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M.J.C. Amarasuriya - Chairman
He was first appointed to the Board on May 15, 1986 and appointed Chairman on January 1, 1995. He holds 447,097 Voting shares and 151,881 Non-Voting Shares.
He is the Chairman of Pelwatte Sugar Industries Ltd., Serendib Flour Mills (Pvt) Ltd., Equity Investments Lanka Ltd., Unawatuna Beach Resorts Ltd. and the Lions Clubs International Foundation. Immediate Past President of the International Association of Lions Clubs and Past Chairman of United Motors Lanka PLC, Joint Business Forum of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Employers’ Organisation and Trade Associations of Sri Lanka (JBIZ), the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon,
National Agribusiness Council International Chamber of Commerce, Sri Lanka, Commercial Fund Management (Pvt) Ltd. and Regional Industries Services Committee of the North Western Province. He was the Former Deputy Chairman of Hayleys PLC. |
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B.R.L. Fernando - Deputy Chairman
He was first appointed to the Board on January 1, 1995 and appointed Deputy Chairman on April 6, 2006. He holds 8,414 Non-Voting shares. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He is the Chairman of Chemical Industries (Colombo) PLC, Akzo Nobel Paints Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., Chemanex PLC, CIC Agri Business (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Seeds (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Agri Biotech (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Feeds (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Vetcare (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Poultry Farms Ltd., CIC Crop Guard (Pvt) Ltd., CISCO Speciality Packaging (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Environmental Management Liquid (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Bio Security Breeder Farms Ltd., Crop Management Services (Pvt) Ltd. and Mercantile Service Provident Society. He is a Director of Rainwear (Pvt) Ltd., First Guardian Equities (Pvt) Ltd., Link Natural Products (Pvt) Ltd., Commercial Development Company PLC, Kelani Valley Canneries, Commercial Bank Primary Dealer Ltd., Premier Electronics (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Mahaweli Livestock Dairies (Pvt) Ltd. and Catholic Business Persons and Professional Association. He is a Trustee of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon. He is also a Committee Member of the Japan-Sri Lanka Technical and
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A.L. Gooneratne - Managing Director
He was first appointed to the Board as the Managing Director on January 6, 1997. He joined the Bank in March 1983 and held several senior positions prior to his appointment as the General Manager/Chief Executive in March 1996. He holds 806,216 Voting and 38,028 Non-Voting Shares. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants, England & Wales and a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka. He was the Past Chairman of the Financial Ombudsman, Sri Lanka (Guarantee) Ltd., the Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Ltd., a Board Member of the Sri Lanka Banks’ Association and a Director of Financial Services Bureau. He represents the Bank’s interests on the Boards of all of its Associate and Subsidiary Companies. |
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Dr. H.S. Wanasinghe
He was first appointed to the Board on January 5, 1990. He is a Senior Visiting Fellow of the Institute of Policy Studies, a Member of Council of Fellows of the Marga Institute, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Centre for Policy Alternatives and Transparency International, Sri Lanka. He is a Director of Commercial Development Company PLC. He served the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific for 15 years and on his return to Sri Lanka in 1986 served as the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Administrative Reforms, the Presidential Taxation Commission and the Public Investment Management Board. Before joining the United Nations, he served as a Member of the Ceylon Civil Service for 24 years. |
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A.N. Fonseka
He was first appointed to the Board on January 31, 2000. He holds 1,077 Non-Voting Shares. He is the Chief Executive Officer of DFCC Bank PLC and Chairman of DFCC Consulting (Pvt) Ltd., DFCC Stockbrokers (Pvt) Ltd., Lanka Industrial Estates Ltd., Lanka Ventures Ltd., Synapsys Ltd., Acuity Partners (Pvt) Ltd. and the Colombo Stock Exchange. He is a Director of Commercial Bank Primary Dealer Ltd., National Asset Management Ltd., ONEzero Company Ltd., and Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka. He is a Member of the Governing Board of the National Institute of Business Management. He resigned from the Board on January 31, 2009. |
