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| Sachith Perera | Channa de Silva |
First Capital Treasuries PLC, a subsidiary of First Capital Holdings PLC, announced the appointment of First Capital Treasuries Chief Executive Officer Sachith Perera as a Non-Independent Executive Director to the company’s board, with effect from January 1, 2025.
The company also announced the appointment of Channa de Silva as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the company’s board of directors, with effect from January 1, 2025.
Perera is a seasoned financial market professional with over 30 years of experience in treasury and balance sheet management as well as financial derivative solutions.
Before joining First Capital Treasuries, Perera served as Treasurer and Director of Global Markets for HSBC Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Following his retirement from HSBC, Sachith remained actively engaged in the financial markets as a Treasury Consultant to NTB, a Non-Executive Independent Director at Acuity Partners Private Limited and as a technical advisor for an international fintech start-up utilising AI and machine learning for corporate credit ratings. He has also provided advisory services to esteemed organisations such as PWC and UNDP Sri Lanka.
de Silva is Chairman of Sarvodaya Development Finance PLC, a position he has held since October 2016. In addition, he serves as Vice President of the Sarvodaya Movement of Sri Lanka and as Chairman of Echelon Media.
He previously held the roles of Director General/CEO of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and Executive Director of the Board of Investment Sri Lanka. His corporate leadership experience includes serving as Managing Director of Summit Finance PLC, Director of Pan Asia Bank PLC and Group Managing Director of Delmege Group Limited.
With these appointments, the board of directors of First Capital Treasuries comprises Manjula Mathews, Dr. Nishan de Mel, Ramesh Schaffter, Minette Perera, Cilani Wijesinghe, Dilshan Wirasekara, Channa de Silva and Sachith Perera.
