CV-Senaka Fernando with picture COMPLETE WORD

CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Name in Full : Palanaratnage Senaka Dilhan Fernando MBE
(Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British
Empire), ACA, (Chartered Accountant), CPA
(Certified Public Account), CIM (Chartered Institute
of Marketing - UK)
2. Special Titles : MBE – Member of the Most Excellent Order of the
British Empire conferred on 23 February 2009 by
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II
Treasurer and Secretary General of the Cambodian
Employers Federation (CAMFEBA) and also the
Head of the Finance and Administration Committee
and the Training and Development Committee
Honorary Life Member of Britcham Cambodia.
Honorary Member of the International Business
Chamber of Cambodia (IBC)
Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the Beefsteak
and Burgundy Club – Phnom Penh Chapter
(www.bsb.org.au)
Corporate Advisory Board Member of the National
University of Management of Phnom Penh,
Cambodia
3. Date of Birth : 09 January 1970
4. Resident Address : 5 D, Bassac garden City, Phnom Penh,
Kingdom of Cambodia
Contact details: Mobile phone: 855 78 721804
E-mail:senaka.fernando@ftmsglobal.edu.kh
E-mail:senaka.fernando@gmail.com
Permanent Address 554/6, Negombo Road,
Mahabage,
Ragama,
Sri Lanka.
Tel: 94 112 958649
5. Nationality : Sri Lankan
6. Civil status : Married with two daughters
Wife (Benilda Fernando 21 April 1969 – Filipino)

Daughter (Nadia Fernando 06 June 1997 – Filipino)
Daughter (Nadine Fernando 27 November 2001 –
(Filipino)
7. Education Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Sri Lanka that is affiliated with the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and
Wales (ACA – Membership number A 1986).
Affiliate Member of the Kampuchea Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (CPA
Cambodia – Membership number 0009-IP))
Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing –
London based in Colombo, Sri Lanka as a Branch
Intending in obtaining the membership of the
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
(Final part pending).
Passed the Licentiate Examination given by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.
Educated at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10 up
to the G.C.E. Advanced Level
8. Countries of Experience : Kingdom of Cambodia, Socialist Republic of
Vietnam and Sri Lanka
9. Language proficiency : Excellent in English and Sinhalese
10. Membership of Professional Societies:
Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Sri Lanka (Membership number A
1986).
Affiliate Member of the Kampuchea Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (CPA
Membership number 0009-IP)
Licentiate member of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Sri Lanka.
Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing –
London

11. Employment Record
11.1 From 06 October 2014 to date
Employer : FTMS Global Academy (Cambodia) Pte Ltd
www.ftmsglobal.edu.kh
Position : Center Manager
Duties : This is one of the leading tuition providers within
ASEAN and other countries in Asia and Africa.
FTMS Global was established in 1986. For further
information, please visit the website given above.
The specific duties are as follows:
• General management of a profit center or a business unit within the group with close
communication and working relationship with the Education Consultants and Finance
and Administration Officers.
• Preparation, strategising and executing of Business Plans, Management Accounts
and Budgets.
• To effectively monitor the performance of the Company in accordance to its budgets,
business plans and make such regular reporting to the Indochina Regional Director
(“IRD”) and Singapore Head Office and or such other entities, committees, parties as
may be directed by the IRD and Singapore Head Office.
• Profit & loss accountability.
• Continuously evaluate and progressively enhance all aspects pertaining to quality
standards: curriculum, facilities, resources, administration, marketing, co-curriculum,
etc.
• Preparation of relevant reports crucial to the effective monitoring and evaluation of
the performance of the program intakes.
• Effectively manage, develop and motivate the colleagues to ensure a high quality of
service, including performance reviews, assessing colleagues training needs and
seeking and approving any necessary training programs.
• Effectively manage the infrastructure to ensure a professional image is portrayed at
all times.
• Liaison with FTMS HCMC colleagues to harness the potential of the market.
• Lecturing where applicable.
• Maintain close communications with senior management including board of directors
to plan, control and implement business strategies and goals.
• May have regional responsibility for a number of business units.
• Any other business, which may occur from time to time.

