Mr K E D Sumanasiri
Outgoing General Manager
(Appointed as the General Manager in August 2021)
Skills and experience
Counts over 32 years of multi-disciplinary experience within the Bank with expertise in credit and people management. During his career at the Bank, he has served in areas of Retail Banking, Micro Finance, Corporate Finance, Recoveries, Learning and Development and Human Resource Management.
BSc. (Honours) Degree in Business Administration (University of
Sri Jayewardenepura), Management Development Programme for Key Management Personnel (Postgraduate Institute of Management), Special Management Course of higher Management and Public Policy for Business Leadership (Postgraduate Institute of Management), training programme offered by the Harvard Business School of USA, Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka.
Mr W P Russel Fonseka
Incoming General Manager
(Appointed as the General Manager in January 2023)
Skills and experience
Over 32 years of experience in the Bank across its local and overseas operations, specialising in Financial Management, Budget and Strategic Planning.
Other areas of experience includes Retail Banking, International Operations, Treasury and Investment and Corporate and Offshore Banking.
BSc (Special) Degree in Business Administration (University of
Sri Jayewardenepura), MBA (University of Southern Queensland, Australia) Advanced Management Programme at the Harvard Business School, USA, Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and a Senior Fellow Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
Ms Janaki Senanayake Siriwardane
Secretary, Bank of Ceylon/Secretary to the Board
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in October 2010)
Skills and experience
Over 26 years of experience in the Bank in Company Secretarial and Corporate Governance.
An Attorney-at-law by profession
with an LLB.
MBA (Merit) from the University of Colombo.
Mr D S Muthukudaarachchi
Deputy General Manager
(Recovery Corporate)
(Appointed to the Corporate Management
in February 2020)
Skills and experience
Over 32 years of experience in diverse aspects of the banking operations.
Wide experience in Retail and Corporate Banking specialising in Credit Management, Credit Risk and Overseas Branch operations.
BSc (Special) Degree in Estate
Management and Valuation
(University of Sri Jayewardenepura).
Mr Y A Jayathilaka
Deputy General Manager
(Development Banking and Branch Credit Operations – Range II)
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in February 2020)
Skills and experience
Counts over 25 years of experience in
multi-disciplinary roles in Branch operations, Treasury and Overseas operations, Project Management, Process Automation, Products and Process Development, Credit operations, and Recoveries.
Has been involved in the implementation of major IT projects such as Core Banking system and Trade Finance systems in BoC UK Ltd., Core Banking and Teller system upgrade of the Bank, DMS and Workflow Automation System, and several other customer-facing digital offerings of the Bank.
BSc (Special) Degree in Business Administration (University of
Sri Jayewardenepura), Master of Business (Finance) Degree (University of Kelaniya), Diploma in Banking and Finance, Associate of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka,
and Advanced Course in Strategic Management from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (University of Sri Jayewardenepura).
Mr H Priyal Silva
Deputy General Manager
(Branch Operations)
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in February 2020)
Skills and experience
Counts over 25 years of extensive experience in various aspects of banking specialising in Finance, Corporate,
Retail and Development Banking, International and Treasury operations and Branch operations including Sales and Marketing.
BBA Second Class (Upper Division) Degree (Specialised in Marketing) (University of Ruhuna), MBA in Accountancy (University of Kelaniya), Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration and Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing UK, and Associate Member of Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
Mr G A Jayashantha
Chief Risk Officer
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in September 2020)
Skills and experience
Over 25 years of experience in the Bank with specialised skills in Retail Credit, SME, Treasury Operations and Assets and Liability Management, Risk Management and Corporate Credit including Offshore operations.
BSc (Special) Degree in Business Administration (University of
Sri Jayewardenepura), MA in Financial Economics (University of Colombo), Diploma in Credit Management (Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka), Associate Member of Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
Ms W B P Rathnayake
Deputy General Manager (Compliance)
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in September 2020)
Skills and experience
Experience in all aspects of commercial banking with local and international exposure during her career spanning over 25 years.
Expertise in Corporate and Retail Credit and Risk Management and was instrumental in developing risk management policies and tools for the Bank.
BSc (Special) Degree in Agriculture (University of Ruhuna), MBA (Open University of Sri Lanka), Postgraduate Executive Diploma in Bank Management (The Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka) International Diploma in Governance, Risk & Compliance (International Compliance Association, UK) and Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
Mr R M N Jeewantha
Deputy General Manager
(International, Treasury and Investment)
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in September 2020)
Skills and experience
Over 20 years of Banking experience in the areas of Treasury Management, Investment Banking, Financial Management, Credit Management and Retail Banking.
BSc (Special) Degree in Accountancy (University of Sri Jayewardenepura), MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), Member of the Institute of Certified Professional Managers of
Sri Lanka (ACPM) and Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
Mr M P Ruwan Kumara
Deputy General Manager
(Finance and Planning)
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in September 2020)
Skills and experience
Over 20 years of experience in banking specialising in Financial Management, Strategic Planning, Investment Banking, Commercial and Overseas Banking operations.
