Board of Directors and profiles

Appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors in April 2024.

Appointed as an Independent/Non-Executive Director in February 2021 and served on the Board as Deputy Chairman since March 2022.

He is the Chairman of the Board Credit Committee, the Board Strategy Development Committee and the Board Sustainability Committee.

He was also the Chairman of the Board Nominations and Governance Committee, Board Human Resource and Remuneration Committee, Board Investments Committee and the Board Technology Committee.

Skills, experience, and educational qualifications:

Mr Muhseen is a senior investment banker with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and capital markets. He has held senior roles, collaborating with company boards and leadership teams of financial institutions across Asia to drive their strategic corporate agendas. He is credited with leading research reports on banking sector efficiency, currency depreciation, and budget deficits during his tenure as Head of Sri Lanka Banking Sector Research and Lead Economist at Jardine Flemming.

Mr Muhseen has also worked at Standard Chartered Bank in the Corporate Banking Division, where he started out as a Management Trainee and at Rodman and Renshaw Stock and Commodities Broker based in Chicago. In his Investment Banking career spanning over 21 years, Mr Muhseen has completed landmark mergers and capital raising transactions in excess of USD 100 Bn.

Under his leadership, the Asia FIG sectors team at Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse won the “FIG Asia House of the Year” awards from the Asset magazine for several years, and multiple transactions he led were awarded as best country deals and best financial sector capital-raising transactions. Mr Muhseen also has policy-level experience, having worked as a Team Leader at the National Council for Economic Development (NCED) under the Ministry of Finance, and as a Director at the Task Force to Rebuild the Nation (TAFREN), a Presidential Task Force for rebuilding the economy after the 2004 Tsunami.

He holds a Masters in Economics from the University of Colombo and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) from Western Michigan University. He completed the Corporate Finance training program with JP Morgan in New York and holds an Executive Certificate in Directorship from the Singapore Management University.

Mr Muhseen won the joint award “Outstanding Independent Non-Executive Director of the Year” at the SLID – ACCA National Director Awards 2025.

Other current appointments:

Currently, Mr Muhseen is the Non Independent/Non-Executive Chairman of CBC Finance PLC, Chairman of Platinum Advisors Pte Ltd., a Director of H2O One Pte Ltd., an Independent/Non-Executive Director of David Pieris Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., a Director of Canary Wharf Holdings Pte Ltd. and an Independent/Non-Executive Director of PCCW Limited, Hong Kong.

Previous appointments:

Previously, he served as Independent/Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of Amana Takaful Life PLC, Director for Gestetner of Ceylon PLC and as a Director of Lankan Angel Network. His prior experience includes leading roles at global investment banks such as Credit Suisse, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan, and Standard Chartered Bank. His most recent role was Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia Financial Institutions Group (FIG), and Head of Asia Insurance at Credit Suisse, based in Singapore. He was also a Director at Merrill Lynch and an Associate Director at Deloitte. He has worked as a Senior Advisor to TPG BNP Paribas and Great Eastern Holdings.

Shareholding of Bank:

Holds 3,400 voting shares

Appointed as an Independent/Non-Executive Director in September 2020 and as the Deputy Chairman of the Bank in April 2024.

Appointed as Chairman of the Board Integrated Risk Management Committee.

Mr Senanayake was the Chairman of the Board Audit Committee, the Board Human Resources and Remuneration Committee, the Board Related Party Transactions Review Committee and the Board Capital Expenditure Review Committee.

Skills, experience, and educational qualifications:

He is a Fellow Member of CA Sri Lanka with over 35 years of post-qualifying experience and holds a B.Com. (Special) degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura with a second class upper division pass and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management from the PIM of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He completed his articles at Ernst & Young to qualify as a Chartered Accountant.

Mr Senanayake is passionate about and possesses extensive domain knowledge in the financial services industry, particularly in financial management and corporate reporting, including aspects such as risk management, capital management, corporate governance, compliance, sustainability, and integrated reporting. Besides many other local and overseas training programs, he has undergone training in banking and finance with Euromoney and on general management with the National University of Singapore.

Other current appointments:

Mr Senanayake was appointed as the Chairman of Commercial Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Limited in November 2025 and as the Chairman of CBC Myanmar Microfinance Company Limited in March 2025. Mr Senanayake assumed the role of Chairman at Senkadagala Finance PLC in August 2023. Prior to this position, he served as an Independent/Non-Executive Director at the same organisation since April 2017. He also serves as a Consultant at Smart Media – The Annual Report Company.

