The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) revealed the consultation of Ms.
Vindhya Jayasekera as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Designate, efficient from 01 January 2025.
Accordingly, Ms.
Jayasekera will be successful the incumbent CEO, Mr.
Rajeeva Bandaranaike, who is because of retire throughout the course of 2025 after serving for 11 years because capacity.Issuing a statement, the CSE stated that Ms.
Jayasekera brings over 20 years of extensive experience in capital markets, encompassing both buy-side and sell-side competence throughout the financial investment banking and asset management industries.Prior to her appointment at the CSE, she worked as the Chief Investment Officer at NDB Wealth Management Limited, where she led the possession management division managing possessions under management exceeding LKR 380 billion (approx.).
During her period, she managed over LKR 100 billion (approx.) in mutual fund possessions across 8 funds with varied risk-return profiles, including financial investments in treasury expenses, bonds, debentures, corporate financial obligation, and equity instruments.Her career in financing began at NDB Investment Bank, and from the start, she was an integral part of the groups that added to the effective execution of the 2 biggest going publics (IPOs) in the history of the Colombo Stock Exchange at the time.Ms.
Jayasekera is a CFA Charter holder and a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) accredited by the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
She is likewise an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACMA) and holds the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation.She is a recipient of the prominent Fulbright Scholarship, under which she earned her Master of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, graduating with a medal for academic excellence.
Her scholastic structure was developed at the University of Moratuwa, where she finished with First Class Honours in Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.