Bank of Ceylon gets new Non-Executive Directors

November, 28, 2018

Sri Lanka’s state owned Bank of Ceylon (BOC) in a filing to stock exchange said that the Finance Minister has appointed new Non-Executive Directors to the Board effective from yesterday. The disclosure further said that Visakha Amarasekere has been appointed as the Ex-Officio Non-Executive Director to the Board of Bank of Ceylon in place of S. R. Attygalle. Further it noted that Attygalle’s alternate, K. A. Vimalenthiraraja also ceases to be an Alternate Director to the Ex-Officio Director. The filing also added that Lalith P. Withana has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of Bank of Ceylon for the vacancy created by the resignation of Samantha A. R. Rajapaksa, who has submitted his resignation and Madhavie Herath, Isuru Balapatabendi and G. Harsha Wijayawardhana have also been appointed as Non-Executive Directors for the existing vacant positions on the board.

 

Accordingly upon new appointments current Director Board of BOC stands as below:

 

(i) Neil A. Umagiliya — Chairman

(ii) M. T. I. Visakha Amarasekere – Ex-Officio Non-Executive Director

(iii) P. Lalith P. Withana — Non-Executive Director

(iv) A. V. K. Madhavie Herath — Non-Executive Director

(v) H. Isuru Balapatabendi — Non-Executive Director

(vi) G. Harsha Wijayawardhana — Non-Executive Director