11.2 From 05 October 2011 to 04 October 2014 (Contract not extended due to
localisation of the position)
Employer : Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
(ACCA) www.accaglobal.com
Position : Head of ACCA Cambodia
Duties : This is the worlds leading accountancy qualification
and my main duty is to develop the program further
in Cambodia by increasing the brand awareness,
implement the ACCA Global Strategy in Cambodia
and support the employers, students and the tuition
providers. The specific duties are as follows:
• Provide strategic and visionary leadership for the delivery of ACCA’s strategy and
ensure a long-term and strategic positioning of the ACCA brand in the market.
• Determine and take forward the employer and relationship management approach in
your geographical region. Target specific sectors as appropriate in consultation with
the Regional Director and ACCA’s Global HQ in order to help employers grow by
developing their finance capability and brand reputation and so enhancing ACCA’s
reputation in the marketplace.
• Build and maintain influence by engaging at a strategic level with ACCA stakeholders
and influential groups connected with the accounting profession, including key
individuals in government departments, local accountancy bodies and regulators,
employers, senior ACCA members, educational institutions and tuition providers etc.
• Ensure continued development of ACCA’s reputation and influence through actively
pursuing the thought leadership agenda within market.
• Work with the Employer and Relationship Management Unit to determine a plan of
activity for global employers, cross border employers in your market, and priority
national employers.
• Manage the provision of quality engagement services to members and students in
your market.
• Stay abreast of key issues relevant to the accountancy profession and business
community and ensure that ACCA is well positioned as a key influencer on these
issues ensuring the delivery of ACCA’s thought leadership agenda.
• Represent ACCA as a local figurehead and key spokesperson in local media on
subjects in relation to the accountancy profession and the ACCA.
• Working with the relevant operations function ensure the successful delivery of
ACCA business activity within the market.
• Ensure the successful of ACCA in the region and submit periodic financial and
management reports and plans in accordance with ACCA internal procedures.
• Develop, train and motivate the local team in line with ACCA's organisation wide
competency framework.
• implementation of the Fit for the Future strategic initiatives including the enabling of
the delivery of Market Operations Transformation.
• Prepare and manage as appropriate an approved budget for the development,
administration and activities

11.3 From 01 July 2000 to 30 July 2010 (Contract not extended due to cost cutting,
budgetary constraints and localisation policy of the firm)
Employer : PricewaterhouseCoopers (Cambodia) Limited
Position : Director with signing responsibilities
Duties : The firm provides comprehensive Assurance and
tax and consulting services with resources readily
available in Cambodia. Other standard PwC
services are usually performed with resources from
the Mekong Region, especially Thailand and
Vietnam.
My role was Director was to be one of the contact
persons in Cambodia for several of our multi-
national clients, international companies,
prospective clients and the Cambodian business
community and be responsible for Assurance
Service. I also acted as Signing Partner for certain
selected clients following the firm’s policy. Further, I
am also responsible for the operations of the firm in
Cambodia (Country Director).
In addition, I was also the firm’s representative on
several Business Associations and other Bodies in
Cambodia.
1. The International Business Chamber of
Cambodia (Was the Treasurer up to 30 July
2010) – This is the largest business
International Business Chamber in Cambodia
and comprises the biggest investors in
Cambodia. Previous positions held – Chairman
in 2000, Vice-Chairman in 1996 and 1997,
Executive Officer 1998, Secretary in 1999 and
Treasurer from 2003 to 2010.
2. Britcham Cambodia (Was the Chairman since
1997 and completed my tenure on 30 July
2010) – This is the Chamber of British
businesses operating in Cambodia. I have held
the position of Secretary/Treasurer since
establishing the Association in 1995 up to 1997.
Within this capacity, I also acted as the Defacto
Commercial Attaché for the British Embassy
in Cambodia. Please refer to the British
Embassy Phnom Penh web site.

