Aruna Fernando elected new CIMA president

Sarath Malalasekera

APPOINTMENT: The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Sri Lanka Division elected Aura Fernando as its new President at the Annual General meeting held recently in Colombo.

Fernando, is a CIMA Fellow and an Associate member of the British Computers Society, UK.

The new CIMA President delivering his maiden speech at the ceremony to welcome him at the Cinnamon Hotel in Colombo said, CIMA has now been in Sri Lanka for more than 40 years.

From humble beginnings in 1965 as the Sri Lanka Branch of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants, CIMA Sri Lanka made great strides. Fernando emphasised that CIMA UK has tremendous confidence in our operation in Sri Lanka.

This confidence was clearly illustrated by their decision to invest in our building. It has been confirmed this year by the decision to appoint CIMA’s first ever divisional Chief Executive.