🏆 AIA Insurance Lanka’s Sampath Thushara Named 'CFO of the Year 2025'

• Sampath Thushara, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Investments Officer (CIO) of AIA Insurance Lanka, was awarded the prestigious ‘CFO of the Year 2025’ by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka). • The award recognizes his transformational leadership, strategic financial stewardship, and outstanding contributions to the insurance industry and the accounting profession. • Key achievements include redefining capital allocation strategies, introducing LEAN practices, and championing digital transformation (API-based integrations) at AIA. • His stewardship helped the company maintain one of the strongest Balance Sheets and achieve the lowest risk-based capital charge, setting insurance sector benchmarks for capital management. • Thushara also chairs the Finance Subcommittee of the Insurance Association of Sri Lanka, leading IFRS 17 implementations and addressing taxation matters within the industry.