3. American Cambodian Business Council
(Committee member) – This was the
Association of American businesses operating
in Cambodia.
4. Board of Governors – International School
of Phnom Penh – I was a member of the
Board representing the Finance Sub-committee
5. Vice President and Treasurer – Cambodian
Federation of Employers and Business
Associations (CAMFEBA) – Was acting as the
Vice President and Treasurer of CAMFEBA, the
employers association formally recognised by
the Cambodian Government and the
International Labour Organisation.
6. Member – Business Advisory Council of
Cambodia
7. Was one of the Security Wardens for the
British Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
8. Was a Board member of the Overseas
Security Advisory Council (OSAC) acting as
Treasurer of the United States Embassy in
Phnom Penh sponsored by the US State
Department
9. Committee Member of the Continuing
Professional Development Programme (CPD)
of the Kampuchea Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and Auditors
10. Active Participant of the Government Private
Sector (GPSF) Working Group D on Law, Good
Governance and Taxation.

11.4 From January 1995 to 30 June 2000
Employer : Ernst & Young Cambodia
Position Held : Resident Country and Audit Manager
Duties : The firm provides comprehensive audit, business
advisory, tax and a wide range of other corporate
services. My role is that of a Resident manager,
where I was the contact person in Cambodia for all
our multi-national clients, International Companies,
prospective clients and the Cambodian business
community. I was also responsible for the whole
administration of the office in Phnom Penh which
includes among other tasks and responsibilities,
billing, cash collection, time sheet control, reporting
to the Managing Partner based in Vietnam,
selection of recruits, leading the professional staff,
with overall responsibility of the office. I was also
the referred Ernst & Young professional in the
Region to give advice on tax matters pertaining to
Cambodia. This has been recognized by
organization such as the Singapore Chamber of
Commerce, The Methodist Church of Singapore,
DataConsult, The Economist and the Board of
Investment in Thailand.
Certain professional duties and responsibilities
within PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst &
Young are summarised as follows:-
• Ensure performance of the different phases of
the audit process, which entail planning,
organizing and implementing audit plans for
regular and special audit jobs directly under my
supervision. The job includes, among others, the
following:- (i) general review and preliminary
evaluation of a client’s accounting system and
controls; (ii) design/review of audit programs
based on an understanding of the accounting
system, internal controls and the identified risks;
(iii) monitoring time budgets; (iv) distribution of
accounts/jobs to staff assistants; and (v) review
of audit work papers.

(Special audit jobs include, among others, the
following:- (i) due diligence review related to
acquisition of certain companies which includes the
determination of net asset values to be used as
basis for the transfer price; (ii) engagements
involving fraud detection; and (iii) preparation of
financial forecasts which includes formulation of
attainable assumptions and designing action plans
to achieve optimum profitability under specific
circumstances).
• Performs review of audit and other financial
reports, such as financial statements, fiscal
computation reports, management letters, long
form reports and other reports required by the
regulatory agencies;
• Assists clients on tax, accounting and other
audit related matters, which entails research
and writing of opinions/replies to queries made
by clients;
• Supervises and trains audit staff, which include
orienting the staff on the nature of their
assignment, related risks and the audit
approach to address such risks. This also
involves monitoring staff on technical issues
and staff counseling;
• Evaluates staff performance, thus providing
basis for permanency and merit increases given
to the staff;
• Serves as lecturer/facilitator in staff seminars,
both local and overseas;
• Allocation and coordination of the whole
professional responsibilities to and with the
other professional staff within the firm.
• Review of due diligence reports, feasibility
studies and other documentation before it is
submitted to the investment approval authority,
namely the Council for the Development of
Cambodia.
• Performs other administrative functions such as
audit and support staff management, billings,
budgeting, cash flows and collections.

