ICMA Australia holds Global Hall of Fame Awards

The Global Financial Accounting Hall of Fame and the Global Management Accounting Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony were held recently, organised by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA) Australia.

Featuring a high profile gathering of over 200 prominent academics and professionals, including a number of distinguished corporate leaders, this awards ceremony was headlined by Chief Guest, Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy.

Also gracing the event was High Commissioner for Australia in Sri Lanka His Excellency Bryce Hutchesson.

CMA Australia Global President and RMIT University Accounting Professor Prof. Brendan O’Connell and ICMA Australia CEO and Monash University Business Accounting Former Chair Prof. Janek Ratnatunga, along with ICMA Regional Directors from around the world, were also present.

ICMA Australia Global Hall of Fame awards honour professionals and academics in recognition of their distinguished service contributions to the progress of financial accounting and management accounting in their respective countries.

KPMG Sri Lanka Senior Partner and Country Head Rajan Asirwatham, positioned for well over four decades, from 1961 to 2008 and Ernst and Young Senior Partner James Mather, positioned from 1970 to 2001, playing a monumental role in the way Ernst and Young developed, were recognised with Global Financial Accounting Hall of Fame Awards. Prof. M.T.A. Furkhan, who was one of the prime movers in establishing, in 1965, the basic roots of the management accountancy profession in Sri Lanka, when he brought the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (now CIMA) to Sri Lanka, and Prof. M.W. Wickramarachchi, who is a path-breaker in academic accounting education in Sri Lanka, were honoured with Global Management Accounting Hall of Fame Awards. Also significant, Prof. Wickramarachchi was the founder of Department of Commerce at University of Kelaniya and Department of Accountancy and Financial Management at University of Sri Jayewardenepura.