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Former Presidents

Celebrated distinguished alumni who have held prestigious leadership positions in professional bodies.

Mr. Lal Palihakkara

Mr. Lal Palihakkara

CA President (1988–1991)

Also served as President of OPA

Mr. Nihal De Silva

Mr. Nihal De Silva

CIMA President (1994–1995)

Mr. Nishan Fernando

Mr. Nishan Fernando

CA President (2008–2009)

Mr. Lasantha Wickramasinghe

Mr. Lasantha Wickramasinghe

CA President (2016–2017)

Mr. Amal Rathnayake

Mr. Amal Rathnayake

CIMA Global President (2019–2020)

Mr. Sanjaya Bandara

Mr. Sanjaya Bandara

CA President (2020–2021)

Mr. Naleen De Silva

Mr. Naleen De Silva

AAT President (2022)

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Notes Head of the Department of Pharmacology (Kelaniya University)
Notes Senior Professor - Department of Finance - University of Sri Jayawardenapura
Notes Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Notes Medical
Notes Deceased
Notes Magistrate
Notes Senior Consultant - Resources Global Professional
Notes Finance Manager - Master Farmer Feeds Proprietary Limited - Botswana 076-1312171 (WP) /
Notes Group CFO / Executive Director - Sampath Bank PLC
Notes Chief Financial Officer/ Chairman Fiji National Provident Fund - Cj Patel Group of Companies
Notes Australia -
Notes Abroad
Notes Senior General Manager - Finance - Ultratech Cement Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Chief Financial Controller - Consolidated Business System Ltd
Notes Finance Manager Southern Development Co.
Notes Retired
Notes Chairman - Agalawatta Plantations PLC
Notes CFO - DHL Keells (Pvt) Ltd
Notes President - Partner - IR Associates
Notes Director - Treasury & Financial Operations - Camso Loadstar (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Retired
Notes Deputy Managing Partner - Forensics Risk, & It Advisory - BDO Partners
Notes - -
Notes Retired 011-2857743 /
Notes Executive Director - Continental Insurance Lanka Ltd
Notes Controller - OHM International Inc.
Notes Sole Proprietor - S. D. A.Gunawardena & Co
Notes Deceased - 06.06.1972
Notes Deceased
Notes Financial Accountant - Franklin Smith Limited
Notes Former Chairman - CIC Holdings PLC
Notes Partner - K. B. Perera & Company
Notes Team Leader - Crevaty International Consultancy UAE
Notes Self Employed
Notes Assistant Manager - Bank of Ceylon
Notes Deceased - 12.09.1992
Notes Deceased
Notes Partner - L. S. C. Silva & Co
Notes Deceased
Notes Accountant - DVL Calibration Technologies (Pty) Ltd 011-2809532 /
Notes Factory Accountant - Brandix Apparel Solutions Ltd - Essentials -
Notes Manager - Hayleys PLC
Notes CEO - Aitken Spence Elevators (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Tax Consultant - Gallant Partners
Notes Financial Controller - Property Finance & Investments Kandy (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Chief Financial Officer - Alliance Finance Company PLC
Notes Finance Manager - Paul - UK Ltd
Notes Assistant Manager - Water Front Properties
Notes Senior Finance Manager - Artex Risk Solution
Notes New Zealand -
Notes Partner - B. A. C. K. Balasuriya & Co.
Notes Accountant - Colombo Land & Development Compay PLC
Notes Managing Director - Financial Advisors & Consultants (Pte) Ltd
Notes UK
Notes Chief Accountant - Amana Qatar Contracting Co. W. L. L. -
Notes Visiting Lecturer - Open University of Sri Lanka
Notes Director - Sustchem Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Financial Controller - Emjay International (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Consultant - Hayleys PLC
Notes Deceased -
Notes DGM - Finance - Lakehouse
Notes Deceased - 01.03.1999
Notes Deceased -
Notes Finance Manager - Digitec ICT Ltd
Notes Manager Finance - Astron Ltd
Notes Deceased -
Notes Additional Finance Manager - Ceylon Electricity Board
Notes Finance Manager - Lendtech Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Accountant - SN Micro Credit (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Financial Controller - Control Union Inspections (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Finance Manager
Notes Director - Treasury & Strategic Planning - Naturerub Group of Companies
Notes Senior Manager Financial Control and Reporting - HSBC Bank PLC
Notes Finance Controller - Paxar Bangladesh Ltd
Notes Ceylon Merchant Bank
Notes Chief Manager - Internal Audit - Mercantile Investment and Finance PLC
Notes Chief Executive Officer - Richard Peiris & Company PLC
Notes Deceased -
Notes Accountant - Lynair International
Notes Director Finance - Island Wide Marketing Services (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Finance Controller - Overseas Reality (Ceylon) PLC
Notes Deceased -
