Dr. Gamini Wickramasinghe was the Chairman of the Board during the year under review. He was appointed as the Chairman in May 2007 and re-appointed in May 2010. He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Dr. Wickramasinghe has extensive experience in both domestic and international markets. He is the Chairman of Informatics Group of Companies, one of the largest software development houses in the country. He served as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka from 2006 to 2009 and the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka from 2006 to 2008. He was also the Chairman of Bank of Ceylon (UK) Limited, Property Development PLC, Ceybank Holiday Homes (Private) Limited, BOC Management and Support Services (Private) Limited, Koladeniya Hydropower (Private) Limited and a Director of Mireka Capital Land (Private) Limited and The Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC during the year under review.
Mr Razik zarook, was appointed as the Chairman of the Board with effect from 9th January 2013 and serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Mr. Zarook has extensive experience and knowledge in the fields of law, management and business. He served as the Chairman of the Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE), the Agricultural Development Authority and National Aquatic Research and Development Authority (NARA) and was also a member on the Boards of Asian Hotels Corporation Limited, Lanka Canneries Limited, Ceylon Match Company Limited, Sathosa Engineering Services Limited, National Packaging Center and Ingrin Institute of Printing. He was the founder Chairman of Sathosa Motors Limited, Sathosa Printers Limited and Lanka Milk Foods Limited. He was appointed by the Government as Ambassador to the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and thereafter as the first Ambassador to Hungary and High Commissioner in Singapore.
Mr zarook is a senior Attorney-at-Law and President's Counsel who was enrolled to the Bar in 1969. Mr. zarook is also an alumni of the Indian Institute of Management Ahamedabad.
Mr. S R Attygalle was appointed as the Ex officio Director representing the Ministry charged with the subject of Finance on the Board of Bank of Ceylon in June 2010 and serves as the Non Executive Ex officio Director.
Mr. Attygalle brings to the Board the knowledge that bridges the Bank's goals with Government's objectives and the experience in financial services sector.
He was a Senior Economist of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for a number of years and has also served as Director and Acting Chairman of National Savings Bank and a Director of Shell Gas Lanka Limited.
He presently serves as the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury.
He is a Director of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and a member of the Superior Courts Complex Board of Management and the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka. He is also an observer on the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka.
Mr. Attygalle holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Degree in Mathematics from the University of Colombo and a Masters Degree in Economics from Warwick University, United Kingdom.
Mr. Raju Sivaraman, Director was appointed to the Board in January 2006 and subsequently re-appointed in June 2007 and May 2010, and serves as an Independent Non - Executive Director.
With more than 30 years of experience in architecture and management, Mr. Sivaraman brings to the Board business experience in public and private sectors. He served as a Director of Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka PLC, Road Development Authority, Design Centre, Mireka Capital Land (Private) Limited, Property Development PLC and Milco (Private) Limited. He serves as the Managing Director of Arch- Triad Consultants (Private) Limited, an architectural consultancy firm and Ram Developers (Private) Limited.
Mr. Sivaraman is presently the Chairman of Ceylease Limited, and also serves as a Director of MCSL Financial Services Limited and Mireka Capital Land (Private) Limited. He served as a Member of the National Police Commission from 2006 to 2009 and was reappointed to the National Police Commission in 2012. He was a Council Member and the Treasurer of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects.
Mr. Sivaraman is a Chartered Architect holding a Master's Degree in Architecture from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and a Fellow Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (F.I.A.).
Ms. Nalini Abeywardene, Director was appointed to the Board in May 2010 and serves as a Non-Executive Director.
Ms. Abeywardene brings to the Board extensive experience in the field of commercial law and more than 25 years of management experience in the private sector tea industry. She formerly practiced with a leading legal firm in Sri Lanka.
She served as a Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka from 2006 to 2009. She is a member of the Board of Management of the Galle Heritage Foundation of the Ministry of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs and a Director of Hotels Colombo (1963) Limited, BOC Travels (Private) Limited and Mussendapotta Estates (Private) Limited.
Ms. Abeywardene is an Attorney-at-Law.
