Stability Rating Report of Astrue Money Market Fund
Mrs. Priyana Gunesekera – an accomplished finance and governance professional with over four decades of diverse leadership experience across the financial services, telecommunications, capital markets, and audit sectors. A Fellow Member of both CA Sri Lanka and CIMA UK, a Certified Fraud Examiner (USA), and holder of an MBA, she has held key roles including Director at PwC Sri Lanka, Head of Listings and Corporate Affairs at the Colombo Stock Exchange, and General Manager – Finance at Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka. Her expertise in financial management, regulatory compliance, internal audit, and corporate governance makes her a valuable addition to the LRA Board, bringing deep insight and strategic vision to support the agency’s continued growth and integrity
Mr Indrajith Fernando is an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board Audit Committee of Lanka Rating Agency Limited.
Mr. Indrajith Fernando is the Regional Director of Asia of Global Best Practice Group (GBPG), an international Development professionals’ company.
He is a member of the Audit Committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. He serves as a Chartered Institute of Securities Investments (CISI) Advisory Committee member in Sri Lanka and as a Non- Executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Integrated Risk Management Committee of listed companies. Indrajith serves as a Director on the Board of Hatton Plantations Plc, Lotus Hydro Power Plc, Strategic Insurance Brokers Pvt Limited and Beyond Wealth Pvt Ltd.
Indrajith is a thought leader with over 30 years of experience in business and the accountancy profession. He is a past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICA), Member of International Federation of Accountant (IFAC) Developing Nations Committee, President–South Asian Federation of Accountants, Advisor/Chairman SAFA Committee on improving Transparency, Accountability and Governance (CiTAG). He is a fellow of the ICA-SL, CIMA UK and CMA Sri Lanka and a Senior Member of CPA-Maldives, He holds an MBA from the University of Queensland, Australia.
Dr. Kenneth De Zilwa is a distinguished economist and senior banker with over two decades of experience in the banking and finance sector. He has held prominent roles at HSBC and Citibank NA, specializing in risk management, trade finance, and investment banking. Dr. De Zilwa’s leadership at LankaPay significantly elevated its global standing in payments and settlements technology during his tenure as Chairman. He has also made substantial contributions to Sri Lanka’s financial stability and policy development, serving on committees such as the Financial Systems Stability Consultative Committee and the Monetary Policy Consultative Committee.
Dr. De Zilwa’s academic background includes a Ph.D., MA in Economics, and Postgraduate Diplomas in Development Economics and Bank Management and Finance. He is widely recognized for his expertise in treasury and capital markets, particularly in risk management and debt markets. His achievements extend to pioneering initiatives in Sri Lanka’s financial markets, including the introduction of derivative guidelines and the development of the country’s first Islamic finance rupee bond (Sukuk).
Recognized for his outstanding contributions, Dr. De Zilwa was honored with a “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the World HRD Congress & Awards Summit in 2024. He continues to influence policy discussions, deliver keynote speeches, and contribute articles to reputable journals, showcasing his ongoing commitment to advancing the financial sector and economic development in Sri Lanka.
Mr. Usman Haider is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of post-qualification transactional experience, both locally and internationally, in corporate finance, project finance, debt syndication, equity raising, credit analysis, financial feasibility, financial restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, project development, and regulatory affairs. His expertise spans various sectors, including but not limited to energy, power generation, banking, technology, aviation, cement, telecommunication, electricity distribution, hospitality, food products, education, fertilizer, and sugar.
Mr. Haider has extensive experience and intricate knowledge of all aspects of transaction advisory, having successfully advised or concluded transactions exceeding USD 10 billion over his professional career. He has a strong entrepreneurial background and investment portfolio as a shareholder of the Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited (PACRA), Pakistan’s leading corporate credit rating agency; founder and sponsoring shareholder of Aequitas Information Services Limited (Tasdeeq), Pakistan’s first State Bank licensed credit bureau; sponsoring shareholder of TenX (Private) Limited (formerly Analytics (Private) Limited), a leading data analytics and software development firm in Pakistan; and founder and sponsoring shareholder of Agrilift Pakistan Limited, a start-up in agritech.
Niranjan Mendis is currently the Chairman of Dellogistics (Pvt) Ltd., and serves on the Board of Dellogistics International (Pvt) Ltd.
Since graduating in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, he gained his initial work experience in business management at Mitsui & Co (USA) Inc. in New York. Thereafter he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Delmege Group of Companies in Sri Lanka, where he served as an Executive Director for over 20 years. During this period he was responsible for overseeing the Group’s Treasury Management, Banking, the Insurance & Reinsurance Brokering business, Group Share Portfolio, Freight/Logistics business, Group Business Development, and LB Finance Ltd., a leading non-banking financial institution, which was part of the Delmege Group until 1993.
He is a Director of Sun Investment Holdings Ltd., a privately owned investment company, investing in diversified business opportunities in Sri Lanka and overseas. Also an Investor and Board member of Lanka Rating Agency Ltd., a premier credit rating agency in Sri Lanka.