11.5 From 03 October 1993 to December 1994
Employer : Ernst & Young Vietnam
Position Held : Resident Country Manager
Duties : I was initially seconded for services in Vietnam and
due to excellent management skills was recruited
on a permanent basis. I was the Resident Country
Manager in Hanoi and have been based in Vietnam
on a full time basis since October 1993. I was
involved in many audits in Hanoi and have also
been involved in the provision of accounting and
tax advice to a wide range of clients operating, or
considering operating, in Vietnam, consultancy and
other advisory services. I was also responsible for
developing the practice in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Some of my key responsibilities include:
• Managing audit engagements, both of
government-owned and controlled institutions
and private companies and joint venture
enterprises which comprises a diverse range of
limited liability companies engaged in
manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade,
logging, construction, insurance, hospitality and
also International Non-Governmental
Organizations;
• Strategic planning and investment advice for
clients who intend to invest in Vietnam. This
includes feasibility studies, due diligence
reviews, legal compliance and tax planning
among other things;
• Managing and coordinating technical
accounting, taxation and auditing issues,
accounting system (manual or computerized)
evaluation and review and internal audit
functions on behalf of clients;
• Preparing investment proposals and handling
foreign investment submissions for approval,
loan application to banks, including preparation
of project feasibility reports and cash flow
projections;
• Assists on major business consultancy
assignments and advising clients and
prospective investors on the Law on Foreign
Investment in Vietnam;

• Provides on-the-job training to audit staff using
the Ernst & Young audit methodology; and
• Conducting International Accounting training
courses for accounting staff of clients such as
UNFPA, UNIDO, UNDP and other International
Donor Organizations.
11.6 From 03 December 1988 to 30 September 1993
Employer : Ernst & Young - Colombo, Sri Lanka
Position Held : Audit Junior, Audit Senior, Audit Supervisor,
Assistant Manager and Audit Manager.
Duties : I joined the firm initially upon leaving college and
qualified while working with the firm. As a norm with
the firm I rose among the ranks to be one of the
excellent Audit Managers. While with the firm I
specialized in audit, tax, consultancy, recruitment,
planning, training and advisory services.

Some key duties and responsibilities were as
follows:-
• Acting as a member of the firm’s management
consulting division for a period of 2 years;
• Examines financial statements for the purpose
of expressing an opinion on the fairness of their
presentation;
• Reviews and evaluates systems of internal
control;
• Prepares letter to management for the results of
the examination and appropriate
recommendations to strengthen controls;
• Prepares management reporting plans,
accounting systems and procedures manual;
• Prepares annual income tax returns for clients;
• Supervises and reviews the work of staff
assistants and evaluates their performance;
and
• Performs various administrative functions as
maybe delegated by the Audit Partner.
12. Details of certain key Management Consultancy Assignments
• Seconded by the firm in Sri Lanka to act as the
Chief Financial Officer for a newly opened
stock brokering firm (NDBS Stock Brokers Pvt.
Limited) which was established by DBS Bank in
Singapore, National Development Bank, Sri
Lanka and Seylan Bank, Sri Lanka. The
specific tasks included among other things
implementation of the system of internal
control, management information systems,
cash flow management, general administrative
functions, liaising with Government Officials etc.
• Manager in charge of a special project for the
European Community Programme for the
Repatriation of Asylum Seekers in Vietnam.
The tasks include preparation of an Accounting
and Procedures Control Manual for the Loan
Granting and Recovery Procedures, audit of the
accounting and quality of loans made by the
banks and bank inspection review.

• A Member of the team that provided technical
assistance for the State Enterprise Reform
Program in Vietnam in 1994. The tasks
included financial supervision and management
of privatization and liquidation components. The
firm was acting in consultation with Investment
Development Consultancy (IDC) and Banque
Indosuez and Bureau Francis Lefebure (law
firm).
• Chief Coordinator in conducting a training
program and seminar for the Officials of the
Government of Vietnam and Director of General
Affairs Department for the establishment of a
State Run Agency of Audit (Auditor Generals
Department) on the proper use of International
Accounting and Auditing Standards. These
covered among other things the proper use and
implementation of standards according to the
circumstances.
• Ministry of Economy and Finance - Financial
Accountability Project – funded by the
World Bank under the loan ITF 27305 –
Project Manager of the project that is part of the
financial sector development program initiated
by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)
to improve Cambodia’s accounting and auditing
institutions and establish an effective and
suitable financial reporting system based on
International Accounting Standards.

