. An Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and, a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, she is currently Finance Director of Finlays Colombo PLC, a diversified conglomerate. She also holds a BSc (Honours) degree in Physics from the University of Sussex and an MBA from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Prior to joining Finlays Colombo PLC, Coralie Pietersz was Group Chief Financial Officer of Richard Pieris and Co PLC. She also serves on the Board of Bogala Graphite Lanka PLC as an Independent Director as well as on the Boards of several companies within the Finlays Group. Coralie Pietersz is an active member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. She is a member of several committees of CA Sri Lanka and chairs the Financial Reporting Faculty.

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