SUREN FERNANDO

Chief Executive Officer - MAS Holdings

Counting over 20 years with MAS, Suren was previously the Chief Transformation Officer of MAS Holdings, overseeing MAS’ 2025 transformation. He was also the CEO of MAS Intimates, the largest division of MAS Holdings where he served as the Chief Operating Officer, heading operations and taking leadership in providing strategic management directives.

Suren holds a BSc. in Engineering from the University of Moratuwa and is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. He has received extensive overseas business exposure and training, including Executive Education at Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, INSEAD Business School, Ashridge Business School, Henley School of Management, University of Waikato in New Zealand, and Harvard Business School.

Having joined Slimline as a Financial Accountant in 1999, Suren was a Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9000:2000 and progressed to the role of Commercial Manager, Slimline, and subsequently to Financial Controller, prior to being promoted as the Director of Finance and Management Control for the MAS Intimates Division in 2004. He moved from Finance into a Marketing role in 2011, functioning as Director - Strategic Brands, successfully driving business growth at MAS Intimates.

In August 2023, Suren was appointed to the Board of John Keells Holdings, a Sri Lankan diversified conglomerate, as an Independent Non-Executive Director.