Our Board of Directors
Seated Left to Right:
Mr. M.P. Jayawardena –
Deputy Chairman
Mr. K.G.D.D. Dheerasinghe –
Chairman
Mr. J. Durairatnam –
Managing Director/CEO
Standing Left to Right:
Mrs. J. R. Gamage –
Company Secretary
Mr. L.D. Niyangoda
Ms. N.T.M.S. Cooray
Prof. A. K. W. Jayawardane
Mr. S.Swarnajothi
Mr. S.Renganathan –
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. G.S. Jadeja
Mr. K. Dharmasiri
Board Profiles
Director | Skills and Experience |
Other Current Appointments |
Previous Appointments |
Shareholding of Bank |
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K.G.D.D. DheerasingheChairman Chairman of the Chairman of the BHRRC, BNC, BCC, BIC and BRPTRC Independent |
An eminent economist with a distinguished career of over 40 years in the banking industry. Published widely and presented papers on many aspects of economics including debt capital markets and financial globalisation in Sri Lanka Holds a B.Phil (Econ) and B.Com with first class honours from the University of Colombo and M.A. (Econ) from the University of Leeds UK. Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and Honorary ACI Diploma holder. |
Chairman, Commex |
Senior Deputy Governor of CBSL. Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee and the Sovereign Ratings Committee. Secretary to the Monetary Board. Alternate Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka at the International Monetary Fund. Chairman, Bartleet Finance PLC. |
Holds 21,159 Voting Shares |
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M.P. JayawardenaDeputy Chairman Deputy Chairman since July 2014 Chairman of the BIRMC IndependentNon-Executive Director since December 2011 |
A senior finance professional with wide experience in the corporate sector, both Fellow member of CA of Sri Lanka. |
Senior Deputy Chairman, |
Head of Treasury, Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines |
Nil |
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J. DurairatnamManaging Director/Chief Executive Officer Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer since July 2014 Executive Director since April 2012 and former Chief Operating Officer |
Substantial professional experience in Banking, covering all aspects of International Trade, Off shore Banking, Credit, Operations and Information Technology. He has served the Bank in several management positions, including, Chief Operating Officer, Deputy General Manager, Assistant General Manager – Holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Peradeniya. |
Managing Director, Commercial Development Company PLC, The above company is a subsidiary of the Bank), Director, Lanka Financial Services Bureau Ltd, Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Ltd., The Financial Ombudsman Sri Lanka (Guarantee) Ltd. |
None |
Holds 470,770 Voting Shares | ||||
S. SwarnajothiChairman of the BAC Independent |
A senior finance professional with experience in both private and public sectors. Fellow of the CA Sri Lanka and CMA Sri Lanka, a member of CMA Australia. Holds a B.Sc. Degree in Management from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a M.Sc. in Project Management from the University of Moratuwa. |
Member of the Tax Appeals Commission, which position he had held since May 2014. |
Auditor General of Sri Lanka from January 2008 to August 2010. | Holds 8,738 Non-Voting Shares | ||||
S. RenganathanExecutive Director and Chief Operating Officer since July 2014 |
A senior banker counting over 35 years, he led the Bank’s acquisition of the Bangladesh operations of Credit Agricole Indosuez (CAI), Commercial Bank’s first ever acquisition of a banking operation, subsequently building up the same as Country Manager. He has also held several other key positions at the Bank including Deputy General Manager – Personal Banking and the first Chief Risk Officer of the Bank. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (FCMA), CGMA, Fellow of the IFS School of Finance, UK (Fifs) and a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (FIB). |
Director of Commercial Bank of Maldives Private Limited | Member of the General Council of the Institute of Bankers of Bangladesh, Founder President Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Executive Member, Foreign Investor Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bangladesh. |
Holds 197,647 Voting and 10,488 Non-Voting shares |
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Prof. A.K.W. Jayawardane
Chairman of the BTC Independent |
