Guardian Capital Partners PLC announced that Mrs. Wedage Yasanthi Ruvim Fernando joins the Board of Guardian Capital Partners PLC as an Executive Director with effect from August 15, 2016. Ruvini Fernando is Director /CEO of Guardian Fund Management Limited, investment Managers of the Ceylon Guardian Group and a Director of The Sri Lanka Fund, a country fund dedicated to Sri Lankan equities. She is also joint Managing Director of Guardian Acuity Asset Management Limited, a licensed unit trust company. She counts over 25 years' experience in diverse fields of accounting, finance, strategic planning and investment management, of which over 10 years have been with the Ceylon Guardian Group and 22 years' with Carsons Group. Prior to that, she worked at the Hayleys Group.