Ranil De Silva {MBA (PIM-SJP), BBA (Acc. Sp.), MBA Finance} – Executive Chairman/Managing Director;
Eldest son of former Managing Partner late Mr. Gamini R De Silva, Ranil graduated from Kingswood College, Kandy Sri Lanka. Having the unique feat of completing G.C.E. Advanced Level in both Mathematics and Commerce streams, Ranil entered his C.A. article training under Mr. N.S.C De Silva (FCA/FCMA) at M/s B.R. De Silva and Company Chartered Accountants Colombo. He served as the President of the Practicing Accountants Chartered Students’ Society (now CA Students’ Society - Sri Lanka) in the year 2000.
Ranil together with his wife Nilusha has now incorporated SDM Kandy's very 1st International arm in the United Arab Emirates as SDM Kandy International (FZE), Block B -829-045 Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park Free Zone Authority.
His career in the field of finance further blossomed as a Management Accountant at Millennium Distributors and Traders (Pvt) Limited (Caltex Ceylon-Central Province Depot), Manager Finance and Administration at M/s Anul Lanka (Pvt) Limited, Business and Projects Analyst at Mackwoods Ceylon Limited where he directly reported to the Chairman Dr. Chris Nonis. Ranil also enjoyed a shorter tenure as Head of Research at Lanka Securities (Pvt) Limited before he moved abroad in the year 2007 to join in National Petroleum Services (NPS Energy Group) currently serving as their Head of Treasury and Insurance for the NPS Energy Group operating in the Far-East and MENA regions and globally as the largest regionally owned Oil & Gas Services Company in the MENA region.
Ranil is a Merit Pass holder of PIM MBA - Post Graduate Institute of Management – University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Sri Lanka, a Master of Business Administration - in Finance, a Bachelor of Business Administration (Major in Accounting) .
Ranil strongly believes in the motto “Believe in what you do – Do what you believe in!” and till to date, he has “believed and achieved!”