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.