Seated (Left to Right) – Ms Janaki Senanayake Siriwardane, Mr Senarath Bandara, Mr D M Gunasekara, Mr W P Russel Fonseka, Ms Gaya Jayasinghe

Standing (Left to Right) – Mr D N L Fernando, Mr R M D Vipula Jayabahu, Mr D P K Gunasekara, Mr K E D Sumanasiri, Dr Indunil Liyanage, Mr M M Luxaman Perera, Mr P C Wickramapathirana, Mr M J P Salgado, Mr C Amarasinghe, Mr P M Liyanage, Mr W A C Tissera, Mr S Hewavitharana, Mr M T M Jalaldeen, Mr D M L B Dassanayake

Mr D M Gunasekara

(Retired on 21 February 2018)
General Manager

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

October 2010

Chairmanships Held in Group of Companies:

MSS, HH

Directorships in Group of Companies:

BoC UK, Travels, PDML, Ceybank Asset, HCL, KHP, MBSL, MBSL Insurance

Skills and Experience:

Mr Gunasekara carries more than 34 years of diversified banking experience covering corporate and offshore banking, sales and channel management, international banking operations, credit management and administration.

He is a Graduate from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka with a Special Degree in Public Finance and Taxation and has successfully completed the Programme on Corporate Management (LKCM2) conducted by The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) Japan and the Advanced Management Programme (AMP63) conducted by Wharton University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Positions held in Corporate Management:
Deputy General Manager
(Retail Banking)

Deputy General Manager
(Sales and Channel Management)

General Manager/CEO –
Since January 2013

Other Positions Held During the Year:

He is a Director of the LankaClear (Private) Limited, Lanka Financial Services Bureau Limited and the Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka. He also chaired the Boards of Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Limited and the Financial Ombudsman Sri Lanka (Guarantee) Limited for the year 2016/2017.

He has also been a member on the Governing Board of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL), a member of the Association of Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka and the Vice-Chairman of Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) for 2016/2017.

Career Milestones:

Mr Gunasekara commenced his career with the Bank in 1983 and over the years received training and exposure in a number of areas and at different levels concentrating mostly on credit management and administration. He has also served at the London Branch from 1997-2000.

He has also been awarded the “100 Global Sustainable Leaders (CEO) Award” by the World Sustainability Congress in Dubai in 2016. This award is a recognition of most eminent professional and organisations as superlative Sustainability Leaders.

Mr Senarath Bandara

(Appointed as the General Manager on 22 February 2018)
Deputy General Manager (Sales and Channel Management)

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

March 2012

Directorships in Group of Companies:

MBSL, HH, Alternate Director in KHP

Skills and Experience:

Mr Bandara is a career banker counting over 28 years of experience in diversified fields, both in local and international banking arena.

He has obtained his first Degree from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka in Physical Science with a Second Class (Upper Division) and Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a Merit Pass from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. He is also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and has obtained an Executive Postgraduate Diploma in Bank Management from the same institute, winning the Gold Medal for the best student in 1998. He has successfully completed Advanced Management Programme conducted by the Harvard Business School, USA.

Positions Held in Corporate Management:

Deputy General Manager
(Product and Development Banking) – January 2013 to July 2016

Deputy General Manager
(Sales and Channel Management) – July 2016 to 21 February 2018.

Other Positions Held During the Year:

Mr Bandara, served as a Nominee Director of BoC to Regional Development Bank. He serves as a member to the Governing Board of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and he is the immediate Past President of Association of Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka, the premier body of professional bankers in Sri Lanka. He has also served as a Director of the MBSL Insurance.

Career Milestones:

Mr Bandara joined the Bank as a Management Trainee in 1990 and gained exposure both locally and internationally mainly in the fields of information systems, investments, treasury management, international banking operations and corporate banking. He successfully spearheaded the process of converting Bank of Ceylon operations in London from branch to a subsidiary, when he was the Assistant General Manager (Overseas Branches). Later he served as the Assistant General Manager (International) and Assistant General Manager (Corporate Relations) prior to being appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Ceylon (UK) Limited in 2011.

He has been very much a part of the technology-driven development projects of the Bank and provided leadership to the core banking upgrade project in 2013/14 and the Bank-wide transformation project implemented with Boston Consulting Group in 2014/15. He had been a resource person at the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka in the field of credit and investment management.

Prior to joining the Bank, he was an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka and also served at the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka for nearly four years.

