Shemara Wikramanayake

Shemara Wikramanayake (born 1962) is an Australian businesswoman, who is the incoming Managing Director/CEO of Macquarie Group Ltd. Wikramanayake replaces Nicholas Moore on 30 November 2018. Prior to this Wikramanayake was the group head of Macquarie Asset Management.[1]

She previously worked as a corporate lawyer at Blake Dawson Waldron, and joined Macquarie in 1987, where her career included roles in nine cities across six countries.[2]

She is the only female CEO among Australia's 20 biggest companies by market value[1] and the first Asian-Australian woman to head an ASX 200 listed company.[3]

Personal life

She was born in England, where her Sri Lankan father was a doctor. She attended a state school in London before the family moved to Australia, where she went to Ascham School.[2]

She studied commerce and law at the University of New South Wales.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Steffens, Miriam (26 July 2018). "Nicholas Moore to retire as Macquarie CEO as Wikramanayake steps up". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Flood, Chris (4 December 2017). "Shemara Wikramanayake has 'never sold a Macquarie share in 30 years'". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Blakkarly, Jarni (26 July 2018). "NShemara Wikramanayake: Who is the Macquarie Group's first female CEO?". SBS News. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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