CA Sri Lanka inducts 3 highly respected Chartered Accountants to the 2022 Hall of Fame

Ranjan Emmanuel Victor Casie Chetty being inducted to the CA Sri Lanka Hall of Fame

Marina Anneliese Tharmaratnam being inducted to the CA Sri Lanka Hall of Fame

 The son of Dominic Lawrence Joseph Seneviratne receiving the plaque on behalf of his father

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) last week paid tribute to three distinguished Chartered Accountants by inducting them to the Hall of Fame for the year 2022 in recognition of their exemplary contribution towards the development of the accounting profession, business world and country.

CA Sri Lanka Fellow members Ranjan Emmanuel Victor Casie Chetty, Marina Anneliese Tharmaratnam and Dominic Lawrence Joseph Seneviratne, were inducted to the Hall of Fame at a special event held at the Monarch Imperial, in the presence of Supreme Court Justice Yasantha Kodagoda PC, CA Sri Lanka President Sanjaya Bandara, CA Sri Lanka Vice President Heshana Kuruppu, CA Sri Lanka Past President Mohan Abeynaike and CA Sri Lanka Chief Executive Officer Dulani Fernando.

Ranjan Casie Chetty is a highly respected accounting professional who played a significant role in developing the accounting profession while giving leadership to some of the country’s top conglomerates, during a career spanning over 40 years. He was a Director at Aitken Spence Group Ltd., as well as at Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC, and is also the former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association.  

His service to the professional community was beyond exceptional, having served on various committees of professional institutes and chambers of commerce. Casie Chetty also served as a member of the Advisory Commission constituted under Companies Act No. 17 of 1982, and at CA Sri Lanka, he served on the R&D Committee, Accounting Systems and Standards Committee, Auditing Procedures and Standards Committee and the Examination Committee.

 A highly respected accounting professional in the country, Marina Anneliese Tharmaratnam, played an influential role across the banking and insurance sectors. At present, she is an Independent/Non-Executive Director at HNB General Insurance Ltd. 

In the past, she held the positions of CEO/Director of Union Assurance PLC, as well as former Executive Vice President of Operations at DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC, and former Finance Director/Company Secretary at Eagle Insurance. Tharmaratnam has also held Board positions at DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC, United Tractor and Equipment Ltd., Eagle Insurance Company Ltd., Eagle NDB Fund Management Co. Ltd., Union Assurance PLC, and Singer Finance PLC. 

She was the Chairperson of World Vision Lanka, apart from serving as President of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors and a Member of the National Council for Economic Development (NCED) for Capital Markets from 2004 to 2007. At CA Sri Lanka, she served on various committees, including as a member of the Ethics Committee from 2007 to 2015.

During a career spanning many decades, Dominic Lawrence Joseph Seneviratne served top corporates in Sri Lanka, including Shaw Wallace and Hedges Ltd., Ceylon Tobacco Ltd., Hentley Garments Ltd., Janatha Estate Development Board and Tristar Apparels Ltd. 

His exceptional performance also earned him an Executive Consultant position at the Asian Development Bank and a World Bank-funded accounting development project at the National Water Supply and Drainage Board.

In 1994, he was offered the post of Director of Practical Training at CA Sri Lanka, where he took steps to increase the number of approved training institutions while ensuring regular inspections of the training firms, leading to higher standards of training for aspiring Chartered Accountants. 

Seneviratne made vast contributions towards enhancing professional standards and also served the Council of CA Sri Lanka in 1984 and 1985, apart from chairing the Public Sector Accounting and Auditing Committee.

CA Sri Lanka launched the ‘Hall of Fame’ initiative in 2011 to recognise senior Chartered Accountants who made an outstanding contribution towards the development of the institute, the profession, society and country. The annual event recognises senior members whose efforts reflect the institute’s core values.