Coralie Pietersz appointed Bogala Graphite Chairperson

Bogala Graphite Lanka PLC has appointed Non-Executive, Independent Director Coralie Pietersz as the Chairperson of its board with effect from February 10, 2022.

Her appointment comes in the wake of the recent demise of  former Chairman Vijaya Malalasekera.

Pietersz, who holds directorships at several listed companies,  is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. 
She has a BSc (Hons) in Physics from the University of Sussex and holds a MBA from Heriot – Watt University, Edinburgh. 

She trained with Thornton Baker Chartered Accountants, in London, now known as Grant Thornton. On her return to Sri Lanka, she joined the Mahaweli Authority, one of the country’s major projects at that time. 

Her next move was to the banking sector. She was the Finance Manager of Commercial Bank of Ceylon before moving onto roles in internal audit and corporate banking.  

After a stint as CFO of Nations Trust Bank, Coralie joined Richard Pieris as CFO of the plantation sector. A promotion to Group CFO followed rapidly, a role that entailed responsibility for the finance function of the diversified group, which included five listed companies. Coralie joined Finlays Colombo in November 2010, as Finance Director and was appointed as Finance Director of Hapugastenne Plantations and Udupussellawa Plantations PLC in 2016 and held these roles until 2020. She is currently the Managing Director of Compass Advisory Services Ltd., a provider of equity research and analytical support to clients.