Janek Ratnatunga
Janek Ratnatunga | |
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Chief Executive Officer | |
Employer | Institute of Certified Management Accountants (Australia) |
Janek Ratnatunga is a
Ratnatunga is recognized as a pioneer in education innovation and its application in business settings in both macro and micro economic environments.
One of the most prestigious and far-reaching achievements of Janek Ratnatunga was his appointment in January 1990 as an Honorary Research Professor in the Shanghai Branch of the Economical, Technical and Social Development Research Centre of the International Technology and Economy Institute of The State Council, Peoples Republic of China. He was one of the principal advisors charged with implementing the far-reaching market-economy reforms initiated by Chairman Deng Xiaoping. Ratnatunga conducted seminars and workshops in Shanghai and Beijing to senior officials of the State Council. He then followed these up with regular communication giving consultative advice to the institute; including regular on-site visits to Beijing and Shanghai right up to December 2000; by which time China was well on its way to be the global economic powerhouse we see today.[3]
Educated at the
He has worked in the profession as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, and as a consultant for the World Bank. He has undertaken a consultancy for the Australian Department of Defence in the valuation of strategic capabilities, and has valued the ‘brand’ capabilities of Telecommunication and IT companies. He is also an authority on the business and accounting implications of global warming and carbon trading. His work in the area is titled, “An Inconvenient Truth about Accounting”.[6]
In 2009 he received the joint American Accounting Association, AICPA (USA), CIMA (UK) and CMA (Canada) Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award.[7]
References
- ^ CMA Australia Annual Workshop and Cocktail
- ^ New accounting measures developed by Sri Lankan professor
- ^ "China's early success story through education". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- OCLC 11043534.
- ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Ratnatunga, J. (2007) “An Inconvenient Truth about Accounting”, Journal of Applied Management Accounting Research, 5 (1): 1-20.
- ^ "Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award" (PDF). 2009.