Mr W P Russel Fonseka

Chief Financial Officer/Deputy General Manager (International, Treasury and Investment)

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

March 2012

Directorships in Group of Companies:

MBSL and PDL (Audit Committee Chairman)

Skills and Experience:

Mr Fonseka possesses over 28 years of hand on experience in banking operations with specialised knowledge in financial management and strategic planning.

He is a Graduate of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, with a Bachelor of Science (Special) Degree in Business Administration and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He is a Fellow Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and also an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Positions Held in Corporate Management:

Deputy General Manager
(Finance and Planning) – March 2012 to May 2013/April 2015 to December 2016

Deputy General Manager
(Retail Banking) – May 2013 to April 2015

Acting Chief Financial Officer
July 2014 to March 2016

Chief Financial Officer
Since March 2016 to Present

Deputy General Manager
(International, Treasury and Investment) – Since February 2017

Other Positions Held During the Year:

Mr Fonseka has been appointed as a Director of Lanka Securities (Private) Limited from April 2016. He also serves as an Alternate Director on the Board of LankaClear (Private) Limited and acts as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the same since November 2012. He has also served as a Chairman to TLRS upto December 2017, and a Director to MBSL Insurance.

Career Milestones:

He joined the Bank in January 1990, commencing his career with retail banking and then specialised in financial management and strategic planning of the Bank, whilst acquiring wide experience in all aspects of commercial banking. He also served in Bank of Ceylon London branch where he obtained comprehensive experience in treasury and international banking activities.

Mr D P K Gunasekara

Deputy General Manager (Corporate and Offshore Banking)

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

May 2013

Directorships in Group of Companies:

MSS

Skills and Experience:

Mr Gunasekara carries more than 38 years of banking experience in different business operations in the Bank.

He is a Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) Graduate of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Finance Administration from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He has also obtained Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and has completed the Management Development Programme conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

Positions Held in Corporate Management:

Deputy General Manager
(Retail Banking) – from February to May 2013

Deputy General Manager
(Corporate and Offshore Banking) – Since May 2013

Career Milestones:

Mr Gunasekara joined the Bank in 1980 and commenced his career with retail banking, gathering vast experience in the branch network and later served in Central Cash and Accounts Departments. He has gathered an extensive knowledge in treasury and money market operations locally joining as a Dealer in Treasury Division of the Head Office as well as overseas at Bank of Ceylon Chennai Branch. He has covered almost all the positions in the Bank of Ceylon dealing room. He has also served as the Deputy Manager, Chennai Branch from 2008-2010 and as the Manager/Senior Dealer in the BoC Treasury Unit too.

He was the first Chief Dealer in the Ceybank Securities Limited and also one of the pioneer members in setting up of middle office in the Bank of Ceylon Treasury Division. Mr Gunasekara also held the positions of Assistant General Manager (Overseas Branches) and Assistant General Manager (Corporate Relations) prior to being appointed to the Corporate Management.

Mr K E D Sumanasiri

Deputy General Manager (Human Resource)

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

May 2013

Directorships in Group of Companies:

HH

Skills and Experience:

Mr Sumanasiri possesses 28 years of rich and diversified experience in retail banking, microfinance, corporate finance and human resource development.

He graduated from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka with a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Degree in Business Administration and possesses an Associate Membership of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. He has also successfully completed the “Special Management Course for Higher Management and Public Policy for Business Leaders” and also “Management Development Programme for Key Management Personnel” conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) of University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

Positions Held in Corporate Management:

Deputy General Manager
(Recovery) – May 2013 to April 2014/February 2015 to December 2016

Deputy General Manager
(Human Resource) – April 2014 to February 2015/December 2016 to Present

Other Positions Held During the Year:

Mr Sumanasiri serves as an Alternate Director of the Governing Board of Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL).

Career Milestones:

Commencing his banking career in 1990, Mr Sumanasiri held several key positions while serving in the branch network. He had been a Faculty Member at the Bank’s Training Institute, holding the position of Manager (Training). He was fervent in enhancing the knowledge of the staff and was very instrumental in their career development. Before being appointed to the Corporate Management, he held the position of Assistant General Manager (Northern Province) playing a lead role in uplifting of livelihood of the resettled people and contributing immensely to the boom of the economy of the Northern Province.

Mr S Hewavitharana

Deputy General Manager (Support Services)

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

November 2015

Directorships in Group of Companies:

HH

Skills and Experience:

Mr Hewavitharana is a career banker counting 34 years of service in diversified fields, gaining a vast knowledge in domestic and overseas business operations.

