CA Sri Lanka inducts three highly respected Chartered Accountants to 2022 Hall of Fame

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently paid tribute to three distinguished Chartered Accountants by inducting them to the Hall of Fame for the year 2022 in recognition of their exemplary contribution towards the development of the accounting profession, business world and country.

 Fellow members of CA Sri Lanka, Ranjan Emmanuel Victor Casie Chetty, Marina Anneliese Tharmaratnam, and Dominic Lawrence Joseph Seneviratne were inducted to the Hall of Fame at a special event held at the Monarch Imperial, in the presence of Yasantha Kodagoda, PC, Justice of the Supreme Court, Sanjaya Bandara, President of CA Sri Lanka, Heshana Kuruppu, Vice President of CA Sri Lanka, Mohan Abeynaike, Past President of CA Sri Lanka, and Dulani Fernando, Chief Executive Officer of CA Sri Lanka.  Ranjan Casie Chetty is a highly respected accounting professional who played a significant role in developing the accounting profession while giving leadership to some of the country’s top conglomerates, during a career spanning over 40 years. He was a Director at Aitken Spence Group Ltd., as well as at Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC., and is also the former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association.  

A highly respected accounting professional in the country, Marina Anneliese Tharmaratnam, played an influential role across the banking and insurance sectors. At present, she is an Independent/Non-Executive Director at HNB General Insurance Limited, and in the past, she held the positions of CEO/Director of Union Assurance PLC, as well as former Executive Vice President of Operations at DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC, and former Finance Director/Company Secretary at Eagle Insurance.  Tharmaratnam has also held board positions at DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC, United Tractor & Equipment Limited, Eagle Insurance Company Limited, Eagle NDB Fund Management Co. Ltd., Union Assurance PLC, and Singer Finance PLC. 

During a career spanning many decades, Dominic Lawrence Joseph Seneviratne served top corporates in Sri Lanka, including Shaw Wallace & Hedges Limited, Ceylon Tobacco Limited, Hentley Garments Limited, Janatha Estate Development Board, and Tristar Apparels Limited. His exceptional performance also earned him an Executive Consultant position at the Asian Development Bank and a World Bank-funded accounting development project at the National Water Supply & Drainage Board.