BSc (Special) Degree in Accountancy (University of Sri Jayewardenepura), Commonwealth Executive MBA (CEMBA) (Open University of Sri Lanka), Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Associate Member of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka, Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID).
Mr S Sivanjan
Deputy General Manager
(Support Services)
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in September 2020)
Skills and experience
Over 20 years of banking experience in Retail Branch operations, Credit, Recovery, Development Banking, Branch Transformation, Microfinance and Overseas operations.
BSc First Class Honours Degree in Science (University of Jaffna) and MBA (University of Colombo) specialising in Marketing.
Mr B K Gurusinghe
Chief Legal Officer
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in September 2020)
Skills and experience
Attorney-at-law from the Sri Lanka Law College.
Over 25 years of experience as a banking professional, with expertise in Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Credit and Organisational Transformation.
BSc (Special) Degree in Business Administration (University of
Sri Jayewardenepura), Commonwealth Executive MBA (CEMBA) (Open University of Sri Lanka), Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Financial Administration (PgDBM) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Diploma in Credit Management (Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka), Membership in several organisations such as the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka
Bar Association.
Mr M R N Rohana Kumara
Deputy General Manager
(Recovery Provinces, Business Revival and Rehabilitation)
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in January 2021)
Skills and experience
Over 20 years of experience in the
Bank including executive leadership
roles in Recovery, Retail Credit and
Project Finance.
Contributed towards enhancing organisation-wide credit skills through his role as a resource person of the Bank’s Central Training Institute.
BSc First Class Degree in Mathematics (University of Kelaniya), Executive Diploma in Leadership (Northern Illinois University, USA) and Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
Mr A R F John Pulle
Deputy General Manager
(Branch Credit Operations Range I)
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in July 2021)
Skills and experience
Over 31 years of experience in all aspects of commercial banking, specialising in Treasury Management, Retail Banking, Risk Management and Overseas Banking operations. He has also served as the Head of Treasury in Bank of Ceylon, Chennai and as the Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd in London.
B.Ph First Class Degree in Philosophy from the Universita’ Pontificia Salesiana, Italy and an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
Mr Nilantha Meneripitiyage
Deputy General Manager
(Corporate and Offshore Banking)
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in July 2021)
Skills and experience
Career banker with over 30 years’ experience in both local and overseas operations in areas such as Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Risk Management, Credit Card operations, Treasury operations and Information Technology.
Has served as the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd., and Assistant General Manager (Risk Management). His experience includes the handling of large-scale businesses and government sector infrastructure projects.
BSc (Management) Honours (Special) Degree and a Master of Science (Management) degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Diploma in Banking and Finance, Associate of the Institute of Bankers Sri Lanka.
Served as a visiting lecturer affiliated to the Post Graduate Studies Department of the University of Moratuwa, The Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka, Export Development Board and the Central Training Institute of the Bank of Ceylon.
Mr K A D Wijayawardhane
Deputy General Manager
(Human Resource)
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in October 2021)
Skills and experience
Over 20 years of experience in the Bank specialising in Branch Banking, executive leadership in Human Resource operations, Credit and Retail Banking.
BSc (General) Second Class (Upper Division) Honours Degree (University of Kelaniya), Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management (University of Wayamba), Diploma in Banking and Finance from the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and Life Member of the Association of Professional Bankers (APB), Sri Lanka.
Mr K A Ajith Karunarathne
Deputy General Manager
(Product and Banking Development)
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in December 2021)
Skills and experience
Over 20 years of experience in the Bank specialising in the areas of Branch Banking, Trade Finance, Corporate and Premier Banking operations.
Multi-disciplinary experience in Retail Banking and executive leadership roles in multiple provinces with responsibility for Business promotion, Administration and Human Resource.
BSc (Special) Degree in Business Administration (University of
Sri Jayewardenepura), Master of Business Administration (Wayamba University of Sri Lanka), Member of AAT and Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of
Sri Lanka.
Mr P Maduwantha Liyanage
Chief Internal Auditor
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in December 2014)
Skills and experience
A finance professional with over 23 years of experience in banking and finance.
Prior to joining Bank of Ceylon as the Chief Internal Auditor, he has served at the Commercial Credit and Finance (PLC) Ltd. and Pan Asia Bank in the same capacity.
BSc (Special) Degree in Accountancy and Financial Management (University of
Sri Jayewardenepura), Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Sri Lanka and Member of Certified Information Systems Auditors (CISA) of ISACA – USA.
Mr Sameera D Liyanage
Chief Marketing Officer
(Appointed to the Corporate Management in August 2020)
Skills and experience
Over 24 years of professional expertise in banking and marketing across both public and private sector Institutions.
Awarded the Chartered Marketer status in 2015 by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK).
Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the CIM UK, Member of the CIM UK, SLIM and Association of Professional Bankers