HSBC new management appointments in Sri Lanka
HSBC has appointed Kanchana G Hewavitharana as Chief Financial
Officer for HSBC Sri Lanka and the Maldives and Michael J F Hung as
Chief Risk Officer for HSBC Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
G Hewavitharana |
J F Hung |
Both Kanchana and Michael arrived to the country from overseas
postings in HSBC Hong Kong and Vietnam, respectively.
Kanchana who succeeds Fadhil Jiffry, began his career at HSBC in
2004, as a Management Accountant. Three years later he was appointment
as a Consultant for HSBC in Vietnam. Following his overseas attachment,
Kanchana joined HSBC's regional office in Hong Kong and covered various
roles in Finance.
Prior to taking up his current position, Kanchana served as Senior
Asset and Liability and Capital Management Manager at HSBC's regional
office in Hong Kong, where he managed liquidity, funding risk and
capital for the main regional sites including Hong Kong and India.
He holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the
University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
He is also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants (UK).
Michael succeeds Dimantha N Seneviratne, who took up an overseas
posting as Chief Risk Officer for HSBC in Thailand.
He joined HSBC as an International Manager in 1996 and has held
various senior management roles in Personal Financial Services, Custody
and Clearing, Credit Risk Management and Global Banking in Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Taiwan, the US and UK.
Prior to taking up his current position, Michael was Head of HSBC's
Global Banking Business in Vietnam.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant who has previously worked for
KPMG in London. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Economics and
Social Studies from the Victoria University of Manchester, UK. |