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Shemara Wikramanayake

Macquarie Group executive.

Early career

Wikramanayake joined Macquarie in 1987. The company’s biography records work in several countries and her role establishing advisory operations and infrastructure investment businesses across international markets.

Asset management

Before leading the wider group, she headed Macquarie Asset Management for about a decade. That division’s work includes managing investments in infrastructure and other asset classes.

Group leadership

She became Managing Director and CEO of Macquarie Group in late 2018. Macquarie has announced a planned leadership succession for November 2026; the company’s current leadership page is the source for any later change.

Sources

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