He graduated from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka with a Special Degree in Economics and also holds an Associate Membership of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.

Career Milestones:

Having joined the Bank in 1983, Mr Hewavitharana held several key positions while serving in the branch network. He has contributed immensely in developing soft skills development programmes for bank staff obtaining assistance from external resource personnel during his tenure at the Bank’s Central Training Institute at Maharagama in the capacities of Faculty Member and Senior Manager (Training). He had taken initiative in establishing the Premier Branch of the Bank and had played a significant role as the first Chief Manager to the same.

He has also served in BoC Chennai branch as the Deputy Manager and obtained a good exposure in international banking and corporate banking. He initiated conversion of core banking system of BoC Chennai into parent Bank’s core banking system, after a number of successful discussions with Reserve Bank of India Officials.

He held the positions of Assistant General Manager (Uva Province) and (Central Province) prior to being appointed to the Corporate Management.

Ms Janaki Senanayake Siriwardane

Secretary, Bank of Ceylon/Secretary to the Board

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

October 2010

Skills and Experience:

Ms Siriwardane counts over 22 years of experience in the Bank specialising in company secretarial work and Corporate Governance practices.

She is an Attorney-at-Law by profession and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a merit pass from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Other Positions Held During the Year:

Serves as the Company Secretary of Ceybank Holiday Homes (Private) Limited and BOC Management and Support Services (Private) Limited.

Career Milestones:

Ms Siriwardane joined the Bank in January 1996 as its Assistant Secretary to the Board and was appointed as the Secretary to the Board/Secretary, Bank of Ceylon in November 2005.

She also serves as the Secretary to all the Subcommittees of the Board and also facilitates Bank’s compliance with the Corporate Governance rules and practices too.

Prior to joining the Bank of Ceylon, she practiced as an Attorney-at-Law in the private Bar and thereafter worked in a group of companies, handling company secretarial work including IPOs, mergers etc. along with legal and HR work.

She was a visiting Lecturer in Commercial and Industrial Law at the Industrial Management Department of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

Mr D N L Fernando

Chief Risk Officer

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

December 2015

Skills and Experience:

Mr Fernando is a career Banker with around 32 years of experience spanning to almost all areas in the Bank.

He graduated from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and holds an Associate Membership of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Career Milestones:

In his early career, he was serving in branches in various capacities in Central and Uva Provinces. Later, he served in the Recovery Unit and Product and Development Banking Unit at the Head Office, where some innovative products and services were introduced during that time. He had one year training at the London branch in 1995 and later, three years in Karachi branch of Bank of Ceylon in Pakistan where he gained a splendid overseas exposure.

He held the positions of Assistant General Manager in-charge of Western Province South, the largest Province of the Bank, for four years and the Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Ceylon (UK) Limited for three years prior to taking up the assignment as the Chief Risk Officer of the Bank.

As the Chief Risk Officer, he has been instrumental in changing the risk culture of the Bank widening the scope of risk management and overhauling the reporting on Bank’s risk profile at various levels.

Mr M M Luxaman Perera

Head of Information Technology

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

August 2013

Skills and Experience:

Mr Perera counts over 32 years of experience in the Bank and has gained a wide range of experience in ICT in different capacities.

He is a Science Graduate from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and holds a Master of Science in Computer Science and also a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is a Fellow Member of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka and a Member of the British Computer Society as well.

Other Positions Held During the Year:

Mr Perera served as the Chairman of Banks’ CIO Forum and a member of the FINCSIRT Steering Committee.

Career Milestones:

Mr Perera joined the Bank in 1986 as a Systems Analyst Programmer and commenced his services with Core Banking Application Systems. His experience was enriched through his active involvement in multiple ICT projects. Prior to being appointed to the Corporate Management he held the position of Assistant Director Information Technology (Application Systems).

He has also served at the Standard Bank of South Africa during the period from 1996-1997.

Ms Gaya Jayasinghe

Chief Legal Officer

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

June 2016

Directorships in Group of Companies:

Travels

Skills and Experience:

Ms Jayasinghe counts more than 34 years of experience in the legal field and possesses over 31 years of experience at Bank of Ceylon. She is an Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public with a Post-Attorney Diploma in International Trade Law. She is also a member of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and Association of Corporate Lawyers of Sri Lanka.

