Mr. Balapitiya started his career as a
                                    professional accountant in 1994 and since
                                    then worked in Australia, Sri Lanka and
                                    Maldives. Having worked with Big4 accounting
                                    during early part of his career, he had led
                                    statutory audits of large conglomerates. He
                                    started his own practice in 1997 and since
                                    then Mr. Balapitiya has been advising a
                                    large number individual and business clients
                                    on tax matters, GST compliance, business
                                    registration and mortgage consulting. Mr.
                                    Balapitiya is a tax agent registered with
                                    ATO and a member of Certified Practicing
                                    Accountant (CPA) of Australia. He also has a
                                    Master Degree in Business in Professional
                                    Accounting from the Victoria University of
                                    Technology, Australia and a degree in B,Sc.
                                    Business Administration from the University
                                    of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.