Aravinda Chandrakumara is a finance professional with extensive experience, currently serving as the Head of Finance for the AMEA and ANZ regions at Fortude since June 2022. Prior to this role, Aravinda held the position of Head of Finance at SAKS from October 2017 to May 2022, and at HSBC from May 2004 to April 2017, where responsibilities included financial reporting, planning, and management information reporting. Earlier career experience includes a role as a Market Research Analyst at ACNielsen Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, with a focus on qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Aravinda holds a Second Class Honors degree in Statistics and an MBA in Finance from the University of Colombo, as well as a Management Accountancy qualification from CIMA.