Notes Manager - Audit Assuarance - JPA Auditing & Accounting LLC
Notes Consultant, Canada.
Notes Deceased
Notes Overseas
Notes Senior Partner - Dayananda Ponweera & Co
Notes Dubai Telecom, Dubai
Notes Director - Group Chief Financial Officer - Akbar Brothers Group of Companies
Notes Manager Finance - GPV Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Head of Finance - The Autodrome PLC
Notes Senior General Manager Finance & Administration - Toyota Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Deceased -
Notes Australia
Notes Retired
Notes Australia
Notes Manager - Finance - Shared Services - Glaxosmithkline
Notes Jf & I Group of Companies - Consolidation
Notes Assistant Accountant - Royal Fernwood Porcelain Ltd
Notes Deceased -
Notes Deceased - 18.06.2005
Notes Overseas
Notes Proprietor - Accent Associates
Notes Accountant - Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC
Notes Investment Analyst - ACP Investments (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Manager Audit Assuarance
Notes Australia
Notes Retired
Notes Senior Executive - Brandix Apparel (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Overseas
Notes Deceased - 20.05.1996 -
Notes Retired
Notes Retired
Notes Manager, B. R. De Silva & Co.
Notes Deceased
Notes Deceased
Notes Overseas
Notes Independent Non Executive Director - Agarapathana Plantations PLC
Notes Partner-Tax And Legal - Amerasekera & Company
Notes Proprietor - JA Partners
Notes Manager - Finance - Bodyline (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Partner - P B C Partners
Notes Accountant - D Samson Industries (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Audit Supervisor - Roddl Middle East Oman
Notes CFO/ Executive Director - Camso Loadstar (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Sole Practitioner - K. K. Damboragama & Co
Notes Managing Director - Infotechs Ltd
Notes Head of Finance - Softlogic Holdings Ltd
Notes Director - Group Finance - Apparel Technologies (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Retired -
Notes Partner / Director – Pricewaterhousecoopers
Notes Accountant Finance - Regnis Lanka PLC
Notes Manager - Finance & Assets - Dept of Corrective Services - State Government of Western Australia
Notes Deceased
Notes Principal Partner - M.K.G. Mendiis and Company / Hulugalle Wickramanayake & Co.
Notes - -
Notes Deceased - 08.12.2017 -
Notes Non-Executive Director
Notes Partner - B. R. De Silva & Co.- Kandy
Notes Director - Internal Audit - B. R. De Silva & Co.
Notes Overseas
Notes Deputy General Manager - Finance - Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
Notes TruVic (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Partner - B. R. De Silva & Co./Alles Martin & Co.
Notes General Manager - Finance - Hayleys PLC
Notes Retired
Notes Partner – B. R. De Silva & Co.
Notes Retired
Notes Deceased - 10.06.2025
Notes Deputy General Manager - Revenue Assurance - Sri Lanka Telecom PLC
Notes Deceased - 20.03.1982
Notes Deceased -
Notes Group Finance Manager - Tamkeen Education & Training LLC -
Notes Accountant
Notes Financial Controller, Pussallawa Plantation
Notes Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer - Toyota Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Overseas
Notes Deceased - 30.06.2007
Notes Deceased -
Notes Group Controller - BMB Group Ltd
Notes General Manager Finance - CBLFoods International (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Partner - NM Amunugama & Company
Notes Chief Financial Officer - Commercial Bank Of Ceylon PLC
Notes Executive Director - Scanwell Logistics Colombo (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Managing Partner - B. R. De Silva & Company
Notes Deceased - 24.11.2006 -
Notes Managing Partner - Adnd Samarakkody & Co.
Notes Business Manager - Global Recordings Network Australia +61-434- 556919 /
Notes Assistant Manager Finance - Teejay Lanka PLC
Notes Deputy General Manager (Finance) - Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
Notes Retired
Notes Audit Supervisor - Talal Abu Ghazaleh & Co.
Notes Managing Director - BDO Consulting (Pvt) Ltd, Management & Corporate Consultants
Notes Retired
Notes Assistant Manager - Financial Planning & Reporting - Toyota Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Finance Manager - Mike Flora Group of Companies
Notes Deceased
Notes Retired -
Notes Retired - Australia
Notes Finance Controller - John Keels Property Group - Whittall Boauted (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Financial Controller - Aunger Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Notes Assistant General Manager - Finance - Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
Notes Overseas
Notes Partner - Siriwardhana Associates
