Central Finance appoints new Marketing Director
General Manager Marketing and Product Development Chandika Kushan Hettiarachchi has been appointed as Director Marketing of the company with effect from July 17, 2018.
Having started his career at Ceylinco Development Bank as an Investment Analyst in 1998, Chandika joined Central Finance in November 2000 as Manager Credit and held several senior managerial positions prior to his appointment as an Executive Director.
He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of UK (ACMA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Wales, UK.
Hettiarachchi counts over 20 years of experience in the nonbanking financial services sector, which includes over 17 years at Central Finance Company PLC. He has carried out many assignments as a Consultant to numerous international development agencies including the International Finance Corporation.
He is also a board member of CF Insurance Brokers (Pvt.), Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of Central Finance and the Leasing Association of Sri Lanka. Hettiarachchi is an old boy of St. Thomas’ Preparatory School, Kollupitiya and S. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia.
Subsequent to this appointment, the board of directors of Central Finance Company PLC consists of Chairman C.L.K.P. Jayasuriya, Managing Director E.H. Wijenaike, G.S.N. Peiris, A.K. Gunaratne, S.C.S. Wickramasinghe, D.P. de Silva, A.D.B. Talwatte, Dr. A.D.N. de Zoysa, A.R. Fernando and C.K. Hettiarachchi.