An academic of high repute, he brings considerable knowledge and experience of IT to the Board. Holds a PhD in Construction Management and a Master of Science Degree in Construction from the Loughborough University of Technology, UK and a B.Sc. Eng. in Civil Engineering Degree with first class honours from the University of Moratuwa. Also a Corporate Member, a Fellow and an International Professional Engineer of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL), CEng, FIE(SL), IntPE(SL), Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka, FNAS(SL), Founder Member of the Society of Structural Engineers Sri Lanka MSSE(SL), Fellow of the Institute of Project Managers, Sri Lanka, FIPM (SL). |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa and a Senior Professor in Civil Engineering, Director of Sierra Cables PLC, Chairman of ONEzero Company Ltd. (The above company is a subsidiary of the Bank) and a member of the Board of the Management of several other institutions. |
Dean, Faculty of Engineering for six years, First NDB Bank Endowed Professor in Entrepreneurship at the University of Moratuwa, President of the Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL). |
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K. DharmasiriIndependent |
A senior banker counting over 37 years at Bank of Ceylon and retiring as its General Manager/Chief Executive Officer. He has diversified experience both within and outside Sri Lanka. Holds a First Class Honours in Commerce and a Bachelor of Philosophy in Economics. Also an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. |
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Non-Executive Nominee Director on the Boards of Janashakthi Insurance Ltd., Sabaragamuwa Development Bank, Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka PLC, BOC Travels (Pvt) Ltd., BOC Property Development & Management (Pvt) Ltd., Ceybank Holiday Homes (Pvt) Ltd., Hotels Colombo (1963) Ltd., Ceybank Asset Management Ltd., Lanka Securities (Pvt) Ltd., Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka, Lanka Financial Services (Bureau) Ltd., LankaClear (Pvt) Ltd. and Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd. |
Nil |
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L.D. NiyangodaIndependent |
He has a proven track record of over 30 years in the corporate environment and is qualified in various management fields both locally as well as internationally. Consultant Business and Administration experience for a period of 35 years. Holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Peradeniya. Member of numerous professional bodies, including the Council for Agricultural Research Policy of Sri Lanka, Standing Committee of Agriculture and Veterinary Studies, University Grants Commission and Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. |
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of A Baur & Co. (Pvt) Ltd., Director of Baur Asia (Pte) Ltd., Singapore, Serves on the Boards of many other Companies. | Chief Operating Officer, A Baur & Company (Pvt) Ltd. | Nil | ||||
Ms. N.T.M.S. CoorayIndependent |
A senior finance professional with wide experience in the private sector.
Holds a Master‘s of Business Administration from the University of Colombo, Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK (FCMA). |
Managing Director of Jetwing Travels (Pvt) Ltd., Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors, Advisory Council for Tourism and a member of the Board of the Management of several other institutions. | Director, Finance and Administration on the Board of J Walter Thompson, Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Capital Alliance Finance PLC, Trade Finance and Investments PLC and served on the Boards of many other private and public companies. | Nil | ||||
G.S. JadejaA Non-Executive Director since September 2016 |
A senior finance professional with wide experience in the private sector.
Holds an MBA in Finance from Baruch College CUNY, a Master’s Degree in Hotel Management from Oberoi School of Hotel Management (A Cornell University Affiliate Programme) and B.A. (honors) from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. |
Global Head, Financial Innovation at the International Finance Corporation. | Held several key positions as Regional Industry Head, Asia, Senior Manager-Latin America and The Caribbean Region, Mexico/Bogota, Manager, East Asia and The Pacific Region, Hong Kong, Senior/Principal Investment Officer – Financial Markets Division, Washington D.C. at The International Finance Corporation. Also served as a Director Acquisition/Integration and Business Development, New York, NY, Director Finance and Assistant to the CFO, Manager/Senior Manager Finance at American Express Travel Related Services Inc. | Nil | ||||
Mrs. J.R. GamageCompany Secretary since May 2014 |
An Attorney-at-Law who counts over She holds a Diploma in Company Secretarial Practice from the Institute She has received extensive training on Secretarial and Legal fields at a leading Law Firm prior to joining the Bank. |
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64,029 Voting Shares |