• United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) (September 2002 – July 2005):
Project Manager of the team that is providing
advisory services over a two-year period to the
Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC). The
advisory services include assessment of the
quality of cash positions, bookkeeping and
vouchers over the period Jan 2001 to Sep.
2004 followed by Quarterly Reports on the
same for the period of the contract, assessment
of CMAC's latest policies and procedures
guidelines/manuals: Finance, Human
Resources Management (HRM), and Assets,
Finance and Assets Internal Controls at HQ and
Demining Unit (DU) level, CMAC's current HRM
practices (inc. recruitment, staff development,
insurance, retirement plans and procedures),
Assessment of CMAC's current organizational
structure and staff capacity at HQ and DU
levels to perform requisite financial
management and HRM functions effectively,
CMAC follow-up on Annual Internal Audit
recommendations and UNDP-CMAC
contractual agreement and technical co-
operation programme.
• Project Leader of the team that provided
consultancy services to a Foreign Investment
Company to set up a stock brokering firm in Sri
Lanka. The work involved among other things,
reviewing of the stock market operations in Sri
Lanka, carrying out a feasibility study and
advising on the SEC regulations and
requirements.
• World Food Programme – Project Manager of
the programme and operational review of the
World Food Programme office activities in
Phnom Penh. The overall objective of the
review of WFP Programme Management is to
provide management with the information
necessary to assess programme performance.
The outcome would help the management to
understand all aspects of the current
Programme Management system, its
weaknesses and strengths and to provide
recommendations for modification and
improvement.

• National Aids Authority and Ministry of
Education, Youth and Sports – Consulting
services for the financial systems and
procedures – Project Director for this consulting
service which indicate that the output of this
assignment will be to develop and
operationalise an effective and appropriate
financial management and reporting system
and process, compliant with UNDP, DFID, NAA
and MoEYS’s financial management
requirements. This will include an operational
financial accounting platform (electronic),
documented and ratified financial management
procedures guidelines, including roles and
responsibilities, established and documented
processes linking financial reports to budgets,
established and documented financial
monitoring and cash reconciliation processes,
including audit protocols and procedures,
established and documented standardized
procedures for budget preparation, established
and documented procedures for safeguarding
financial and physical assets including
development of standard forms for recording,
monitoring, feedback and reporting of financial
and physical assets and produce a capacity
building work-plan for Finance Department and
other appropriate NAA and MoEYS’s
departments.

• External audit services for seven State
Owned Rubber Estates (SORE’s) funded by
the Asian Development Bank covering the
years ended 31 December 2004 and 2005 -
Engagement Leader of the audits. The audit
aims for each SORE’s, to give an audit opinion
on the annual financial statements (Statements
of Assets & Liabilities, Income & Expenditures,
Cash Flows with accompanying notes to the
account) of each SORE, covering the period
since establishment as autonomous public
enterprises in 2004 and 2005, an audit
Management Letter for each SORE outlining
any issues of concern that were identified
during the audits for the attention of
management and the DC including any
quantifiable effects of these on the annual
financial results of each SORE’s and verify the
work force records, including full and part time
employees (number, skills, remuneration
packages, etc.)
• Audit of the project financial statements of
the Full Scale Demobilization and
Reintegration Project for the period
covering 1 September 2001 to 31 January
2005 under the Credit Agreement number
3564-KH – Engagement leader for the audit.
The Royal Government of Cambodia, through
the Council for the Demobilization of Armed
Forces has implemented the Demobilization
and Reintegration Project (“the Project”),
funded by the Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency (the
Swedish grant), the Kingdom of the
Netherlands (the Dutch grant), the Embassy of
Japan (the Japanese grant), the World Food
Programme (the WFP grant), the International
Development Association (credit number 3564
– KH), as well as counterpart funds provided by
the Royal Government of Cambodia. The
objectives of the Project are to assist the
Borrower in its efforts to implement its Project,
which includes: (i) demobilizing a large number
of soldiers and promoting their successful
reintegration into civilian life; and (ii) building
and/or rebuilding human, social and economic
capital for the veterans and their families. The
Project consists of the following parts:

Part A - Preparation of personnel database
and management information systems;
Part B - Demobilization;
Part C - Reintegration; and
Part D - Project administration and
management.
The Council for the Demobilization of Armed
Forces (“the CDAF”), in accordance with the
provisions of the Agreement, carried out the
Project. The project financial statements are
prepared up to 31 January 2005 in order to
reflect all major transactions including the
refund of funds to the World Bank and to close
the project although the Development Credit
Agreement period ended on 31 December
2004.
• Review of financial transactions of UNICEF
Cambodia Country Office, Phnom Penh
Engagement Leader for the above assignment
carried out in April 2004. The main objectives of
this assignment carried out together with
UNICEF Internal Auditors from New York City,
USA are:
1 Verification of a selection of local
transaction disbursement records to
ensure they are properly authorised,
documented, certified and accounted for
and are in compliance with UNICEF
rules and procedures and other
applicable instructions and are
accurately coded and calculated; and
2 and errors within the sample, record the
identified issues in the provided format
and assemble the documentation for
review by the UNICEF auditor.

External audit services for the Silk Sector
Support Project (“PASS project”) funded by
AfD covering the period 28 January 2002 to
27 January 2005
Engagement Leader for the above assignment
carried out in between April 2003 till March
2006. In line with its policies, the Ministry of
Rural Development has decided to fund a
project, based on the results of the Presnoc
project (Projet de Relance de la Soie dans le
Nord-Ouest du Cambodge) or Silk
Revitalisation Project in North-West Cambodia.
The PASS, Projet d’Appui au Secteur de la
Soie, or Silk Sector Support Project has three
main goals: 1) an increase of the revenues of
the rural households, 2) the creation of job
opportunities in the rural areas and 3) the
reduction of imports of raw silk from
neighbouring countries. The PASS, has three
main objectives : 1) the continuation of the
actions taken by the previous project (Presnoc)
regarding the production of raw silk, with an
extension to new provinces , 2) the distribution
to the weavers of the Kingdom of improved
technologies developed by the CNS (National
Silk Centre) and 3) the creation of an ‘Office de
la Soie’, a coordinating body, with the
participation of all the various actors involved,
which would help promote abroad a positive
Khmer image through the originality and the
quality of silk products and the dynamism of this
sector.
The cost of the project is 4,555,000 Euros over
a period of three years. The financing by the
AFD (Agence française de Développement)
amounts to 3,060,000 Euros. The Project
started on the 28th
of January 2002.

13. Other audit clients where I am acting as Signing Partner/Engagement
Leader
I acted as the Signing Partner/Engagement Leader for the following key clients in
Cambodia for PricewaterhouseCoopers (This is not an all inclusive list)
1 Asia Motors Limited (Yamaha)
2 British American Tobacco Cambodia
3 Concern Worldwide
4 Select Service Partner
5 Sunway Hotel
6 DUFRY Airport Duty Free Shop
7 Societe Concessionaire de lÄeroport
8 Global Fund
9 Toyota
10 Zuellig Pharma
11 Several World Bank funded projects
12 Crown Beverage Cans
13 Caritas
14 Dan Church Aid
14. Other notable achievements
• Was selected by the World Bank as one of the
two representatives from the Private Sector in
Cambodia to be a part of the Consultative
Group Meeting in Paris, France in May 2000;
• Was the sole representative for the private
sector of Cambodia in the Asian Development
Bank Country Strategy meeting held in Hanoi
Vietnam in November 1999;
• Was responsible for organizing and be a part of
the private sector meeting for the Asian
Development Bank Board of Directors during
their visit to Cambodia;
• Has been a guest speaker in many investment
forums held in Cambodia and abroad on
investment opportunities in Cambodia such as
the Greater Mekong Sub-Region business
workshop in Thailand, Dataconsult conferences
in Cambodia, The Economist Conference on
investing in Cambodia to name a few.

