Akila Atapatthu

Akila is a financial services risk and compliance professional with over nine years of international experience in banking and professional services sectors in Australia and Sri Lanka. He possesses specialist knowledge in regulatory compliance and non-financial risk management. This includes strong experience across key areas such as AML/CFT, AntiBribery and Corruption, Ethics and Business Conduct, Conflicts of Interests, Audit Independence, and Corporate Governance.

Akila is highly skilled in business process risk management, compliance management, and internal controls development. He is a strategic thinker and a proven problem solver with a superior level of analytical skills.

Akila is a Chartered Fellow of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (Chartered FCSI-UK), a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS-USA) and holds a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the University of London specializing in Banking and Finance Law. He has also gained specialist knowledge on the UAE financial services regulatory regime by completing the CISI Level 3 Certificate in The DIFC Rules and Regulations and CISI Level 3 Certificate in The UAE Financial Rules and Regulations.