Two hundred and fifty top corporate executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders from Sri Lanka and over 50 from overseas were bestowed with a world-class finance qualification from the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (Australia & New Zealand) at the Graduation Ceremony held on the 20th December 2024, at Hotel Galadari. Colombo.
His Excellency Mr Paul Stephens, High Commissioner, Australia was the Chief Guest and His Excellency Mr David Pine, High Commissioner, New Zealand was the Guest of Honour
L-R: Mr. Sanjeewa Guruge (lecturer); Mr. Kapila Dodamgoda – Regional Director: H. E. Mr David Pine, High Commissioner, New Zealand; H. E. Mr Paul Stephens, High Commissioner, Australia; Prof Janek Ratnatunga – Global CEO; Mr David Cartney- Global Vice President; Mr. Ashan Nissanka – SL Branch President
Prof. Janek Ratnatunga CEO – CMA (ANZ), chaired the event. The overall theme of his message was that the two reasons that Sri Lanka’s new President and new Parliament has been given an overwhelming mandate, was because of the intolerable level of Corruption found at the highest offices in the land; and of the feeling of Hopelessness when one cannot feed one’s family. He demonstrated that these two reasons are very much interconnected and showed the 6 steps that lead from corruption to hopelessness. He then told the CMA Graduands that the country needs them to use their skill sets in finance to help the new government to eradicate corruption.
Prof Janek Ratnatunga, CEO and Mr. David Cartney – Global Vice President of ICMA(ANZ) awarding the certificates. Also in the picture is Mr. Ashan Nissanka – SL Branch President.
The graduation batch comprised of CEOs, Directors, General Managers, Marketers, Bankers, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs – who were keen to sharpen their financial decision-making skills with a comprehensive strategic management accounting qualification and leap forward in their careers with a qualification which is recognized as relevant and of great value by the corporate world.
Some of the over 250 Graduands who were conferred with the CMA qualification.