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L.J.A. Fernando
He was first appointed to the Board on April 25, 2003. He is Founder & Managing Director of Standard Trading Company (Pvt) Ltd. He is a Director of L.F. Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., L.F. Teas (Pvt) Ltd., STC Logistics (Pvt) Ltd., STC Trading House (Pvt) Ltd., Horana Plantations Ltd., Ceylon Plantation Management Ltd., Unidil Packaging (Pvt) Ltd., Research International (Pvt) Ltd., Marlinkspike Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd., and The Solutions (Pvt) Ltd. He counts over 37 years experience in the Tea Trade. |
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D.S. Weerakkody
He was first appointed to the Board on July 29, 2005. He holds 1,000 Voting Shares. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Leicester, England and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. He is an Honorary Member of the Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka. He is Managing Director of Cornucopia Lanka Ltd., Director/Advisor of HR Cornucopia India, Director of DFCC Bank PLC, and SmithKline Beecham Sri Lanka. He is a Committee member of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association. He was the Former Chairman/CEO of the Employees’ Trust Fund Board, Sri Lanka and the Advisor to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from January 2003 - April 2004. He was a Council Member and Chairman Employer Relations of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Sri Lanka Division. He has received extensive training in leadership, international relations, change management and human resource management in Singapore, UK, Japan, India and USA. |
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R.M.S. Fernando
He was first appointed to the Board on December 19, 2008. He holds 3,466 Non-Voting shares. He has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Degree from the University of Ceylon and is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Bankers, UK, and Companion of The Chartered Institute of Management, UK. He is Chairman of United Motors Lanka PLC, Orient Financial Services Ltd., Latex Green Ltd., Wealth Trust Corporation (Pvt) Ltd. and Director of Kelani Tyres PLC, Sierra Cables PLC, Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC, ICICI International (Pvt) Ltd., (Mauritius), Prasac Microfinance -
Cambodia, Sarvodaya Economic Enterprise Development Ltd. He was Past Chief Executive Officer and Director of The National Development Bank of Sri Lanka. He was the Former Secretary to the Ministry of Enterprise Development, Industrial Policy, Investment Promotion & Constitutional Affairs (2002 to 2004). |
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P.M. Martelli
He was appointed to the Board on October 16, 2008. He has a Postgraduate Degree in Energy Economics from Enrico Mattei in Milan, Italy. He was Director of the South Asia Department at the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group. He was/is Senior Regional Manager for Mexico and Central America in Latin America and the Caribbean Department and Head of Treasury & Finance of the Merloni Group in Italy. |
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P. Kjellerhaug
He was appointed to the Board on October 16, 2008. He has a M.Sc in Chemical Engineering, from the Norwegian Institute of Technology, a BBA/MSc from the Norwegian School of Economics, Norway and a MBA from INSEAD, France.
He is the Regional Manager of the South Asia Department at the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group. |
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Mrs. S.N. Wickramasinghe
She joined the Board on February 1, 2009. She is an Attorney at Law and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, UK. She is presently the Chairperson of the Unit Trust Management Company Ltd. - Ceybank Unit Trust. She previously worked at Hatton National Bank PLC as a Deputy General Manager and at the Lankaputhra Development Bank as General Manager/CEO.
She was a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and the Treasurer at the Banker’s Club.
She was the Vice-President of Chartered Management Institute, UK. |
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Mrs. R.R. Dunuwille -
Company Secretary
She is an Attorney-at-Law and Chartered Secretary (UK). |
Acknowledgements
The Chairman and the Board
of Directors would like to acknowledge the contribution
made by Mr. A.N. Fonseka, Deshamanya Ken Balendra,
Mr. G. Galudec and Mr. I.M. Malas. All four of them made a strong contribution to the success of the Bank during their tenure as Directors and the Bank is immensely grateful for this.
The Chairman and the Board of Directors would like to warmly welcome the new members of
the Board:
Mr. P.M. Martelli,
Mr. P. Kjellerhaug, Mr. R.M.S. Fernando and Mrs. S. N. Wickramasinghe.
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