Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Sri Lankan-born finance professional Priyan Fernando has been honoured as CFO of the Year at the 2025 Australian Accounting Awards, a recognition that reflects not only his professional excellence but also a journey shaped by resilience, vision, and deep-rooted values. The grand award ceremony partnered by CPA Australia was held in Sydney recently and recognises outstanding achievers across Australia within the Accounting industry.

Born in Colombo, Priyan's early education at St Peter's College and Elizabeth Moir School set the stage for a life defined by academic brilliance, with distinctions at his GCE Ordinary Levels and straight 'A' grades at Advanced Levels. In 2002, he moved to Australia as an international st...