Dilkie Perera – CA, CPA

Dilkie Perera is a Chartered Accountant (CA- SL) and CPA (AUST.). Dilkie is currently the National President of the Aust Lanka Business Council, and Vice President of the Australia South Asia Society (SASA), primarily is engaged in promotion of Trade, Business and investment in the Region. Dilkie is a dynamic leader in promoting and facilitating investment, Trade fairs, leading Trade delegations and organising and presenting at seminars both for governments, and private sector. She is has successfully facilitated many Sri Lankan ministerial delegations to Victoria, such as State Banks, the Tourist Board, Tea Board, IT & BPO, delegations and the Central Bank, including the 2013 CHOGM in Colombo working closely with the Commonwealth Business Council in the UK. Dilkie is also a member of the Asia Pacific Business Council. Dilkie has held many top Finance positions in large state-owned corporations, engaged in mining, licensing, agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure development, engineering and capability building. Dilkie has served in ministerial tender Boards for large worldwide tenders, managed Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded infrastructure and factory building projects, and headed many capital restructure projects for the Treasury of Sri Lanka.Her professional career in Australia has many years of experience where she worked in top accounting and Consulting firms and high-end large scale commercial property developers. She has exposure to many regulatory Acts and personal and commercial litigation. Dilkie currently operates as a business consultant. Dilkie has managed to lift the profile of the Business Council to one of the most sought after organisations by governments Business leaders and institutions.