He is a Director of Virtual Capital Technologies (Pvt) Ltd., a software development company, since August 2017. Mr Senanayake serves as an Advisor to Unicorn Hatch Limited, a Company Incorporated in New Zealand, from March 2024.

Previous Appointments:

Mr Senanayake worked at Singer Industries (Ceylon) PLC from 1991 to 1994 as the Financial Accountant. From 1994 to 2007, he held several key positions, progressing from Senior Manager – Finance to Assistant General Manager (Finance & Planning) at Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Nations Trust Bank PLC from 2007 to 2009. From 2009 to 2024, he worked as the Chief Officer – Process Development at Smart Media – The Annual Report Company. He also served as an Independent/Non-Executive Director of CBC Finance PLC from October 2014 to March 2021 and as a Non-Independent/Non-Executive Director from April 2021 to June 2022. Mr Senanayake was the Chairman of Orysys Limited (formerly known as CBC Tech Solutions Limited) and was a Member of the Corporate Governance Committee of CA Sri Lanka for the period from February 2024 to December 2025.

Shareholding of Bank:

Nil

Appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank in May 2022.

Appointed as a Non-Independent/Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer in July 2018.

Skills, experience, and educational qualifications:

Mr Manatunge joined Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC in 1989. He has held Corporate Management/Senior Management positions such as Deputy General Manager – Corporate Banking, Chief Risk Officer, Head of Credit Risk and Chief Manager – Corporate Banking. Under Mr Manatunge, the Corporate Banking Division of the Bank experienced rapid growth in the loan book and areas such as Trade Finance fee-based income while maintaining the quality of advances.

During his tenure as Chief Operating Officer, Mr Manatunge headed strategically important business units of the Bank such as Personal Banking, Corporate Banking, Information Technology, Cards, and Digital Banking guiding them to become industry leaders. He has also provided leadership and strategic inputs for transformational projects of the Bank such as “SME Transformation”, establishing a long-term digital roadmap for the Bank, and many projects to improve operational excellence.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants – UK (FCMA) and has obtained a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura with a Merit Pass. He has also earned a MSc in Sustainable Management from the University of Bedfordshire – UK. He is also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Bankers – Sri Lanka (FIB), a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCMA), a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute – UK (FCMI) and a Member of Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA) – Australia. Mr. Manatunge has also been a Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors since August 2017.

He was adjudged the “Chief Information Security Officer of the Year” at the EC – Council Global CISO Forum held in Atlanta – USA in September 2013, in recognition of his outstanding contribution in strengthening and promoting information security practices and IT Risk Management. He won the “Global CEO Leadership Excellence Award 2024” at the Global CEO Forum awarded by the Global CEO Magazine and the “Top 10 Diversity Champions 2024” at the Top 10 WIM Diversity Champion Awards 2024 awarded by Women in Management and International Finance Corporation in 2024. He was also awarded the “Best Bank CEO in Sri Lanka 2025” at the TAB Global Leadership Achievement and Best Managed Banks Awards 2025 awarded by The Asian Banker Magazine in the year 2025. He was instrumental in forming the Association of Banking Sector Risk Professionals, Sri Lanka and was the President in 2014. He has also served as a Council Member of the Association of Professional Bankers (APB) and a Member of the CIMA – “Thought Leadership Committee”. Mr Manatunge was a visiting lecturer for the MBA Degree program at the University of Colombo and was a resource person at the Training Centre of Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Other current appointments:

Director of Commercial Development Company PLC, Deputy Chairman of Commercial Bank of Maldives (Private) Limited, Chairman of Sri Lanka Banks Association (Guarantee) Ltd., and Vice Chairman of Employer’s Federation of Ceylon. Member of the UNICEF Business Council – Sri Lanka from May 2025. Mr Manatunge was appointed as ex-officio member of the Stakeholder Engagement Committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and appointed as a Member of the Chamber Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in July 2025.

Previous Appointments:

Managing Director of Commercial Development Company PLC, Director of Orysys Limited (formerly known as CBC Tech Solutions Ltd.), and Director of Lanka Financial Services Bureau Ltd. He also served as a Director of the Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CIBSL), a Director of LankaPay (Private) Limited and the Chairman of the Banking, Financial Services & Insurance Group of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon for year 2023/24. He was also the Vice Chairman of Sri Lanka Banks Association (Guarantee) Ltd prior to being appointed as the Chairman of the same.