• Represented the Cambodian Federation of
Employers and Business Associations on the
UNDP/ILO Technical Consultation on
Vocational Training and Employment of People
with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific held
from 14 to16 January 2003 in Bangkok,
Thailand.
• Was one of the panelists on “The International
Conference on Building a Coalition for
Transparency in Cambodia” organized by The
Asian Development Bank, Transparency
International and The Center for Social
Development in August 2001.
ILO/Japan/USA Asian Pacific Regional seminar
on the application of the ILO declaration on
fundamental principles and rights at work and
its follow up (19-20 February 2003) and
Technical briefing on discharging the ILO
constitutional reporting obligations (21 February
2003) held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• Attended the 2 day seminar on 5S-Kaizen Total
Quality Management and Corporate
Management held at Hotel Inter-Continental
Phnom Penh from 20 to 21 March 2003
organised by the Nikkeiren International
Cooperation Center – Japan. The seminar was
co-sponsored by the Cambodian Federation of
Employers and Business Associations where I
represented as a Council Member.
• Sole representative for the Cambodian
Associations in the ILO/IOE/CAPE Asia Pacific
Regional Meeting of Employers’ on
Competitiveness through Productivity
Improvement held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
from 14 to 16 September 2004.

• One of the Judges for the Global
Microentrepreneurship Awards in collaboration
with the United Nations Capital Development
Fund (UNCDF) for Cambodia held on
November 18th, 2004. More information is
available at:
http://www.uncdf.org/english/microfinance/year/
index.php.
Associations in the ILO/IOE/CAPE Asia Pacific
Regional Meeting on the Impact of Labour
Legislation on Flexible Labour Markets held in
Beijing, China from 25 to 27 April 2006.
Associations in the Seventh Asia Pacific High
Level Employers Conference held in
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 20-21 July 2006.
Employers and Business Associations in the
Occupational Safety and Health Promotional
Framework Convention and Management
Systems Approach conference held in Hanoi,
Vietnam on 18-20 April 2007.
Asian Employment Forum: Growth,
Employment and Decent Work, Beijing, China,
13-15 August 2007. Please refer to the web site
http://www.ilo.org/asiaforum. for more details
and a confirmation.
International Occupational Safety and Health
seminar held in Tokyo, Japan, 29 November -
04 December 2007 hosted by the Japan
International Center for Occupational Safety
and Health (JICOSH).

• Panel speaker when ACCA launched its new
syllabus ACCA 2007 on 28th September 2007
at Hotel InterContinental Phnom Penh together
with Mr. Allan Blewitt, Global CEO of ACCA.
The launch event focused on "Professional
and Ethics".
• Led the business delegation together with the
British Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. David
Reader to speak to the business community in
Thailand on the subject “CAMBODIA'S
POLITICAL, ECONOMIC & INVESTMENT
SCENE” that was held on Thursday 1st March
2007 from 11.45 am at the Sofitel Silom
Bangkok.
• Led the business delegation together with the
British Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. David
Reader to speak to the business community in
Ho Chi Minh City, S.R. of Vietnam on the
subject “TIME TO INVEST IN CAMBODIA”
that was held on 25 January 2008 from 11.45
am at the Caravalle Hotel.
• Active participant in the Government Private
Sector working groups with special focus on
Working Group D on Law, Good governance
and Taxation.
• Chief facilitator of the seminar on The
Contributions of Professional Accountants
in the Development of a Healthy Stock
Exchange and Capital Market organised
under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy
and Finance and the National Accounting
Council and sponsored by ACCA held at the
Phnom Penh Hotel on 04 April 2008. The panel
speakers were Mr. Devanasan Evanson, Chief
Regulatory Officer Bursa Malaysia, Associate
Professor Angkarat Priebjrivat – Adviser at the
Stock Exchange of Thailand and Mr. John
Zinkin CEO of SIDC.
Employers and Business Associations at the
ILO Regional Workshop for Employers on
Addressing Forced Labor "The Role of
Employers' Organisations and Business" held in
Bangkok, Thailand at the Amari Watergate
Hotel on 30 June to 01 July 2008.

