Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 9, 2002
ANIL Wirasekara joined MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. in
1992 as the Manager of Operations Information and Financial
Management, and has been the Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer since 1996. As the CFO, Mr. Wirasekara played a
key role in completing the merger between MacDonald Dettwiler and
Orbital Sciences Corporation in 1995. Over the past six years he
has been a key manager in implementing the company's growth and
diversification strategy, leading the company's divestiture from
Orbital Sciences Corporation (USA), and reestablishing the
company as a Canadian Public Corporation. Mr. Wirasekara provides
corporate leadership in Treasury management, international trade
finance, M&A Activities, finance and administration. Prior to
joining MacDonald Dettwiler, Mr. Wirasekara held a variety of
financial management positions with a large multinational
organization as well as five years with Ernst & Young Chartered
Accountants. Mr. Wirasekara's professional affiliations include
the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK), The
Society of Management Accountants of B.C. and the Institute of
Chartered Accountants (Sri Lanka). He is also a graduate of the
Chartered Institute of Marketing and Management (UK). Profile
company and then an overview of what you're doing at the present
time?
Mr. Wirasekara: The company started off in Richmond,
