Senior Professor Hareendra Dissabandara has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC). Prof. Dissabandara brings extensive experience to the role, having previously served as SEC Director General from 2012 to 2013 and as the Director of the Financial Services Academy and Capital Market Education and Training Division from 2008 to 2012.

Currently a Senior Professor of Finance and Corporate Governance at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Dissabandara holds a B.Sc. in Management Special Degree and an M.Sc. in Management (Finance) from the same institution. He earned his Ph.D. in Finance from Japan under the MONBUSHO scholarship in 2006.

He takes over the resigns from Faizal Salieh, who was appointed to the position in February 2023 by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.