Shanka Yapa Abeywardene Fcma, Mcsi, Msc Email & Phone Number

A Chief Financial Officer with extensive experience in Strategic Planning & implementation, MIS, Cost Management, ALCO, FTP, BI and Data Analytics. My roles require me to work closely with the Board, CEO, COO, business heads and other levels of organisations in furthering organisational strategy. In addition to C suite, I have Board level experience as well as experience working closely with international consultants in cross functional and multi-cultural settings in formulating and implementing organisational strategy. I am a passionate data evangelist propagating a data culture across the organisation. My key strength is working with diverse groups of people to deliver synergy and value added solutions in achieving common goals.I have experience in the following industries; Banking, Insurance, Investment Banking Advisory, Private Banking and Wealth Management, Asset Management, Agro-Forestry and Automobile. I have run entity wide projects covering risk, performance management and business intelligence.Key Achievements include;• Managing the Bank’s balance sheet / P&L / Cashflow and Liquidity through the current Fx crisis engulfing Sri Lanka• Managing multicultural finance teams in multiple geographic locations.• Managing key investor relationships to raise over USD100Mn in debt and equity financing in Sri Lanka• Championing Green Financing, ESG, Banking on Women and Financial Inclusivity• Managing Strategy formulation process and strategy implementation• Championing digital transformation & adaptation, self-service data models, and institutionalising an organisational data culture• Developing strategy on Digital banking branch and necessary licensing.• Setting up and managing regulated entities in DIFC & Cayman Islands• Implemented Performance management systems and concepts; including Economic Profit, Product & Customer profitability, Balanced Scorecards Budgeting & forecasting, MIS & BI analytical and reporting Tools.• Led multiple Data warehousing and BI projects driving a organisation wide Data Culture• Managed relationships stakeholder relationships to build AuM’s over USD600mn within 2 years in fund management• Managed the acquisition of a Fund platform with over USD400mn in AuM’s, whose investment strategy includes traditional instruments and leveraged derivative structure• Key member of corporate strategy formulation and implementation teams• Chairman of the Investment Committee, member of the Risk Management Committee.• Policy Formulation for Ops Risk management, ALM & IRR, Funds Transfer Pricing and Investments