Notes - -
Notes Deputy General Manager / Director Finance - Waters Edge Limited
Notes Head Global Treasury & Customer Management - Brandix Asia Holdings (Pte) Ltd -
Notes Partner - Priyosh & Co.
Notes Represantative Partner - Fernandopulle & Co
Notes Head of Finance, Administration & Hr. - Ocean Network Express Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Senior Product Specialist - IFS Sri Lanka
Notes Manager - Quality Controller
Notes Australia
Notes Executive Director - Techno medics International (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Proprietor - RRD Pemasiri Associates
Notes Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer - Dockyard General Engineering Services (Pvt) Ltd.
Notes Retired
Notes Retired
Notes Sector Finance Manager - ACE Distripark (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Accountant Manager - Artex Services Ltd
Notes Assistant Vice President - Keells Hotel Management Services (John Keells Hotels)
Notes Retired
Notes Chief Accountant - Sri Jayawardena G. Hospital .
Notes Assistant Manager Finance - Candor Equities Ltd
Notes Manager - Leslie & MacLeod - Chartered Professional Accountants
Notes Manager - Systems Control & Risk - Stallion Holding (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Finance Controller - Sirio Limited and Benji Ltd
Notes Finance Business Partner - Mondelez Bahrain Wll
Notes Audit Manager - Russell Bedford
Notes Deceased
Notes Director - Audit and Assuarance - B. R. De Silva & Company
Notes Director Finance - DWW Holdings (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Director - Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Notes Director - Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Notes Dubai
Notes - -
Notes Chief Financial Officer - Phoenix Ventures (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Sole Proprietor - SMG Associates
Notes Chief Financial Officer - Asia Leisure (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Finance Manager - Bureau Veritas Lanka (Pvt) Ltd -
Notes Finance Director - TNR Holdings Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Partner - B. R. De Silva & Co./Alles Martin & Co.
Notes Accountant - Haycarb PLC
Notes Finance Manager - ECD World Bank Project
Notes Deputy General Manager - Finance - State Engineering Corporation of
Notes Deceased - 2025
Notes Assistant Manager - Finance - B R De Silva & Co
Notes Housing New Zealand Corporation
Notes Finance Manager - Freight Links International (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Manager - Finance Shared Services Sri Lanka - Artex Services (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Director - TradeLine Marketing Company (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Chief Financial Officer - Almailem Group of Companies
Notes Gurusinghe & Co.
Notes Retired
Notes Retired Banker
Notes Finance Manager - Interprop (Pty) Ltd
Notes Finance Controller Bodyline (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Chief Executive - Ranwatta & Co./ HMW Associates
Notes Management Accountant - Finance & Asset Management Corporate Capability
Notes Australia
Notes - -
Notes Operation Manager - Trade Finance & Investments PLC
Notes - -
Notes - -
Notes Partner - T G Kandamby & Co
Notes General Manager Finance, Royal Fernwood Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.
Notes Senior Internal Auditor - Abdulla Al Arif Investment LLC Dubai
Notes Accountant - Screenline (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Senior Manager - Finance & Administration - Sharaf Shipping Agency (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Financial Accountant - RAB Processors Ltd
Notes Director - TS Management Services (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Partner - TR Associates
Notes Intermediate Accounntant - Paper Excellence Canada
Notes Deceased
Notes Chief Financial Officer - Interblocks Ltd
Notes Managing Partner - Magamage & Company
Notes Retired
Notes Australia -
Notes Chief Operating Officer - Peoples Leasing & Finance PLC
Notes Manager Financial Compliance - Metropolitant Fire and Emergency Services Board
Notes Production Quality - Northvolt AB
Notes Retired
Notes Overseas School of Colombo
Notes Assistant Vice President - John Keells Holdings - Ceylon Cold Stores PLC
Notes Retired
Notes Australia -
Notes Nexia Corporate Consultants (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Finance Manager MahawelI Marine Cement Co. Ltd
Notes Senior Planning Executive Unichela (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Deceased -
Notes Assistant Manager - Pricewaterhouse Cooper
Notes Associate Director - Audit & Assuarance - B. A. C. K. Nalasuriya & Co.
