Mr. Cecil Perera holds an Attorney at Law from Sri Lanka Law College. He also holds a Diploma Certificate on Modern Banking Law from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayawardenapura and have passed Part I & II, from the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts.
Mr. Perera Commenced his career as a junior counsel at the Chamber of Dunstan De Alwis, President’s Counsel. Thereafter he worked as a Professional Assistant at D N Thurairajah & Company. Later he joined The Finance Company PLC as a Legal Officer and as a Senior Legal Officer at L B Finance PLC. Thereafter he joined Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka PLC as the Head of Legal where he handled Corporate Advisory Services & Venture Capital Investments, Capital Market Services, Fund Management Services, Company Secretarial work, Leasing and Trade Finance work, Notarial work, Court Cases and Human Resource Management Legal work. In his career, he has worked as a Non-Executive Director at 99X Technology and as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Thilanka Hotels Limited. Prior to joining Abans Finance, Mr.Cecil Perera has completed 9 years of service at Commercial Credit and Finance PLC as the Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director. Also Mr. Cecil Perera is the Founder and Precedent Partner of Legalinc. With 19 years of expertise in the areas of Commercial Transactions, Debt Instruments, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Corporate Recovery and Liquidations, Real Estate Conveyancing, Foreign Investment Advisory Services, Immigration Services, Labor Law and Information Technology.