She has significant experience in credit documentation and banking law. She has also undergone international training in the fields of Advance Loan Documentation and Law and Practice of Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit in International Trade in Singapore and Hongkong conducted by Euro Money Training Asia Pacific.

Career Milestones:

She joined the Bank in July 1986 as an Assistant Legal Officer and commenced her career in the Legal Department. She got the opportunity to serve in several Provincial Legal Units and acquired wide experience in credit and recovery fields, all aspects of Banking Law and other laws relating to commercial transactions.

She contributed tremendously to the Corporate Division as the Senior Legal Officer from 2005 to 2012 where she gained immense knowledge in legal work relating to syndicate facilities, ship mortgages and trade finance activities of the Bank. She served as the Deputy Chief Legal Officer (Credit), from 2012 to 2016 prior to being appointed as the Chief Legal Officer.

Ms Jayasinghe also serves as a visiting Lecturer on Commercial and Banking Law at the Central Bank Training Institute.

Mr C Amarasinghe

Deputy General Manager (Retail Banking – Range II)

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

July 2016

Directorships in Group of Companies:

Alternate Director in Travels and PDML

Skills and Experience:

Mr Amarasinghe counts over 28 years of experience in the Bank with diversified knowledge in branch banking and in corporate and offshore banking.

He graduated from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka with a Bachelor of Science (Special) Degree in Public Administration and holds a Master of Science Degree in Management from the same university. He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Other Positions Held During the Year:

He serves as an Alternate Director of CRIB.

He has also been serving as the Vice President of the Association of the Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Career Milestones:

Mr Amarasinghe, joined the Bank in 1990 as a Management Trainee and commenced his career with retail banking. Later he joined the Corporate and Offshore Banking Division, gained an extensive knowledge and experience in every aspect of corporate and offshore banking operations while immensely contributing to the uplifting of the business of the division for a significant period.

Prior to being appointed to the Corporate Management, he held the positions of Assistant General Manager (Offshore Banking) and Assistant General Manager (Corporate Relations).

Mr M J P Salgado

Deputy General Manager (Product and Banking Development)

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

July 2016

Skills and Experience:

Mr Salgado counts over 28 years of experience in the Bank specialising retail banking, province sales management and product and banking development.

He graduated from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka with a Bachelor of Commerce (Special) Degree and holds an Associate Membership of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. He is a Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka and a Licentiate Certificate Holder of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka as well.

Other Positions Held During the Year:

Mr Salgado serves as a Director on the Board of Regional Development Bank.

Career Milestones:

Mr Salgado joined the Bank in January 1990 as a Management Trainee and started his career in retail banking. Serving in many important positions in various capacities, Mr Salgado has obtained a vast knowledge in domestic banking and credit card operations of the Bank. He held the position of Assistant General Manager (Province Sales Management) prior to being appointed to the Corporate Management and immensely contributed in the operations of ISSP Implementation Unit, Special Project, BoC Contact Centre, BoC Premier, and BoC Assurance Department that came under his supervision. He was also an active member of the “Wenasa” Transformation Project of the Bank.

Mr R M D Vipula Jayabahu

Deputy General Manager (Finance and Planning)

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

November 2016

Chairmanships Held in Group of Companies:

TLRS

Directorships in Group of Companies:

Alternate Director in MBSL and HCL

Skills and Experience:

Mr Jayabahu carries more than 28 years of banking experience in different business operations in the Bank.

Graduated from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka with a Bachelor of Commerce (Special Degree) and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Financial Administration from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He has obtained Master’s of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia and successfully completed the Management Development Programme conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

Career Milestones:

Joining the Bank of Ceylon in 1990 as a Management Trainee and commencing the banking career with rural baking and thereafter with retail banking, Mr Jayabahu has specialised in strategic planning and contributed in developing several Corporate Plans of the Bank.

He was one of the team leaders in implementing the project of on-line real time core banking solution of the Bank and actively involved in IFRS Implementation Project, core banking system upgrading project and several other system implementation projects of the Bank, guiding team members and imparting his knowledge and experience.

He held the position of Assistant General Manager (Budget, Strategic Planning and MIS) from August 2012 to November 2016 prior to being appointed to the Corporate Management.

He had also served in Export Development Board as a Trainee Officer and in Corporate Wholesale Establishment (CWE) as an Assistant Accountant, prior to joining Bank of Ceylon.