Notes Senior Internal Auditor - Lanka Electricity Company (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Manager - Audit & Assuarance - BDO Partners
Notes Manager, Audit SJMS Associates
Notes Accountant - Cleanco Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Functional Consultant - Providence Network & Solutions (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Governance Accounts - Divisional Secretariat Office - Balangoda
Notes Retired
Notes Manager - B.R. De Silva & Co.
Notes Director Internal Audit - Road Development Authority
Notes Finance Manager - WKV Hydro Technics
Notes - -
Notes Accountant - OHM International Inc.
Notes Deceased
Notes Financial Controller - Samartex Timber & Plywood Co. Ltd
Notes Australia -
Notes Doha - Freelance
Notes - -
Notes Retired
Notes Manager Finance - Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Deceased -
Notes Chief Financial Officer - Stassen Group of Companies
Notes Executive Director - Sigiriya Jungles (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Manager Finance - Global System Solutions International (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Finance Manager - Gateway Group
Notes Partner - B. R. De Silva & Co./Alles Martin & Co.
Notes Deceased - 2001 -
Notes Group Finance Manager - Anthony Innovations Group
Notes Accountant - Ministries of Highways
Notes Management Accountant - Financial Services Department of Justice & Attorney - General
Notes Overseas
Notes Senior Manager - Gajma & Co.
Notes Overseas -
Notes Overseas 011-2715915 /
Notes Finance Manager - 747 Auto Parts
Notes Retired
Notes Executive Director - Mansel (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Programme Compliance Officer - Handicap International
Notes UK
Notes Retired
Notes Management Accountant - Maliban Biscuit Manufactories (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Accountant - Ceylon Electricity Board
Notes Australia
Notes Accountant - Neil Fernando & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Manager Finance Operations - Diesel Motor Engineering PLC
Notes Retired
Notes Retired
Notes Chief Accountant - Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Notes Head of Finance - Ethical Extracts (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Retired
Notes Partner - R & J Associates - Chartered Accountants
Notes Manager Operations - HSBC Electronic Data Processing Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Management Consultant - Biznetworks (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Group Accountant - Hemachandras (Kandy) Limited
Notes Lead Financial Accountant - Techtronic Industries Australia (Pty) Ltd
Notes Accountant - Hienergy Services (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Head of Finance - Cresent Global (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Deputy General Manager (Finance) Lanka Mineral Sands Ltd.
Notes Manager - Tax - Jayasinghe & Co
Notes Chinthi & Parker Ltd
Notes Proprietor - N J Chartered Accountants
Notes Accountant - K. K. CPA- Chartered Professional Accountant
Notes Assistant General Manager - Finance - Lakderana Investments Ltd
Notes Manager - Audit & Assuarance - KPAC Associates
Notes Accountant - S & S Lanka Gloves (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Overseas
Notes Manager - BPO - W B BPO Services
Notes Self Employed
Notes Australia
Notes Senior Assistant Director - Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Notes Chief Internal Auditor - Ceylon Electricity Board
Notes - -
Notes Deceased - 25.03.2025 -
Notes Retired
Notes Senior Analyst - Colombo Stock Exchange
Notes Retired
Notes Senior Manager - Ernst & Young
Notes - -
Notes Assistant Accountant - Pinnacle Distribution Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Assistant Manager - Securities & Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka
Notes Chief Internal Auditor - Litro Gas Lanka Limited
Notes Retired -
Notes Finance Manager - Slim Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Deputy Manager - People's Bank
Notes Chief Financial Officer - JM Wickramarachchi & Co (Pvt) Ltd
Notes Additional Finance Manager - Ceylon Electricity Board
Notes Assistant Manager - Internal Audit - Softlogic Holdings PLC
Notes Canada -
Notes Senior Assistant - Internal Auditor - University of Peradeniya
Notes - -
Notes Retired
Notes Accountant - Synapsys Limited
Notes Senior Manager - Compliance - Sri Lanka Telecom PLC
Notes Accountant - Micro Cars Ltd
Notes Retired
Notes General Manager - Anods Cocoa (Pvt) Ltd
Notes B. R. De Silva & Co.
Notes Self Employed
Notes Coordinator Financial Services - City of Kalmunda 011-2641068 /
Notes Executive Officer - Bank of Ceylon
Notes Amarasuriya Associates
Notes Deceased
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