Nuwan De Silva

Nuwan De Silva, CFA Colombo, Sri Lanka •--• LinkedIn Corporate Finance & Treasury Management Accomplished and results-driven professional with extensive experience leading all aspects of strategic planning and reporting, corporate finance and treasury within top-tier organisations. Summary Summary Career Experience Expert at overseeing finance and business restructuring, conducting financial feasibility & valuations, deal structuring, and capital raising. Adept at setting up systems and procedures to ensure financial governance. Expert in financial reporting, MIS implementation and tax. Ability to Identify and mitigate financial risks, including market, credit, operational, and liquidity risks, to ensure business's financial stability. In-depth knowledge of costing and pricing along with financial planning. Alerics Ice Cream – Sri Lanka Managing Director Areas of Expertise • Business Turnaround • Financial Modelling & Forecasting • Corporate Finance Management • Financial Valuation & Feasibility • Lean Concepts & Due Diligence • Budget & Capital Management • Financials controls & procedures • MIS implementation and financial reporting • Risk Assessment & Mitigation Education CFA® Institute Charterholder, CFA Bachelors, International Business La Trobe University – Melbourne Turnaround a distressed FMCG brand during the covid period. Restructuring the company and the business model to make Alerics Ice Cream one of the most innovative and fastest growing brands in Sri Lanka. Setup the right financial controls and implemented systems in place to have overall business transparency and accountability. Product development and operational excellence through collaboration with international experts. Developing and executing a marketing strategy which successfully grew the company by 6X within a 3-year horizon. • Successfully rehabilitated and transformed Alerics to be a profitable entity through development and execution of innovative business strategies, recruitment and orchestration of essential teams, and procurement of capital. • Secured the titles of "Brand of the Year" and "Turnaround Brand of the Year" in 2022 from SLIM for achievements of Alerics. • Established and implemented financial controls and systems to govern the company towards profitable growth. • Designed and executed a marketing strategy which enabled Alerics to be the fastest growing Frozen Confectionary brand in the country with 6X sales growth within 3 years • Capital raising, debt restructuring to revive an entity with no going concern to become a household brand name with net positive cashflows. Brandix – Sri Lanka May 2018 – Dec 2020 Heads DGM Corporate Finance, Strategy and Treasury Markets Directed group's strategy, treasury, and corporate finance functions to oversee day-to-day operations. Oversaw long-range planning, budgeting, and rigorous financial reporting and review processes across group. Steered group's digitalisation initiative forward by collaborating with Accenture and various other third-party entities. Led numerous M&A endeavours, spearheaded corporate restructuring efforts, conducted meticulous financial valuations, managed Capex allocations, and strategized on tax planning initiatives. Supervised treasury market operations, which encompass management of group cashflows, mitigation of FX and interest-related risks, capital structuring, and optimisation of investment portfolio's returns. • Led corporate planning (Strategy) division, responsible for long-range planning, budgeting, and monthly reporting, introducing system-based budgeting and forecasting tools that streamlined processes by over 50%. • Pioneered a financial transformation initiative in partnership with Accenture by utilising financial data points to assess business progress and initiating over 30 cost rationalisation programs across organisation. • Reduced reporting time from over seven days to near real-time reporting by enhancing MIS processes, developing and implementing reporting and dashboarding systems for operational and strategic monitoring. • Restructured exciting funding to optimise tax impact, funding lines and, inter-company transfer pricing by establishing a central treasury operation based off of Singapore. Charted Global Management Accountant (CGMA), CIMA Masters, Data Analytics (Ongoing) Robert Gordon University, Scotland Brown Belt in Lean Management Diploma, International Relations BCIS – Colombo Dec 2020 – Present Page 1|3 • Partnered with IFC to secure a USD 50M preferential funding line for group. Hela Clothing – Sri Lanka Group Treasurer and Head of Corporate Finance May 2016 – May 2018 Orchestrated organisation's preparations for going public, whilst establishing treasury activity standards and spearheading group's expansion projects. Supervised and optimised group's liquidity position to emphasise balance sheet restructuring, efficient working capital management, project financing, and the implementation of a cutting-edge treasury system. • Collaborated closely with private equity and venture capital investors to champion organisation's profile for securing pre-IPO funding. • Pioneered corporate finance initiatives for group, encompassing expansions into South Asian, African and North American regions. • Led strategic charge in preparing organization, including tax and financial structuring, for its upcoming public offering. Page 2|3 MAS Capital – Sri Lanka Head of Corporate Finance, Strategy and Treasury Sept 2011 – Nov 2016 Collaborated with group finance director to advise senior management on group strategy, conducted investment and project appraisal, actively participated in budgeting and strategic planning processes, and adeptly managed group's cash resources, financial risk, and liquidity. Spearheaded comprehensive business and financial analysis of strategic business units within organisation. Led organisational restructuring efforts and structured deals, including intellectual property (IP) arrangements. • Orchestrated multiple deals in technology, brand management, and manufacturing fields, with an average deal size exceeding USD 20M, including several large-scale deals worth USD 100M or more. • Contributed to a team that architect’s tax-efficient cross-border business structures for a multinational company with an annual turnover of USD 1.5B. • Managed LKR 2B equity fund in Sri Lanka, recognised as one of largest private equity funds in country, consistently delivering above-market returns. • Spearheaded management reporting, ERP implementation, financial reporting, and budgeting and long-range planning cycles for group. • Provided visionary leadership in formulating and implementing strategies for a USD 2B group. Additional Experience Senior Financial Analyst, Asia Capital – Colombo Management Accounting Intern, HSBC – Colombo Research Assistant, United Nations Funded Projects – Colombo Page 3|3