CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) has appointed a local Governance Board to advice on the delivery of CIMA's corporate strategy to grow and service the student and members in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Governance Board was inaugurated on January 6 at a meeting in Colombo which was attended by CIMA's President, Aubrey Joachim, and its CEO, Charles Tilley.
The Sri Lankan Governance Board appointment was approved by CIMA's Global Council at a recent London meeting. The Governance Body members are:

Seated L to R: Claude Perera, Charles Tilley, Aubrey Joachim, Sutheash Balasubramaniam, Shiromi Rajendra, Dirk Pereira, Bradley Emerson. Standing L to R: Nilanthi Sivapragasam, Vipula Gunatilleka, Devaka Cooray, Malik De Silva, Waruna Rajapakse, Manil Jayesinghe, Kumar Jayasuriya, Sujeewa Mudalige, Rajendra Theagarajah, Neomal Perera, Sriyani Ranatunga, and Shanti Gnanapragasam

Sutheash Balasubramaniam, FCMA, Chief Executive Officer of Hayleys Business Solutions International (Pvt) Ltd (Chairman of the Governance Board); Shiromi Rajendra, FCMA, Director Operations, Linea Aqua Pvt Ltd. (Dy. Chairman of the Governance Board); Dirk Pereira, ACMA, CEO, Union Assurance PLC (Vice Chairman of the Governance Board); Devaka Cooray, FCMA, Partner, Ernst & Young; Mallik de Silva, ACMA, Group Finance Manager, Richard Pieris & Co. Ltd; Shanti Gnanapragasam, FCMA, Group Treasurer, Hayleys PLC; Vipula Gunatilleka, FCMA, Chief Corporate Officer/Director, Aitken Spence PLC; Kumar Jayasuriya, FCMA, Chairman/ MD, Finlays Colombo PLC; Manil Jayesinghe, FCMA, Partner, Ernst & Young; Sujeewa Mudalige, FCMA, Partner, Pricewaterhouse Coopers; Claude Perera, FCMA, Director, Mabroc Holdings Ltd.; Neomal Perera, ACMA, Head of ERP, Integrated Application Services, John Keells Holdings; Waruna Rajapaksa, FCMA, Executive Vice President, John Keells Holdings; Sriyani Ranatunga, FCMA, Vice President, DFCC Bank; Nilanthi Sivapragasam, FCMA, CFO, Aitken Spence & Co. Ltd; Rajendra Theagarajah, FCMA, CEO, Hatton National Bank.
CIMA President, Aubrey Joachim, said:

"We have in place a new Governance Board made up of leading business figures in the country. Their CIMA qualification undoubtedly helped them in scaling the heights of business success as well as contributing to the success of their organisations. I have every confidence that they will now contribute to taking CIMA to even greater heights in Sri Lanka.

"At this current time both the country and CIMA have substantial opportunities for growth, and I believe CIMA can significantly contribute to positioning Sri Lanka on the world's business stage.
"I am convinced that the new Board and the unanimously elected chairman will achieve these outcomes."