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OVERVIEW

Board Of Directors

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Mr Kavinda M L De Zoysa
MR KAVINDA M L DE ZOYSA
Chairman
Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment:
04 November 2024
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
  • A career banker with over 30 years of industry experience and expertise in management, leadership, strategic planning, and governance.
  • Experience in Corporate and Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Risk Management and Advisory.
  • Experience in Retail and Branch Banking, Digitalisation, Project Finance, Development Banking, SME Lending, ECA Finance, Trade, Cash Management, Treasury, Marketing, Banking Operations, and Audit.
  • MBA (Merit Pass) from the University of Colombo and Gold Medalist.
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) U.K.
  • Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)-AICPA and CIMA.
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) U.K.
  • Fellow of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL).
  • Fellow of the Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA).
  • Completed Executive Education Programme in 'Leading with Data and Analytics' from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
  • Director and Country Business Head, Citibank N.A., Sri Lanka.
  • Served at National Development Bank (former ABN Amro), Nations Trust Bank, and Seylan Bank.
  • Chairperson, MESANA REG for the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA).
  • Chief Examiner, Moderator and Advisor to the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
  • Non-Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
  • Non-Executive Chairman/ Director of Bank of Ceylon (UK) Limited.
  • Non-Executive Chairman/ Director of Property Development Limited.
  • Global Council Member, (CIMA) U.K.
  • Senior Global Membership Assessor for CIMA/ AICPA.
  • Visiting lecturer at the University of Colombo and University of Ruhuna.
Dr. Kapila Senanayake
DR. KAPILA SENANAYAKE
Non-Independent Non-Executive
Ex-officio Director
Date of Appointment:
14 November 2024
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
  • Widespread experience and exposure in public and private sector Strategic planning, financing, management, leadership and governance.
  • Holds a PhD in Economics from the University of New South Wales, Australia.
  • Master of Public Policy from Graduate School of Business Strategy, Hitotsubashi University, Japan.
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Special) Degree, with a Second Class (Upper Division) from University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
  • Holds an Advanced Diploma in Management and Administration from Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA) and Sri Lanka Foundation Institute.
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
  • Director of National Savings Bank, including Board Sub Committees: Board Integrated Risk Management Committee, Board Audit Committee, and Nomination Committee.
  • Director of Hotel Developers (Lanka) Limited.
  • Director of Board of Investment of Sri Lanka.
  • Director of University Grant Commission.
  • Director of Post Graduate Institute of English.
  • Director of Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance.
  • Director of Lanka Coal (Private) Limited.
  • Ex-officio member at the Board of Governors of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
  • Director General of the Department of Fiscal Policy of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning and Tourism.
Mr Jehaan Ismail
MR JEHAAN ISMAIL
Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment:
07 February 2024
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
  • Over 40 years of extensive experience in commercial and investment banking mainly in Asia, countries in the Western Hemisphere and the Middle East.
  • Has coordinated major system related projects and has been responsible for the setting up and running of all investment banking support functions.
  • A visiting lecturer (Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka) Teaching Practice of Banking and Trade Finance.
  • A training executive for over 02 years.
  • Holds a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) degree with Honours from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, UK.
  • Has participated in external management and leadership development programmes at INSEAD and Cranfield.
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
  • Director/ CEO of M Power Capital Limited.
  • Director/ CEO of First Capital Holdings PLC.
  • Chief Operating Officer of both HSBC Colombia and HSBC Saudi Arabia.
  • CEO of SABB Securities (HSBC Group, Saudi Arabia).
  • Senior Vice President Corporate Banking HSBC Indonesia.
  • Global Relationship Manager - Corporate Banking HSBC Hong Kong.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
  • Executive Chairman of M Power Capital Limited.
  • Non-Executive Chairman of M Power Capital Securities Limited.
  • Non Executive Chairman/ Director of Hotels Colombo (1963) Limited.