ILO Seminar on Decent Work Issues in
PRS/National Development Framework at the
ITC in Turin, Italy from 15 to 16 December
2008.
ILO Seminar on New Opportunities for
Employers' Organisations in the Framework of
Decent Work Country Programmes - Turin, Italy
from 02 February to 05 February 2009.
• Panelist at the Business roundtable with the
Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia
organised by the Economist Intelligence Unit,
The Economist Group Asia Pacific in Siem
Reap on 16 February 2009.
Fellowship Training on Participatory
Approaches to improve working and
employment conditions in the informal economy
(Course A352282) organized by Korea
Occupational Safety and Health Agency
(“KOSHA”) Seoul, Republic of Korea, 21 – 25
September 2009.
• Signatory on behalf of the Cambodian
Employers Federation to the Decent Work
Country Programme for Cambodia 2010 - 2011
with the Government and the Union on 14
January 2010 at Sunway Hotel, Phnom Penh,
Cambodia.
2nd Main ASEM Social Partners Forum at
Crowne Plaza Hotel in Brussels, Belgium on
Monday, 29 March 2010. There were also other
similar meetings in transit in Amsterdam and
Paris as preliminary and concluding.

Employers and Business Associations
(CAMFEBA) on the Workshop of Joint Study on
“Work-Life Balance in Asian Countries and the
Role of Employers’ Organisation held in
collaboration between CAMFEBA and AOTS
from Japan from 31 January 2012 to 02
February 2012 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia at
the Cambodiana Hotel.
(CAMFEBA) on the Workshop on “National
Employment Policy for Cambodia with a focus
on young women and men and deliver the
opening and closing remarks held at the Raffles
Le Royal Hotel on 16 August 2012.
• Completed the 33rd
Kankeiren Asean
Management Seminar organised by the Kansai
Economic Federation in Osaka Japan from 01
October to 05 October 2012.
(CAMFEBA) on the Workshop on “HIDA/Asian
Employers’ Organisations Joint Study
Workshop On Attraction, Development &
Retention of Young Talent – A Comparative
Perspective Amoung Asian Countries: The
Need for a Strategic HRM/HRD Approach in the
Era of Globalisation held in Hanoi, S.R. of
Vietnam from 4 to 7 December 2012.
(CAMFEBA) on the ILO/Regional Skills
Programme/Japan Regional Workshop and
Study Programme on “Improving Skills and
Employability for Youth Employment” Japan
Vocational Ability Development Associate
(JAVADA) in Tokyo, Japan from 05-08 March
2013.
(CAMFEBA) at the Gender Mainstreaming
Workshop organised by MOLISA Vietnam and
AECID at the Saigon Dalat Hotel in Dalat
Vietnam on 27 April 2014.

(CAMFEBA) at the ASEAN Decent Work
Seminar organised by MOLISA Vietnam, ILO
and the ASEAN Secretariat at the Saigon Dalat
Hotel in Dalat Vietnam on 28 April 2014.
(CAMFEBA) on the ILO Experts meeting on the
Labour Market Challenges in an Integrated
ASEAN Economy held at the Royale Chulan
Hotel in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on 09 May
2014.
(CAMFEBA) at the Board of Director meeting of
the ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE)
held at the Royale Chulan Hotel in Kuala
Lumpur in Malaysia on 10 May 2014. During
this meeting, CAMFEBA accepted the
Chairmanship of the ACE for the years 2015 to
2017.
15. Computer Literacy
• All Microsoft Programs (Word, Excel,
Publisher, PowerPoint etc) and the ACCPAC
Accounting Software Package.

Certification:
I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, these data
correctly describe me, my qualifications and my experience.
Senaka Fernando
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