The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) has appointed Jagath Perera as its 24th president, effective 8 February 2018.

Perera is a KPMG partner in Sri Lanka and he has served the CA Sri Lanka Council since 2010 as well as been vice president from 2016 to 2017. He is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors in the USA.

EY Sri Lanka head of assurance and senior partner Manil Jayesinghe was elected as vice president, he is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA).