Thimal Perera, who presently serves as Director/CEO of DFCC Bank PLC, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Acuity Partners (Pvt) Limited; a full-service investment bank that is an equally owned joint venture between DFCC Bank and Hatton National Bank.
Alongside this the company announced the appointment of two new Independent Non-Executive Directors, Lalith Withana and Sachith N Perera. These new appointments will help to further strengthen the Board of Acuity Partners, particularly in the areas of Audit and Risk Management. Acuity Partners offers a comprehensive suite of products and services that include Corporate Finance, Equities, Fixed Income Securities, Venture Capital Services and Asset Management, the company said in a statement.
A distinguished banker and Director/CEO of DFCC Bank PLC, Mr. Perera assumed duties as Chairman of Acuity Partners on January 1. Mr. Perera has over two decades of experience in the financial services and banking sector, nationally and internationally.
Mr. Withana is a senior and highly respected professional who has held management positions in the corporate sector for over 25 years, including senior management positions in banking, manufacturing and trading. He is presently serving as the Founder and Managing Director of Agility Consulting Services (Pvt) Ltd. Mr. Perera is a respected professional in the banking industry, having served over 26 years at HSBC, 12 of which were in the capacity of Treasurer and Head of Global Markets for HSBC Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
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