  • Executive Director of Common Well (Private) Limited.
  • Executive Director of Kapitan (Private) Limited.
  • Non-Executive Director of Little Gym Lanka (Private) Limited.
  • Non-Executive Director of Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka and Finance PLC.
Mr Jayamin Pelpola
MR JAYAMIN PELPOLA
Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment:
22 February 2024
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
  • Over 20 years of international experience in investment banking, asset management, and digital finance.
  • Has structured international investments exceeding USD 20 billion.
  • As a senior consultant, advised US banks and international Central Banks on banking sector reforms. This includes advising the Board of Directors at Bank of America, DBS, Wells Fargo and Deutsche Bank on capital adequacy decisions, recapitalisations and the application of digital innovations in banking.
  • Investor and entrepreneur in the Financial Technology (FinTech) space.
  • Holds an MBA from the Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts).
  • Holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from CIM (UK).
  • Obtained charters from Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (USA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK). Became the youngest Chartered Management Accountant in the world, at the time.
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
  • Director of Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka. Chairman of the Audit Committee at the BOI.
  • Investment Manager, Vice President and Proprietary Trader at Goldman Sachs.
  • Consultant - Finance sector (Vice President) with Nomura.
  • Founder of Moneyworks Technologies.
  • Vice President with Amba Research (renamed Acuity Knowledge Partners).
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
  • Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director of Cambridge Residences (Private) Limited (Real Estate industry).
  • Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director of Cambridge Ventures (Private) Limited (Venture Capital Industry).
  • Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director of Onterra (Pvt) Ltd (Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence industry).
  • Director of Ceylon Eco Spices (Commodities industry).
Dr. Amal Illesinghe
DR. AMAL ILLESINGHE
Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment:
06 December 2024
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
  • An experienced and a highly qualified Banking Professional with over 35 years of experience in Information and Communication Technology and Strategic Management.
  • PhD Doctorate in Informatics from Malaysia University of Science and Technology, Malaysia.
  • Master of Science in Information Technology from UCSC, University of Colombo.
  • Master of Business Administration from University of Kelaniya.
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Technology from Institute of Computer Technology, University of Colombo.
  • Bachelor Degree (Hons) in Mathematics and Statistics from University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
  • Served at National Savings Bank and People's Bank.
  • Board member of National Youth Service Council.
  • Secretary of the Bank CIO forum.
  • Member of the Electronic Payment System Implementation Committee.
  • Member of the National Payment Council.
  • Member of CBSL appointed LankaQR Implementation Committee and Shared KYC implementation based on Blockchain Technology Committee.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
  • Member of British Computer Society (BCS) and Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL).
  • Treasurer of CSSL.
  • Executive Council Member of OPA.
Mr R M P Rathnayake
MR R M P RATHNAYAKE
Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment:
20 December 2024
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
  • Over 25 years of distinguished service in the public sector and extensive experience in multilateral development banking, bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) negotiations, fostering relationships with development partners, and engaging with lending agencies, governance and oversight.
  • Holds BSc in Agricultural Economics from the University of Peradeniya.
  • MSc in Agriculture from the Agricultural University of Norway.
  • Expertise in multilateral development banking, mobilising foreign funding for key development projects.
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
  • Deputy Secretary to the Treasury.
  • Ex-officio Director of Bank of Ceylon and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka.
  • Acting Chairman of Colombo Lotus Tower Management Company (Private) Limited.
  • Chairman of National Savings Bank.
  • Director of the National Medicinal Drug Regulatory Authority.
  • Non-Executive Director of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Director of People's Bank.
  • Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka.
  • Director of the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management.
  • Director of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC).
  • Commission member of Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka.
  • Ex-officio Chairman of Local Loan and Development Fund.
Ms Janaki Senanayake Siriwardane
MS JANAKI SENANAYAKE SIRIWARDANE
Secretary, Bank of Ceylon/ Secretary to the Board
Profile is given on page 32.