CISI National Advisory Committee

The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) recently announced its National Advisory Committee for Sri Lanka.

The committee plays a vital role in the success of the CISI, both through maintaining and developing the membership base and by providing opportunities for CISI to establish a market for its qualifications to contribute to the country's wider capacity building initiatives in financial services.

It also supports the provision of continuing professional development opportunities and social and networking events for CISI Sri Lankan members.

Chartered FCSI and CISI CEO Simon Culhane said, "With the Sri Lankan financial market growing at a rapid pace, there is the need to develop a pool of skilled individuals who can meet the demand from financial firms and stockbrokers as the market expands. Those who successfully complete a CISI qualification will have the necessary foundation knowledge to work in the international and domestic securities and investment houses."

The Committee comprises: General Manager/Director and Chief Executive, DFCC Bank PLC and Chairman Colombo Stock Exchange, Nihal Fonseka Chief Financial Officer, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, Nandika Buddhipala Managing Director, LR Global Lanka Asset Management, Channa De Silva Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, Taprobane Group of Companies, Ajith Devasurendra Director - Financial Services Academy, Securities & Exchange Commission, Hareendra Dissa Bandara Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Bartleet Transcapital Limited, Indrajith Fernando Chief Executive Officer, National Asset Management Limited, S. Jayavarman Vice President/ General Manager Virtusa Corporation and board member Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM), Madu Ratnayake