meet our

Board of Directors

Dr Prathap Ramanujam

Chairman
Dr. Prathap Ramanujam is the Chairman of Pan Asia Power PLC and has extensive experience in the public sector. During the last 14 years in the Public Sector, he was the Permanent Secretary to several Ministries and was responsible for the establishment of the Secretariat for Infrastructure Development & Investments (SIDI), which was instrumental in initiating the first mini hydro project as a Public Private sector project as far back as 1993. Dr. Ramanujam has previously served on the Boards of several financial services institutions including the National Savings Bank, the State Mortgage and Investment Bank and Senkadagala Finance PLC. during his career. He currently serves as director of Panasian Power PLC, Ceylon Grain Elevators PLC, Three Acre Farm PLC, Manelwela Hydro Power Pvt. Ltd, Padiyapelella Hydro Power Ltd. Dr. Ramanujam has a First Class B.Sc. (Hons.) degree from the University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka, a M.Sc. degree in Economics from the University of Bristol, U.K and a Ph.D in Economics from the Australian National University , Canberra, Australia.

Lakshman Balasuriya

Director
Mr. Lakshman Balasuriya has 39 years of experience in finance, hotel management, and other commercial fields. He is the Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Senkadagala Finance PLC. Mr. Balasuriya has been a Director at Senkadagala Finance PLC from 1981. He currently serves on the Board of E.W. Balasuriya & Company (Pvt) Limited, Senkadagala Hotels (Pvt) Ltd., and Thompsons Beach Hotels (Pvt) Ltd.

Ravi Abeysuriya

Director
Mr. Ravindra Abeysuriya has over two decades of experience in top management positions in private equity investments, investment banking, credit rating and investment research outsourcing, and has a distinctive track record of establishing highly successful companies from inception in the financial sector in Sri Lanka. He was the Head - Strategic Business Development and Shared Services of Hayleys Group, Managing Director of Amba Research Lanka – a pioneer investment research outsourcing company, Managing Director/CEO of Fitch Ratings Lanka, the Island’s first global credit rating agency, and the Head of Corporate Finance at JP Morgan. He was appointed twice as a commission member of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and was a director of Sri Lanka Insurance, the Island’s largest insurance company. He currently serves as director of Seylan Bank PLC, HNB Assurance PLC, Bio Foods (Private) Limited, Candor Equities Limited, Candor Shared Services (Private) Limited, CFA Society Sri Lanka, The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors and Straight Sale (Private) Limited. Mr. Abeysuriya is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, and a Chartered Financial Analyst and has an MBA from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Sonal Balasuriya

Director
Mr. Sonal Balasuriya holds a First-Class B.Sc. (Hons) degree from the University of Westminster and a Distinction in MA. Architecture from the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. He is also a SLIA qualified Chartered Architect. He has gained 3 years of work experience in both the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka before starting his own practice Sonal Balasuriya Architects in 2016. He is the principal architect at Sonal Balasuriya Architects and Design Studio.


meet our

Fund Managers

Ineka Dunuwille

Deputy CEO / Fund Manager
Ms. Dunuwille is the Deputy CEO of Senfin Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd and has been with the company since 2010. She also functions as a Fund Manager at SFAM and has been in the asset management industry for a period of 14 years. Prior to joining the Company, she was an analyst at National Asset Management Limited (NAMAL), during which time she also acted as the fund manager for three of NAMAL’s unit trust funds – a growth fund, an income fund and a gilt-edge fund. Her other work experience includes an analyst’s position at Ceylinco Stockbrokers (Pvt) Limited and as a Branch Manager at Nations Trust Bank. Ms. Dunuwille has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wales and a BSc in Finance from the University of Wisconsin, USA. She has 19 years’ experience in the local financial industry.

Monica Wanigasekera

Fund Manager
Ms. Wanigasekara has a Bachelor of Commerce (Special) (Hons) Degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. She is also a Certified Business Accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. She has been employed in the Company from 2011. Prior to joining the SFAM, she was employed at Employees’ Provident Fund, the largest Social Security Scheme in Sri Lanka with total assets of Rs. 772 billion at end 2009 as a fund manager for eight years. Prior to this period, she was employed at Jayasinghe & Co, Chartered Accountants. She has 21 years’ experience in the local accounting and finance industries of which 18 years are in fund management.

Surath Perera

Fund Manager
Mr. Surath Perera is a Senior Fund Manager who has been in the unit trust industry for over nine (9) years, of which, more than six (6) years has been as a Fund Manager. His previous employment was with Comtrust Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd., which is one of the oldest Unit Trust Management and Investment Management Companies in the country. During his term as Fund Manager at Comtrust Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd, he has been managing both equity and fixed income unit trust funds as well as discretionary / private portfolios. Mr. Perera has a Second-Class Upper Business Administration (Hons) degree specializing in Accounting from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is also an Associate Member (ACMA) of the Charted Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA-UK) and a Charted Global Management Accountant (CGMA). He also has a Dip.M (CIM) from the Charted Institute of Marketing (CIM- UK) and has completed the Level 1 of the Charted Financial Analysts (CFA) exam.


meet our

Investment Committee

Alastair Corera

Investment Committee Member
Mr. Alastair Corera is an Executive Director of Orion Fund Management (Pvt) Ltd., a position he has held since 2006. Previously, he was at Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd. where he headed the Financial Institutions team and was its Country Head from 2004 to 2006. Prior to that he was General Manager at Forbes ABN AMRO Securities (Pvt) Ltd. Mr. Corera is a Chartered Financial Analyst, USA and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director in Citizens Development Business Finance PLC.

