Shemara Wikramanayake
Shemara Wikramanayake (born 1962) is an Australian businesswoman. In December 2018, she replaced Nicholas Moore as Managing Director/CEO of the Australian investment bank, Macquarie Group Ltd. 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.[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
- Steffens, Miriam (26 July 2018). "Nicholas Moore to retire as Macquarie CEO as Wikramanayake steps up". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- Flood, Chris (4 December 2017). "Shemara Wikramanayake has 'never sold a Macquarie share in 30 years'". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- Blakkarly, Jarni (26 July 2018). "NShemara Wikramanayake: Who is the Macquarie Group's first female CEO?". SBS News. Retrieved 26 July 2018.