LSEG appoints Arjuna Nanayakkara as Sri Lanka Shared Services Centre Head

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Exchange Group (LSEG) yesterday announced the appointment of Arjuna Nanayakkara as Shared Services Centre – Sri Lanka Head.

He will be responsible for managing, building and extending the capabilities of the centre in Sri Lanka.

Nanayakkara joins LSEG from Global Market Technologies (GMT), formerly known as Mubasher/direct FN, where he held multiple leadership roles during a 13-year tenure. He was part of the strategic leadership responsible for transforming GMT into a leader in financial markets by establishing and operating an enterprise scale technology and support centre with global standards.

Prior to GMT, he has worked at Richard Pieris and developed large format retail operations and modern supply chain management for the group. He also recapitalised and commenced regulated financial services under Janashakthi Group and managed corporate finance, treasury and asset debt/restructuring under Asian Hotels and Properties in his previous positions. He started his career as a management trainee at Ceylinco Securities and Financial Services.

Nanayakkara brings with him over two decades of experience and exposure on strategic planning, financial management, corporate governance, marketing, continuous improvements, systems design and product development.

Commenting on this appointment, Shared Services Global Head Dee Liyanwela said, “I’m delighted to welcome Arjuna to the group. His proven experience in steering global organisations to reach exceptional top line and bottom line results will help LSEG Sri Lanka in building and extending our capabilities here in Sri Lanka.”

LSEG is a global financial markets infrastructure business. Its diversified global business focuses on information services, risk and balance sheet management and capital formation. The group supports global financial stability and sustainable economic growth by enabling businesses and economies to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. The group can trace its history back to 1698.