Mr M T M Jalaldeen

Deputy General Manager (Organisation Transformation)

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

November 2016

Skills and Experience:

Mr Jalaldeen carries more than 28 years of experience in the Bank and now has become versatile in acquiring hands-on experience in different areas in the banking operations.

Being a Graduate of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka with a Bachelor of Science (Special) Degree in Mathematics, Mr Jalaldeen holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Banking and Finance from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and a Diploma in Islamic Banking from the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Having worked in different capacities at different geographical locations, he possesses vast experience in branch banking and human resource operations. He is a Techno Banker with extensive skills in handling projects especially, that are related to technology intense applications for banking operations.

Career Milestones:

Having joined the Bank of Ceylon in 1990 as a Management Trainee, Mr Jalaldeen has risen up in the career ladder gradually and served as the second in command, being the Deputy Manager at the Chennai Branch for two years since October 2010.

He was appointed as the Compliance Officer of the Bank and also held the position of Assistant General Manager (Human Resource Operations) since March 2013 for one and a half years and handled in parallel the version upgrade of the Core Banking System of the Bank. He was also serving for more than two years since July 2014 as the Project Manager for the game changing initiatives that were kicked off as a project under Organisation Transformation. He continues his leadership for the organisational transformation with his promotion to the Grade of Deputy General Manager.

Mr D M L B Dassanayake

Deputy General Manager (Retail Banking – Range 1)

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

December 2016

Directorships in Group of Companies:

Alternate Director in MBSL

Skills and Experience:

Mr Dassanayake counts over 35 years of extensive experience in the Bank, gaining both local and overseas exposure, especially in the areas of retail banking, corporate financing and international operations.

He is a Graduate from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka with Bachelor of Arts (Economic Special) Degree. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Financial Administration from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and also a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Positions Held in Corporate Management:

Country Manager (Malé Branch) – December 2016 to February 2017

Deputy General Manager (Retail Banking – Range I) – Since February 2017

Career Milestones:

Commencing his banking career in 1982, Mr Dassanayake has gained overall experience in banking business specialising in corporate banking and International operations with nine years in key positions in overseas branches. He has served as a Relationship Officer, Relationship Manager and subsequently as the Assistant General Manager (Corporate Credit) at the Corporate Banking Division. From 2000-2003, he served as the In-Charge of Trade Finance Operations at the Bank of Ceylon (UK) Limited, a subsidiary of Bank of Ceylon in London.

He also rendered his duties as the Country Manager of Malé Branch before being appointed to the Corporate Management in 2016.

Mr W A C Tissera

Deputy General Manager (Recovery)

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

December 2016

Directorships in Group of Companies:

MSS

Skills and Experience:

Counting over 39 years of extensive service in the Bank, Mr Tissera has gained vast experience in Development Banking and Microfinance and has been promoting his specialised knowledge in lending, in the fields of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock.

Being an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka, Mr Tissera has also obtained the Postgraduate Executive Diploma in Bank Management from the same Institute.

Other Positions Held During the Year:

He has served as a Director on the Boards of Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board and National Fisheries Federation as well.

Career Milestones:

Commencing the banking career in 1978, Mr Tissera has actively engaged in development banking operations; especially in project lending.

He was selected by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to serve at the 1st Regional Rural Development Bank – Kalutara for five consecutive years to fulfil a secondment service.

Mr Tissera has also been instrumental in conducting Microfinance Training Programmes, such as “Capacity Building/Skills Development” and “Entrepreneurship Development”, divulging his specialised knowledge and hands-on experience throughout the branch network and at the Central Training Institute of the Bank. Prior to being appointed to the Corporate Management, he served as the Assistant General Manager (Development Banking) of the Bank for five years.

He has taken initiatives in developing a “Responsive Recovery Culture” throughout the branch network with a view of enhancing the NPA recovery process, by which the Bank has successfully been able to maintain a healthy NPA recovery level.

Dr Indunil Liyanage

Chief Marketing Officer

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

September 2012

Skills and Experience:

Having served for many organisations in the field of marketing since 1989, Dr Liyanage counts over 28 years of experience in financial services industry, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), electronics and agriculture sectors in Sri Lanka.

Dr Liyanage professionally and academically qualified in three different disciplines namely Marketing, Management and Finance. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Master of Science (MSc) in Management from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka and a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) and is a Certified Management Accountant of ICMA (CMA) Australia.