Shareholding of Bank:

Holds 564,324 voting shares

Appointed as an Independent/Non-Executive Director in August 2020.

Appointed as the Chairperson of the Board Nominations and Governance Committee. She was the Chairperson of the Board Integrated Risk Management Committee and the Board Investment Committee.

Skills, experience, and educational qualifications:

Ms Lee is a pioneer and leading expert in quantitative risk management and its applications to strategy. She has over 36 years of experience as a banker, is a capital markets expert, and is a partner in management consulting firms serving CEOs and Boards in US and Asia.

She holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a BSc from NYU Stern School of Business. She also attended the Advanced Management Program and Women on Boards Program at Harvard Business School. She is co‐author of the books “What Every CEO Must Know About Risk” and “RAROC and Risk Management”. Since 2000, Ms Lee had been a Senior Fellow of the Wharton School, and an Adjunct Professor at Singapore Management University, where she developed and taught Enterprise Risk Management for 10 years. She has also taught Risk Management at Columbia University, New York. Ms Lee has lived and worked in both New York and Asia.

Other current appointments:

Ms Lee is the Managing Director of Dragonfly LLC, which she co-founded in 2000. The New York based consulting firm provides strategy, risk management, and investment advice to Boards, CEOs, CFOs, and Business heads in the US, Europe and Asia, covering all sectors, corporates, financial institutions and governments. She is also the CEO of Dragonfly Capital Ventures (DFC), which she founded in 2009. DFC develops and invests in renewable energy and infrastructure projects in South East Asia. She is also the Managing Director and Director of Dragonfly Advisors Pte Ltd.

She currently serves on the Executive Board of NYU Stern School of Business, DBS Group Holdings Ltd., DBS Bank Ltd., DBS Foundation Ltd., SMRT Corporation Ltd., Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Limited and JTC Corporation. She is also the Non-Independent/Non-Executive Chairperson of Strides DST Pte Ltd., (a SMRT JV Company). In October 2024, she was designated as the Co-Chair of “Women Execs on Boards” – a non-profit alumni network of Harvard Business School of Board Governance programs. She is also a Director of non-profit SG HER Empowerment Ltd.

Previous Appointments:

Ms Lee ended her term as Independent Director at AlTi Tiedemann Global and Temasek Life Sciences Accelerator Pte Ltd. She has served as a Board Director of Solar Frontier, a renewable energy subsidiary of Japan-listed Showa Shell Sekiyu. Prior to Dragonfly, Ms Lee was a key member of the pioneering team that developed quantitative risk methodology at Bankers Trust in the late 1980s. She ran the bank’s daily global risk quantification and reporting. She also worked on derivatives and other capital markets products and was the risk manager (Chief Risk Officer) reporting to the President of BT Securities.

Shareholding of Bank:

Nil

Appointed as an Independent/Non-Executive Director in March 2021.

Appointed as the Chairperson of Board Technology Committee.

Skills, experience, and educational qualifications:

Ms Wijewardena is a corporate executive with a proven track record in the IT industry, both locally and internationally. She has served in various senior positions in the industry for many years, gaining diverse experience in providing technology solutions from high-tech start-ups to large multinational businesses in the world.

She is a Graduate Member of British Computer Society. She received her board executive education at Harvard Business School and also earned Strategy Certification for Game Changing Organizations and Artificial Intelligence in Impact for Business Strategies from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management – WIM, together with IFC and the Government of Australia, awarded her as the ‘Best Woman Board Director 2021 (Sri Lanka/Maldives)’ at the WIM awards 2021 in Colombo.

Other current appointments:

Ms Wijewardena is the Chairperson of Aventude (Pvt) Ltd., Sri Lanka, which she co-founded in 2018. She is also the Chairperson/Shareholder of Aventude Pte Ltd., Singapore. Aventude is a technology strategic consultation & solutions company based in Colombo, Stockholm and Singapore, specialising in solving business problems using technology across an end-to-end spectrum. She also serves as a Director of Meta Dynamics, UAE, a company providing advanced technical services for custom software requirements of businesses.

Previous appointments:

Mrs Wijewardena was the Chief Executive Officer of Aventude (Pvt) Ltd., Sri Lanka, and Aventude (Pte) Ltd., Singapore, prior to being appointed as the Chairperson of both companies. She was also the Vice Chairperson of the Cabinet approved national initiative, “Women’s Chamber for Digital Sri Lanka” (WCDSL), an initiative to uplift women’s participation in the digital economy of Sri Lanka through ICT education, career empowerment and supportive policies.

