Lasantha Wickremasinghe will become the 23rd President of the country’s apex body of chartered accountants - CA Sri Lanka - replacing the incumbent President Arjuna Herath.

The ceremonial induction of Wickremasinghe to the post will take place on January 26 at Cinnamon Grand Colombo.

Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya will be the chief guest at the event while Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and International Federation of Accountants SMP Committee Chairman Giancarlo Attolini will be the guests of honour.

Incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1959, CA Sri Lanka elects a new president every two years.