Governance and Risk Management

Corporate Management and Profiles


Sanath Manatunge

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer

FCMA (UK)/CGMA/FCMI (UK)/FCMA (SL)/FIB (SL)/MBA Merit (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)

33 years in Banking

S Prabagar

Chief Operating Officer

FCMA(UK)/CGMA/MBA (University of London)/AIB (SL)/B. Com (Bharathidasan University, India)/DISSCA– CA Sri Lanka/CISA (USA)

27 years in Banking

Nandika Buddhipala

Chief Financial Officer

FCA/FCCA (UK)/FCMA/CMA (Aus)/MCISI (UK)/SA Fin (Aus)/IMA (USA)/BSc, BAd (Special) (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)/PG Dip in Management (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)/MBA (University of Colombo)/MA in Financial Economics (University of Colombo)/MSc in Financial Mathematics (University of Colombo)

32 years post qualifying experience including 15 years in Banking

Isuru Tillakawardena

Deputy General Manager –
Human Resource Management

LL.B (University of Colombo)/MBA (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)/MA (University of Colombo)/Diploma in International Affairs (BCIS)/GSLID (SLID)/Fellow of the Association of HR Professionals

32 years of experience including 13 years in Banking

Hasrath Munasinghe

Deputy General Manager –
Retail Banking and Marketing

FIB (SL)/FCIM (UK)/FSLIM/FCMI (UK)/ACMA (UK)/CGMA/CMA (Aus)/GSLID (SLID)/MSc in IT (University of Moratuwa)/MBA (University of Southern Queensland, Aus)/CPM (Asia Pacific Marketing Federation, Sing)/Post Graduate Diploma in Business and Finance Administration (CA Sri Lanka)/Advanced Diploma in Credit Management (IBSL)/Diploma in Treasury & Risk Management (IBSL)

29 years of experience including 12 years in Banking

Asela Wijesiriwardane

Deputy General Manager – Treasury

BSc (University of Colombo)/MA-Econ (University of Colombo)/ACMA (UK)

26 years in Banking

Delakshan Hettiarachchi

Deputy General Manager – Personal Banking

CIM (UK)/MBA (Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK)/AIB (SL)

39 years in Banking

Kapila Hettihamu

Chief Risk Officer

BSc (University of Colombo)/MBA (University of Colombo)/Member (Association Cambiste Internationale)

27 years in Banking

John Premanath

Deputy General Manager –
Management Audit

FCCA (UK)/CISA (USA)/CIA (USA)/BSc Applied Accounting (Oxford Brookes – UK)/AIB (SL)/DISSCA (CA Sri Lanka)/ISO 27001:2013 ISMS Lead Auditor/GSLID (SLID)

32 years in Banking

Ms Tamara Bernard

Deputy General Manager –
Corporate Banking

AIB (SL)/Masters in Development Studies (University of Colombo)/MBA (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)

33 years in Banking

Sumudu Gunawardhana

Chief Information Officer

BSC (Eng.) in Computer Science and Engineering (University of Moratuwa)/MBA (University of Colombo)/AIB (SL)/CIMA passed finalist/PMP (USA)/EPGM-Sloan Business School (Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA)

25 years of experience in Information Technology including 2 years in Banking

Krishan Gamage

Assistant General Manager –
Information Technology

BSc (Eng.) in Electronic and Telecommunication (University of Moratuwa)

24 years of experience in Information Technology including 16 years in Banking

Prasanna Indrajith

Assistant General Manager – Finance

FCA/FCCA (UK)/FCMA (SL)/AIB (SL)/BSc BAd (Special) (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)/Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Financial Admin. (CA Sri Lanka)

28 years post qualifying experience in Finance related fields including 26 years in Banking

Chinthaka Dharmasena

Assistant General Manager – Services

BSc (Eng.) Hons in Mechanical Engineering (University of Moratuwa)/MBA (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)/ISO Lead Auditor Certificate/Visiting lecturer at University of Moratuwa

21 years of experience in Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management and 11 years in Banking

B A H S Preena

Assistant General Manager –
Corporate Banking I

MBA (University of Colombo)/AIB (SL)

35 years in Banking

Mrs Mithila Shamini

Assistant General Manager –
Personal Banking I

AIB (SL)/Dip. in Business Mgmt.(SLBDC)/Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Financial Admin. (CA Sri Lanka)/MBA (Griffith University, Australia)

36 years in Banking

M P Dharmasiri

Assistant General Manager – Planning

FCA/FCMA (SL)/AIB (SL)/MSc Mgt (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)/MA Financial Economics (University of Colombo)/BSc BAd (Special) (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)

33 years in Banking

Mrs Dharshanie Perera

Assistant General Manager –
Personal Banking II

MCIM (UK), FICM (SL), AIB (SL)

38 years in Banking

Ms Kelum Amarasinghe

Assistant General Manager –
Compliance/Compliance Officer

Intermediate Diploma in Banking & Finance (IBSL)/Post graduate Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership (QUALIFI, UK)

34 years in Banking

Thusitha Suraweera

Assistant General Manager – Operations

Passed Finalist, CIMA (UK)

25 years in Banking

Nalin Samaranayake

Assistant General Manager –
Credit Supervision and Recoveries

AIB (SL)/Postgraduate Executive Diploma in Bank Mgt./MBA – Cardiff Metropolitan, UK)

35 years in Banking

Varuna Kolamunna

Assistant General Manager –
Personal Banking III

Intermediate Diploma in Banking & Finance (IBSL)/Masters of Business Administration (Open University of Malaysia)

32 years in Banking

Vajira Thotagammana

Assistant General Manager – Information
Technology (Research & Development)

BSc (University of Colombo)

34 years of experience in Information Technology including 29 years in Banking

S Ganeshan

Assistant General Manager –
Personal Banking IV/SME

Intermediate Diploma in Banking & Finance (IBSL)/Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, Staffordshire University, UK

34 years in Banking

Sidath Pananwala

Assistant General Manager –
Corporate Banking II

AIB (SL)/MBA (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)/CMA (Australia)

36 years in Banking