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Raising the Bar: MAS Honoured at the CIMA–JXG Pinnacle Awards 2025

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June 27, 2025

In an evening that brought together the sharpest minds and most forward-thinking leaders in finance and strategy, MAS Holdings emerged as one of the most decorated organisations at the 2025 CIMA-JXG Pinnacle Awards, securing Gold Awards in three categories: Chief Financial Officer of the Year (Individual), DEI Champion of the Year (Company), and ESG/Sustainability Champion of the Year (Company).

Raising the Bar: MAS Honoured at the CIMA–JXG Pinnacle Awards 2025

Beyond recognition, these awards signal the values shaping the future of business: innovation, inclusion, purpose, and strategic clarity. In an era where organisations are called to reimagine their role in society and the planet, MAS aims to be an example of leadership that is both principled and pragmatic.

Celebrating Excellence in Leadership: CFO of the Year

This commitment is embodied by leaders like Surath Chandrasena, recipient of the Gold award for the Chief Financial Officer of the Year category—a recognition that not only reflects his exceptional financial acumen, but the trust he commands across the industry as a thought leader, innovator, and strategic catalyst.

As the Group Finance Director, Surath has led the Finance teams of the company through a time marked by volatility, economic disruption, and shifting industry paradigms. But what distinguishes his leadership beyond resilience is clarity of direction.

He has spearheaded efforts to transform the finance function of the company by embracing digitalization. Under his leadership, MAS has been at the forefront of adopting digital tools and technologies, which has revolutionised the way MAS carries out management partnering and financial operations. This has allowed finance business partners to focus on driving growth, profitability and managing risk rather than the compilation of data and reports.

Leading with Insight and Integrity

But strategy is only as effective as the teams empowered to bring it to life. Surath's leadership style reflects deep humility and a commitment to developing people. At MAS Holdings, finance is no longer just a back-office discipline, but a business partnership function embedded across operations.

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