Dr Liyanage is a Chartered Marketer since 1997, attached to the first batch of Chartered Marketers in Sri Lanka and a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM) and a Fellow Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (FSLIM). He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) since 1995 and a member of the Certified Management Accountants (CMA) Australia since 2017. He has participated in many international training programmes including Strategic Management Executive Programme which was held at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2009.

Career Milestones:

Prior to joining Bank of Ceylon, Dr Liyanage has served as the Assistant Vice-President –Head of Marketing at National Development Bank PLC, Sri Lanka. He has also held senior positions previously in multinationals and local organisations in the capacity of Product/Brand Manager and Marketing Manager. Throughout his marketing career, he has built several key international and local brands/products in the country.

Dr Liyanage was awarded with prestigious National APEX Award 2016 (Pinnacle Award 2016) for Marketing by the Organisation of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka (OPA). He was honoured in the “Most Influential Marketing Leaders Listing” at the World Marketing Congress 2015 in Mumbai, India and also honoured with the “50 Most Talented CMOs Award” at the Golden Globe Tiger Awards 2013, World Marketing Summit held in Malaysia and was the first Sri Lankan selected for the “Intercultural Education for Global Managers” Programme at the Japan-America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS) in Hawaii, USA. He was awarded a full scholarship by the Fujitsu Foundation of Japan to complete this programme, in recognition of his academic excellence and potential contribution to international understanding and goodwill in 1996.

Mr P M Liyanage

Chief Internal Auditor

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

December 2014

Skills and Experience:

Mr Liyanage is a Fellow Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka with 18 years of post-qualified experience and also holds a Bachelor of Science (Special) Degree in Accountancy and Financial Management from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. He is also a member of the Certified Information Systems Auditors (CISA) of ISACA – USA.

Career Milestones:

Prior to joining Bank of Ceylon as the Chief Internal Auditor, he has served at the Commercial Credit and Finance PLC. and Pan Asia Bank in the same capacity. Mr Liyanage has also served at Bank of Ceylon in the capacity of an Assistant General Manager during the period from 2006 to 2008 as the Internal Auditor.

Mr Liyanage’s exposure also includes LankaClear (Private) Limited (National Cheque Clearing House) in the capacity of Finance and Administration Manager and Ernst and Young as a Qualified Assistant.

Mr P C Wickramapathirana

Head of Technology Transformation

Appointment to the Corporate Management:

July 2016

Skills and Experience:

Mr Wickramapathirana is an IT Professional with over 31 years of experience in IT Leadership, Management and Technology/ Digital Transformation. He has held several IT Directorial and Corporate Managerial level positions for over 27 years in many diverse business sector organisations including Banking and Finance.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Information Systems from the Sikkim Manipal University, India and Postgraduate qualifications in IT from the University of Keele, UK and in Corporate Management from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. He also holds an Applied International Diploma from the Swedish Institute of Management (IFL), Sweden.

Other Positions Held During the Year:

Mr Wickramapathirana was an Executive Council Member representing Sri Lanka in Asia Pacific ICT Awards International (APICTA), a Board Director of Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITISL) and an Executive Council Member of INFOTEL Lanka Society.

Career Milestones:

Prior to joining the Bank of Ceylon, Mr Wickramapathirana held the position of Chief Information Officer at Amãna Bank PLC for over five years. He held the position of Head of Information Technology at Amãna Investments Limited previously. He has served as the National IT Consultant of an international agency of the United Nations during which time he got a good exposure in dealing with Government Ministries and Departments. He has also been the Managing Director/CEO of a Sri Lankan IT Software and Solutions company. Prior to that, he held the post of Group IT Director of a large Colombo-based blue-chip group of companies where he served as a Director on the Boards of several subsidiaries as well.

Mr Wickramapathirana was a founder member of the Banks’ CIO Forum and served as its Secretary in the years 2013/2014 and 2014/2015. He was the President of Sri Lanka Association for the Software Industry (SLASI) in 2005/2006.

BoC UK – Bank of Ceylon (UK) Limited, PDL – Property Development PLC, HCL – Hotels Colombo (1963) Limited, MSS – BOC Management & Support Services (Private) Limited, PDML – BOC Property Development & Management (Private) Limited, Travels – BOC Travels (Private) Limited, MBSL – Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC, MBSL Insurance – MBSL Insurance Company Limited, KHP – Koladeniya Hydropower (Private) Limited, HH – Ceybank Holiday Homes (Private) Limited, Ceybank Asset – Ceybank Asset Management Limited, TLRS – Transnational Lanka Records Solutions (Private) Limited,