Shareholding of Bank:

Nil

Appointed as an Independent/Non-Executive Director in April 2022.

He is the Chairman of the Board Human Resources & Remuneration Committee and the Board Investment Committee.

Skills, experience, and educational qualifications:

Dr Selliah holds a MBBS degree and Master’s Degree (M.Phil). He has over two decades of diverse experience in varied fields including Manufacturing, Healthcare, Insurance, Logistics, Packaging, Renewable power, Plantation, Retail, etc. He serves on the Boards of many public listed and private companies. He has extensive experience serving on Board Committees including Audit, Human Resource and Remuneration, Investment, Strategic Planning, Related Party, Nomination, etc.

Other current appointments:

Dr Selliah is the Independent/Non-Executive Chairman of JAT Holdings PLC. He is also the Chairman of Vydexa (Lanka) Power Corporation (Pvt) Ltd., Cleanco Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., Andysel (Pvt) Ltd., Soul Corporation Private Ltd. and Orysys Limited. He is the Deputy Chairman of ArunoAus Pty Ltd. He is also a Non-Independent/Non-Executive Director of Lanka Tiles PLC, Lanka Walltiles PLC, ACL Cables PLC, and Swisstek (Ceylon) PLC. Dr Selliah is a Director of Arunodhaya (Pvt) Ltd, Arunodhaya Industries (Pvt) Ltd, and Arunodhaya Investments (Pvt) Ltd. Currently, he also serves on many Board Committees of the companies listed above as the Chairman or a Member.

Previous appointments:

Dr Selliah was a Director of Expo Lanka Holdings PLC, Horana Plantation PLC and Unidil Packaging (Pvt) Ltd. He was also a Director of Lanka Ceramic PLC, HNB Assurance PLC, Softlogic Holdings PLC, Odel PLC, and Swisstek Aluminium (Pvt) Ltd. Dr Selliah was the Deputy Chairman of Asiri Hospital Holdings PLC, Asiri Surgical Hospital PLC and Central Hospitals Ltd. He has served as a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya for many years in the past and served on several committees. He has also been the Head of the Department of Physiology during his tenure at the Faculty. He has also served as a member of the University Council at the University of Colombo.

Shareholding of Bank:

Holds 38,855 voting shares

Appointed as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director in May 2022.

Skills, experience, and educational qualifications:

Mr Prabagar is a senior banker with over 30 years of diversified banking experience with the Bank. He has served as Branch Manager of mid-sized and larger branches in Colombo, performed as Chief Operating Officer and Country Manager of the Bank’s Bangladesh Operations, provided leadership to the Internal Audit function of the Bank as the Head and Assistant General Manager, spearheaded the Bank operations as the Assistant General Manager in charge of Operations and lead Corporate Banking as the Deputy General Manager, which was the last position held by him before taking up the current responsibility.

Having turned around the branches he managed to greater performance, he was instrumental in bringing up Bangladesh Operations from a two–branch, two-booth operation to a 19 branch operation. It became the 3rd highest profitable foreign bank, next only to Standard Chartered Bank and Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation out of 10 foreign banks, and contributed to around 15% of the overall bottom line of Commercial Bank. Under his leadership, operations in Bangladesh earned AAA credit rating from the leading credit rating agency in Bangladesh, CRISL.

He represented the Bank at National Payment Council meetings at Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). He also functioned as the Bank’s Ombudsman in resolving customer complaints with the Financial Ombudsman of the country. He was the representative of the Bank to the Bankers Technical Assistance Committee (BTAC) appointed by the Bankers Association of Sri Lanka, to address operational issues faced by banks.

He served on the panel of lecturers for the Post Graduate Diploma in Bank Management offered by the Institute of Bankers (IBSL) and carried out lectures for over 4 years. He was the Secretary to the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, actively promoting trade and investment between the countries.

Mr Prabagar holds an MBA in Banking and Finance from the University of London, is an Associate of the Institute of Bankers (AIB – SL), and has a B.Com from the Bharathidasan University in India. He is fully qualified in CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants – UK), and CISA (Certified in System Audit – USA), also holding a Diploma in System Security and Control Audit (DISSCA – CASL).