Keshav Balasuriya

Investment Committee Member
Mr. Keshav Balasuriya is an Investment/Portfolio Manager at E.W. Balasuriya & Co (Pvt) Ltd., covering Listed Equities, Fixed Income and Real Estate asset classes. He is also a member of the Treasury Department at Senkadagala Finance PLC. Mr. Balasuriya holds an MSc (Hons) degree in Computer Science from the University of Bristol and a Master of Finance (MFin) from the University of Cambridge.

Mahendra Jayasekara

Investment Committee Member
Mr. Mahendra Jayasekera is the Managing Director of Lanka Walltiles PLC, Lanka Tiles PLC, Swisstek (Ceylon) PLC, Lanka Ceramic PLC and Swisstek Aluminium Limited. He is also a Director of HNB Assurance PLC, Uni Dil Packaging Limited and Uni Dil Packaging Solutions Limited. Mr. Jayasekera holds a BSc Special (Hons) degree in Business Administration from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.


meet our

Operations Team

Sanath Bandaranayake

Acting Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Bandaranayake is the Executive Director/Additional CEO of Senkadagala Finance PLC. He joined Senkadagala Finance PLC subsequent to his retirement from Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC – the largest and most awarded bank in Sri Lanka, having completed 36 years of service. He has served at Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC in various capacities such as Branch Manager (Kandy, City Office), Chief Manager, Assistant General Manager, and Deputy General Manager (Operations). He was a core member of the management teams which led the Bank to important milestones such as introducing the banking software which has eased the Bank’s operations and is used to-date. During his tenure he also introduced holiday banking and supermarket banking. During his career at the Bank, he was appointed as Director at LankaClear and also served as Director of Commex Sri Lanka S R L (subsidiary of Commercial Bank based in Italy) and ONEzero Company Ltd., (subsidiary of Commercial Bank engaged in the business of Information Technology). Mr. Bandaranayake holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences from the University of Sri Lanka, Vidyodaya Campus.

Ineka Dunuwille

Deputy Chief Executive Officer/Fund Manager
Ms. Dunuwille is the Deputy CEO of Senfin Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd and has been with the company since 2010. She also functions as a Fund Manager at SFAM and has been in the asset management industry for a period of 14 years. Prior to joining the Company, she was an analyst at National Asset Management Limited (NAMAL), during which time she also acted as the fund manager for three of NAMAL’s unit trust funds – a growth fund, an income fund and a gilt-edge fund. Her other work experience includes an analyst’s position at Ceylinco Stockbrokers (Pvt) Limited and as a Branch Manager at Nations Trust Bank. Ms. Dunuwille has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wales and a BSc in Finance from the University of Wisconsin, USA. She has 19 years’ experience in the local financial industry.

Murugiah Rajendran

Head of Compliance
Mr. Rajendran started banking career with Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd, the largest and most awarded bank in SL and served the bank for 16 years mainly in Corporate Banking. He then moved to overseas and worked as Marketing Manager, National Bank of Oman, Abu Dhabi (for 2 years), Director, Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai (12 years) and Vice President Mashreq bank plc, Dubai (11 years). He has in total 41 years of experience in banking. He has acquired a skill sets in Risk Management (including Credit Approval, Credit Monitoring, Remedial Management etc.), Client Coverage, Operational Risk Management, Business Compliance Management and Internal Audit. He had completed 14 modules of ‘The Credit Skills Component’ of the Standard Chartered Bank Credit Programme conducted by the external agency and designated a ‘Credit Professional’. Mr. Rajendran is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants – UK (ACMA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and an Associate Member in the Institute of Bankers, Sri Lanka (AIB).

Dulmini Ponnamperuma

Finance Manager
Ms. Dulmini Ponnamperuma is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and has a BSc Degree in Accountancy and Financial Management (Special) (Hons) from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. She joined the Company in September 2011, prior to which she was employed at National Asset Management Limited (NAMAL) as a Compliance Officer and Fund Accountant. Ms. Ponnamperuma has over five years cumulative Accounting and Auditing experience at Ernst & Young Sri Lanka and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Botswana. She has also worked as an Accountant for the Colombo Stock Exchange.

Uddeepa Peiris

Registar
Mr. Peiris has a Bachelor of Commerce Special degree from the University of Kelaniya, and he obtained Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka and has also completed up to intermediate level examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He has obtained the Investment Adviser Certification from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka. At present he is a passed finalist of CMA Sri Lanka. Mr. Peiris is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Professional Managers Sri Lanka. He has been employed by Senfin Asset Management from June 2015. Prior to joining as the Registrar at SFAM, he was employed at NDB Securities (Pvt) Ltd as an Investment Adviser. He has also worked at DNH Financial (Pvt) Ltd (Former HNB stockbrokers) and has completed his University internship with Ceylon Asset Management Company Limited.