Board of Directors

Asanga Seneviratne is one of the most vibrant figures in the fields of Finance, Investment and Capital management. His expertise spreads beyond boundaries where he has ventured into both local and international arenas for the past two decades. He was the Managing Director/CEO of Asia Capital PLC, the largest listed Investment Bank at the CSE in the early 2000's.

A significant achievement in his career was when he pioneered online trading enabling direct access to CSE and has been heavily involved in key capital markets, private direct Investment deals from high net worth individuals and large foreign financial institutions.

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Moving forward, Asanga currently serves as the Managing Director for Asia Asset Management (Pvt) Limited, Anilana Hotels and Properties PLC and Investor Access Equities (Pvt) Limited and is the Chairman of Nation Lanka Equities. He also served as a Director of the Colombo Stock Exchange where he contributed immensely in developing the Capital and Equity market in Sri Lanka.

Furthermore, pursuing his passion for sports, Asanga Seneviratne served as the President for the SLRFU (Sri Lanka Rugby Federation Union) where he promoted and encouraged the development of rugby in Sri Lanka. He also served as a the Vice President of Sri Lanka Olympic Committee and Vice President of Sri Lanka Baseball Association.

Hussain Gani, is a seasoned veteran in the world of capital markets, with a track record spanning over 30 years. His journey in the industry commenced in 1993 when he took on the role of an investment advisor at John Keels Stockbrokers. Over the years, he has ascended the ranks, ultimately becoming the Chief Operating Officer of Asia Capital after joining as an Associate Director in 2006.

Gani's expertise extends to the management of prime portfolios for high-net-worth investors hailing from Sri Lanka and abroad. He's not only managed these portfolios but also taken the lead in orchestrating roadshows across Asia, the UK, and the US. Additionally, Gani show-cased his entrepreneurial spirit by serving as the Founding Chief Executive Officer of TKS Securities, a start-up stock brokerage, from 2010 to 2014.

More recently, Gani held the position of Vice President at Softlogic Stockbrokers from May 2014 to October 2023. He has a Master's in International Business from the University of the West of Scotland and recognition as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing in the UK.

Ralph has over 32 years of experience in the stockbroking industry. He started his stockbroking career as an Executive Stockbroker at Forbes and Walker Stockbrokers (Pvt) Ltd and thereafter as Manager Foreign Sales at Asia Securities (Pvt) Ltd, a stockbroking company owned by Asia Capital Ltd. Prior to joining Nation Lanka Equities, Ralph was the Chief Executive Officer of TKS Securities (Pvt) Ltd, a stockbroking company owned by Malaysian Investors offering Stock Broking, Equity Research and Corporate Advisory Services.  

Ralph was the Director / Chief Executive Officer of Investor Access Asia (Pvt) Ltd a company dedicated to facilitating financial trading through technology. In June 2003, the company pioneered on-line financial trading in Sri Lanka through the introduction of CDAX online trading software to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) registered brokerage houses, making history in Sri Lankan financial sector with a real-time direct access on-line trading system.  

Anjula has over 12 years of experience in Sri Lanka Capital market research and financial analysis experience in the equity market and had worked closely with top management of top listed entities to help deliver sales targets of both local and international wealth managers from US and UK who focuses on frontier markets. She currently specializes in the Sri Lankan Banking sector, while also overlooking sectors such as Diversified, Manufacturing, Telco & Macro Economy. She also has over 3 years of experience in both local and international institutions specialized in financial services & automobile industry. 

Anjula holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree specialized in Finance from the University of Colombo and is also a member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) UK.