About Us

Senfin Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd (SFAM) (formally Candor Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd) is a company incorporated in Sri Lanka and licensed by the Securities & Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) to manage unit trust funds and third-party portfolios/private portfolios for institutional clients, private provident funds, insurance funds, and high net worth individuals. SFAM also provides advisory services to high net-worth clients. With the acquisition of Candor Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd by Senkadagala Finance PLC in March 2020, the former name was changed to Senfin Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd.
About Senfin Asset Management

Board of Directors

Dr. Prathap Ramanujam

Chairman
Non-Executive / Independent Director

Dr. Prathap Ramanujam, was until recently 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… More..

Mr. Tilak Collure

Non-Executive / Independent Director

Mr. Tilak Collure is a former Sri Lanka Administrative Service Special Grade officer who has held senior positions during 35 years in Government service mainly in the areas of trade, commerce, and logistics. He has served as the Secretary to the following Cabinet level Ministries: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of… More..

Mr. Sanath Divale Bandaranayake

Non-Executive / Non-Independent Director

Mr. Bandaranayake currently serves as an Executive Director / Additional CEO of Senkadagala Finance PLC.Mr. Bandaranayake served at Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, the largest and the most awarded bank in Sri Lanka, for 36 years. He has served Commercial Bank in various capacities such as Branch Manager (Kandy, City Office), Chief Manager, Assistant General… More..

Mr. Sonal Balasuriya

Non-Executive / Independent 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… More..

Mr. Jeevan Sukumaran

Executive / Non-Independent Director
Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Jeevan Sukumaran has in total 17 years’ experience spanning Finance, Asset Management, Accounting and Operations. His core experience is in Capital Markets covering Mutual Funds/Unit Trusts, Portfolio Management, Equity Analysis and Research, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking and Financial Advisory. Prior to joining Senfin Asset Management as the Chief Executive Officer, Jeevan was the General… More..

Senior Management

Mr. Jeevan Sukumaran

Executive / Non-Independent Director
Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Jeevan Sukumaran has in total 17 years’ experience spanning Finance, Asset Management, Accounting and Operations. His core experience is in Capital Markets covering Mutual Funds/Unit Trusts, Portfolio Management, Equity Analysis and Research, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking and Financial Advisory. Prior to joining Senfin Asset Management as the Chief Executive Officer, Jeevan was the General… More..

Mr. 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 overseas and worked as Marketing Manager, National Bank of Oman, Abu Dhabi (for 2 years), Director, Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai (12 years)… More..

Surath Perera

Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Surath Perera is a Senior Fund Manager who has been in the unit trust industry for over eleven (11) years, of which, eight (8) years have been as a Fund Manager. He joined Senfin in January 2021 and was previously employed at CT CLSA Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd. (CAM), a pioneer asset management company… More..

Key Operations Personnel

Nilanka Gamaethige

Head of Client Services & Marketing

Mr. Nilanka Gamaethige has over fifteen years of experience in both international banks and a local bank. While working at both HSBC and Standard Chartered Banks he covered aspects mainly such as Portfolio Management, Proposition Management, PFS Lending, Brand Marketing, Operations, recoveries, branch management, strategic planning. While at Standard Chartered Bank he also worked as… More..

Nuwan Kalupahana

Senior Manager - Finance and Administration

Mr. Nuwan Kalupahana has over ten years of experience related to accounting, auditing in industries ranging from unit trusts, distribution and manufacturing. He joined Senfin Asset Management in November 2021, prior to which he was employed at the Debug Group of Companies as the Financial Accountant. He has over six years of unit trust experience… More..

Hesthika Perera

Manager - Registrar and Client Services

Ms. Hesthika Perera has over 6 years’ experience relating to Financial services, operations and back office functions and has been employed by Senfin Asset Management since March 2020. Prior to joining SFAM, she was employed at Senkadagala Finance PLC as an Operation Executive. She has also worked as an Intern at Bank of Ceylon Pandura… More..

Fund Managers

Surath Perera

Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Surath Perera is a Senior Fund Manager who has been in the unit trust industry for over eleven (11) years, of which, eight (8) years have been as a Fund Manager. He joined Senfin in January 2021 and was previously employed at CT CLSA Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd. (CAM), a pioneer asset management company… More..

Rajitha Elapata

Senior Fund Manager

Mr. Rajitha Elapata has over 14 years of experience in the financial services sector in the areas of Fund Management, Equity Research and Banking. Prior to joining Senfin, Mr. Elapata worked at Namal Asset Management as the Fund Manager for Equity ,Fixed Income & Private Portfolio’s. He also worked as an Assistant Fund Manager at… More..

Isuru Adamsz

Fund Manager

Mr. Isuru Adamsz is a financial advisor with over 5 years of experience in the Sri Lankan equity market. He began his career as an equity trader for the foreign desk at Lanka Securities, before serving as a registered investment advisor at Softlogic Stockbrokers, a leading brokerage firm in Sri Lanka.Mr. Adamsz holds a BSc…. More..

Investment Committee

Alastair Corera

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… More..

Mahendra Jayasekara

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… More..

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