The capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) has appointed two experienced professionals to head its HR function and drive the institution’s organisation transformation agenda.
The two positions are Director and Assistant Director of HR and Organisation Transformation.
The new Organisation Transformation function augments the existing Human Resources department to bring about futuristic change and innovation in the policy, practice, process, and people environment in the institution.
The SEC has also commenced its journey towards digital transformation and the two new recruits will work in synergy with the recently appointed Chief Digital Officer in an integrated manner.
Chiranthi Cooray joins the SEC as Director HR and Organisation Transformation. She has over 18 years experience in senior leadership roles across HR, Business and Digital Transformation, Sustainability and Corporate Communications.
Cooray is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants -CIMA (UK) Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA) and holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Wales (Cardiff Metropolitan), Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), Sri Lanka Senior Certified Professional – SHRM (USA) Certified HR Professional – IPMA (USA).
Cooray is a C-level executive with multi-disciplinary experience and a proven record of accomplishment in driving organisation transformation and change.
Prior to joining the SEC, Chiranthi served as Deputy General Manager / Sustainability and Corporate Communications of Hatton National Bank PLC.
Thushari Rambukpotha joins the SEC as Assistant Director HR and Organisation Transformation. She holds a MSc. Degree in Human Resource Management from York St. John University, UK, where she graduated with distinction, and a BSc. Degree in Marketing Management with First Class Honours from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
With a wealth of experience in HR and Project Management spanning over 17 years, Rambukpotha specialises in crafting innovative strategies that nurture an inclusive workplace culture that balances organisation and employee growth and wellbeing while leveraging technology to enhance HR processes.
From her role as Manager, Human Resources at Brandix where she led talent acquisition, performance appraisal, training and development, and employee engagement initiatives for its executives across Sri Lanka and India, to her recent position as Deputy General Manager at Hela Clothing, where she spearheaded group performance management processes for over 1,000 executives.