Other current appointments:

He is a Non-Independent/Non-Executive Director of the Board of Commercial Bank of Maldives Private Ltd, and a Director of Lanka Financial Services Bureau (Private) Limited.

Previous appointments:

He served as a Director on the Board of CBC Myanmar Microfinance Company Ltd. and as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Orysys Limited (formerly known as CBC Tech Solutions Limited.) Additionally, he chaired the Roadmap Committee appointed by the CBSL for the implementation of Blockchain Technology in Sri Lanka.

Shareholding of Bank:

Holds 355,061 voting shares and 42,772 non-voting shares

Appointed as an Independent/Non-Executive Director in February 2023.

Skills, experience, and educational qualifications:

Mr Fernando is a professional banker, who retired from active service in the banking sector in August 2020. With a career spanning over 35 years at the Bank of Ceylon (BOC), he played many prominent roles in the Recoveries Department and the Product Development Banking Unit, where he had initiated a number of noteworthy, innovative liability and asset products.

He has vast experience in branch banking, customer service, and corporate/retail credit in rural and urban branches for over 14 years. He also has training/exposure in international and treasury operations, which he gained during his service at the BOC London Branch and as a Member of expatriate staff at the BOC Karachi Branch which is now non-operational in Pakistan. He has also managed 70 BOC branches for 4 years as the Assistant General Manager in charge of the Western Province South (the largest administrative region of BOC at the time), before taking up the assignment at Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd., as the Chief Executive Officer/ Director in late 2012.

He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hon.) degree from the University of Colombo and served briefly on the academic staff of the (then) Batticaloa University College. He also worked under the Ministry of Education as an Education Officer in “Sri Lanka Education Service” before joining the BOC in 1986.

He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka since 1998.

Other current appointments:

Nil

Previous Appointments:

Mr Fernando was a Director of Property Development and Management (Pvt) Ltd., BOC Travels (Pvt) Ltd., and Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka PLC. He was also an Independent Director of Cey Bank Holiday Homes (Pvt) Ltd. and the General Manager during two distinct periods. Additionally, he also served as the Director and Chairman of MBSL Insurance (Pvt) Ltd. His past appointments included Chief Executive Officer of Grand Oriental Hotel, Chief Risk Officer (Deputy General Manager) of Bank of Ceylon, Sri Lanka and Chief Executive Officer and Director of BOC, UK.

Shareholding of Bank:

Nil

Appointed as an Independent/Non-Executive Director in April 2023.

Appointed as the Chairman of the Board Related Party Transactions Review Committee.

Skills, experience, and educational qualifications:

Mr Kumarasinghe is a Senior President’s Counsel specialising in Civil and Commercial matters with a lucrative practice. Mr Kumarasinghe was enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in September 1982 and was appointed as a President’s Counsel by His Excellency the President, with effect from July 07, 2006.

Mr Kumarasinghe is actively practicing in the District Court of Colombo, Commercial High Court, Civil Appellate High Court of Colombo and the Superior Courts. He serves as Counsel for several State and Private Banks and Finance Houses. He has extensive experience in Debt Recovery matters and is a regular Speaker in Banking and Debt Recovery Law Sessions and many other Corporate Law matters in National Law Conferences, Junior National Law Conferences, and Continuing Legal Education Programmes conducted by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, the Association of Corporate Lawyers Sri Lanka, and the Colombo Law Society.

He has been a Member of the Bar Council of Sri Lanka for the past 37 years.

Other current appointments:

Mr Kumarasinghe is a member of the National Medicine Regulatory Authority.

Previous appointments:

Mr Kumarasinghe served as a Member of the Public Service Commission of Sri Lanka from April 2006 to April 2009 and from May 2011 to May 2014. He was also a Member of the Incorporated Council of Legal Education, the Chairman of the Environmental Council established under the National Environment Act., a Member of the Advisory Commission on Intellectual Property established under the Code of Intellectual Property Act., and the Chairman of the Committee appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers and the Public Service Commission to study the existing Medical Service Minute and propose solutions to the problems existing in the Medical Administration Grade. Mr Kumarasinghe was a Member of the University Grants Commission.

He has functioned as the Chairman of the Rent Law Reform Committee, the Chairman of the Banking and Finance Law Reform Committee, and the Co-Chair of the Apartment Ownership Law Reform Committee, Ministry of Justice, appointed by Hon. Minister of Justice. He also functioned as a Member of the Expert Committee to draft the Higher Education Act and the Law Commission of Sri Lanka.

