SEC interim Chairman Desapriya quits

Deputy Secretary to Treasury A.R. Desapriya, who was appointed as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this month, has tendered his resignation, Mirror Business learns.

His resignation comes in the wake of his premature retirement from the public service. 

Desapriya was appointed as SEC Chairman until a more permanent appointment was made through the six-member selection committee appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to select qualified professionals to head state enterprises and regulatory and statutory bodies.  Desapriya, who is a Special Grade officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS), has 30 years of work experience in the public sector. 

During the period, he has worked in different areas in the public sector and held various positions at the General Treasury, including the Director and Additional Director General posts. 

He held the post of Additional Secretary of the Skills Development and Vocational Training Ministry and initiated many reforms in the Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) sector in Sri Lanka.

He was also serving as a member on the Sri Lanka Insurance Board and is also a Director of the Regional Development 
Bank board.