Mr. Chandrasiri De Silva, Director was appointed to the Board in May 2010 and serves as a Non-Executive Director.
As a practicing lawyer, Mr. de silva brings to the Board extensive experience in law and in business and insurance sectors.
He previously served as a Director of People's Bank, People's Merchant Bank PLC and People's Insurance Company Limited and also a former Chairman of People's Travels Limited. He is presently the Chairman of BOC Travels (Private) Limited and a Director of Hotels Colombo (1963) Limited.
Mr. de Silva is an Attorney-at-Law and holds a Master's Degree in International Trade Law from the University of Wales, United Kingdom.
Mr. K L Hewage, Director was appointed to the Board in June 2010 and serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Mr. Hewage brings to the Board more than 40 years of experience in various fields, including consultancy, management, training, project finance, marketing and agriculture development.
He served as the Chairman of People's Merchant Bank PLC, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Janatha Fertilizer Enterprises Limited, Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation, Sri Lanka State Printing Corporation and Provincial Road Development Authority (Western Province). He also served as a Director of People's Bank, the General Manager of Sri Lanka Institute of Co-operative Management and a member of the Governing Council of the University of Visual and Performing Arts. He is presently the Chairman of Ceybank Assets Managemet Limited. He is also a Director of Sesatha Property Sales & Investments (Private) Limited and Sesatha Enterprises (Private) Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka and Master of Science Degree from the University of Reading, United Kingdom.
Mr. V Kanagasabapathy was appointed as the Alternate Director to Mr. S R Attygalle, the Ex officio Director, from July 2010 and served as a Non-Executive Alternate Director to the Ex officio Director on the Board. He also served as the Alternate Director to former Ex officio Directors since March 2006.
Mr. Kanagasabapathy brought to the Board more than 40 years of experience in the public sector, having served in several senior positions including Director / Additional Director General of Public Finance, Director General of Public Enterprises and Financial Management Reform Coordinator and Financial Management Advisor of the Ministry of Finance & Planning. He alse served as a Director of People's Bank, State Mortgage & Investment Bank, Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka PLC, MCSL Financial Services Limited, Lanka Hydraulic Institute Limited and as the Chairman of the Distance Learning Centre and also as a Senior Financial Consultant of the Academy of Financial Studies, which is the training arm of the Ministry of Finance & Planning. He is a Council Member of the Institute of Public Finance and Development Accountancy, President of the Association of Public Finance Accountants of Sri Lanka and a Member of the National Salaries and Cadres Commission. He is the Executive Director of Hotel Developers Lanka PLC.
Mr. Kanagasabapathy holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University, U.S.A. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, the Institute of Public Finance and Development Accountancy, the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka and the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka.
Mr. R M A Ratnayake was appointed as the Alternate Director to Mr. S R Attygalle, the Ex officio Director from 30th January 2013. Mr Ratnayake serves as a Non Executive Alternate Director to the Ex officio Director on the Board.
Mr. Ratnayake brings to the Board his experience in the public sector of over 21 years in several senior capacities such as the first Director of the Revenue Division and as Director of Cash Management and Debt Management Divisions of the Department of Treasury Operations and the Director responsible for the construction, aviation and transport cluster in the Department of Public Enterprises of the Ministry of Finance and Planning. He has also served as the Assistant Director, Cash Management of the Department of State Accounts and as an Accountant at Government bodies. He has also served as a Member of the Boards of Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Milco (Private) Limited, Chilaw Plantation Company (Private) Limited and Clothing Industry Tanning Institute. He is presently the Additional Director General of the Department of Treasury Operations of the Ministry of Finance and Planning. He is a Member on the Boards of West Coast Power (Private) Limited and De La Rue Lanka Currency & Security Print (Private) Limited.
Mr. Ratnayake holds a Masters Degree in Public Management from the National University of Singapore, Post Graduate Diploma in Managerial Control and Management Information Systems from Maastricht School of Management (MSM) of the Netherlands, Post Graduate Diploma in Business & Financial Administration from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com Special) Degree from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Public Finance Accountants of Sri Lanka and a Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AATSL).