Mr Kumarasinghe has previously served as an Independent/Non-Executive Director of Laugfs Gas PLC and Nawaloka Hospitals PLC.

Shareholding of Bank:

Nil

Appointed as an Independent/Non-Executive Director in October 2024.

Appointed as the Chairman of the Board Audit Committee.

Skills, experience, and educational qualifications:

Mr Perera is a Chartered Accountant by profession and retired from the position of the Managing Partner of KPMG Sri Lanka and Maldives with effect from March 31, 2023. He counts over 40 years of experience in audits of conglomerates and listed companies with diversified business interests.

Mr Perera was the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (2006 & 2007) and was the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Auditing Standards Committee (2009-2013). He also served on the Board of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA), one of four Regional Organizations (ROs) recognised by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).

Mr Perera is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA) and of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA), UK.

Other current appointments:

Mr Perera currently serves as an Independent/Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Hayleys PLC, Haycarb PLC, Dipped Products PLC, E. B. Creasy & Co. PLC, Laxapana PLC, Muller & Phipps (Ceylon) PLC, Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC and World Vision Lanka.

Previous appointments:

Mr Perera served as a Partner at KPMG Sri Lanka and Maldives for 33 years. He served on the KPMG Middle East & South Asia Board during his tenure as the Managing Partner of the Firm.

Additionally, he has served as a Commissioner of the Securities & Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, Member of the Monetary Policy Consultative Committee of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the Governing Council of the Postgraduate Institute of Management of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Shareholding of Bank

Holds 2,427 voting shares

Appointed as an Independent/Non-Executive Director in August 2025.

Skills, experience, and educational qualifications:

Ms Parakrama is a highly accomplished professional with extensive experience in corporate communication, financial services, and corporate governance.

Ms Parakrama's distinguished career in the banking sector includes over 27 years of experience in corporate and retail banking at prominent international institutions. She served at Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore and Sri Lanka in various leadership capacities, including Regional Head, Internal Communications for Southeast Asia and Head of Sustainability, Brand and Sponsorship.

Ms Parakrama’s academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from Smith College, USA, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and was inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. She holds professional accreditations as a Credit & Risk Professional from both Standard Chartered Bank, UK and American Express Bank, USA.

In addition to her corporate achievements, Ms Parakrama contributes her expertise on a voluntary basis as a member of the Board of the Sri Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation.

Other current appointments:

Ms Parakrama is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Vallibel One PLC and she is an Independent Director (Honorary) of Lanka Alzheimers Foundation.

Previous appointments:

Ms Parakrama had served Standard Chartered Bank, Sri Lanka as the Head of Corporate Affairs, Head of Priority Banking, and Head of Cash Management and at Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore as the Regional Head – Internal Communications Singapore and ASEAN. Her banking experience also extends to key positions at Amro Bank, American Express Bank, and Societe Generale Bank. She had served as Group Head of Corporate Communication for the David Pieris Group and as a Non-Executive Chairperson of several key entities within the David Pieris Group, including Assetline Insurance Brokers (Private) Limited, Assetline Capital (Private) Limited, Assetline Securities (Private) Limited, and Assetline Corporate Services (Private) Limited. Ms Parakrama held Board memberships within the David Pieris Automotive cluster, Assetline Finance Limited, and various overseas subsidiary companies of the David Pieris Group.

Shareholding of Bank:

Holds 123 voting shares

Appointed as Company Secretary in April 2019.

Skills, experience, and educational qualifications:

Mr Rajapaksha is an Associate of Chartered Governance Institute – UK & Ireland, formerly known as Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA – UK). He holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of New Buckinghamshire. He is a Graduate of the Institute of Chartered Corporate Secretaries (ICCS) of Sri Lanka counting over 22 years of experience in the field of Company Secretarial Practice including 15 years of experience at the Bank. He is also a Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Directors since September 2017 and a Member of the Institute of Directors (IOD) – UK.

Other current appointments:

He is the Vice President of the Chartered Governance Institute – UK & Ireland, Sri Lanka & Asia Pacific Branch and has been appointed as an All-Island Justice of the Peace in 2019.

Previous appointments:

Mr Rajapaksha was the Company Secretary of Bank’s fully owned subsidiary – CBC Finance PLC from November 2014 to March 2019 and the Assistant Company Secretary of the Bank from February 2011 to March 2019.

Shareholding of Bank:

Nil