Ravi Jayasekera

Ravi Jayasekera has extensive experience in human resources, holding various leadership roles in different companies. Ravi is currently the Chief People Officer at HEMAS HOLDINGS PLC since March 2022. Prior to this, they were the Vice President of Human Resources at Union Bank of Colombo from November 2014 to June 2022. Ravi also worked at HSBC, where they held several positions including Head of HR in Mauritius, Senior Manager HR in Rest of Asia Pacific, and Head of HR for Sri Lanka and Maldives. Ravi also served as the Interim Head of HR in Australia and Manager of Compensation & Employee Relations at HSBC. Before joining HSBC, Ravi worked at Standard Chartered Bank as the Manager of Employee Relations in Sri Lanka during the merger with ANZ Grindlays Bank. Ravi started their career at ANZ Grindlays Sri Lanka, where they held multiple roles. Ravi has a proven track record in HR practices, people capability improvement, and strategic HR management.

Ravi Jayasekera completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Western Sydney University in 2004. Prior to this, they attended Royal College Colombo from 1978 to 1991, but did not receive a degree or pursue a specific field of study.