Board of Directors Profiles
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Board of Directors Profiles C R Jansz A R Fernando P M B Fernando Chairman Chief Executive Senior Director Appointed to the Board of DFCC Appointed to the Board of DFCC Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in July 2010 and appointed Bank PLC as Chief Executive and Bank PLC in July 2013. Chairman in March 2014. Ex-Officio Director in October 2013. Mr Fernando is an Executive Director Mr Jansz presently serves on the Mr Fernando is the Chairman of of Laugfs Lubricants Limited and an Board of Distilleries Company of DFCC Consulting (Pvt) Limited, Independent Non-Executive Director Sri Lanka PLC, Melstacorp Limited Lanka Industrial Estates Limited of Asia Asset Finance PLC. and other companies in the Distilleries and Synapsys Limited, subsidiary A former Partner of KPMG Ford, Group. He is a Director of Lanka Milk companies of DFCC Bank PLC and Rhodes, Thornton & Company, Foods (CWE) PLC, Lanka Dairies (Pvt) the Chairman of Acuity Partners Mr Fernando has extensive Limited and other companies in the (Pvt) Limited, joint venture company experience in financial services. Lanka Milk Foods Group. of DFCC Bank PLC and a Director He has functioned as the Group of Lanka Ventures Limited and the Mr Jansz functioned as the Chairman Finance Director of Confifi Group Credit Information Bureau of of DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC from and Finance Director – Asia Region Sri Lanka. He is also a member of the October 2014 until the amalgamation Virtusa (Pvt) Limited. In 2005, Board of Directors of the Association on 1 October 2015. He is a former he became the Managing Director of Development Financing Chairman of Sri Lanka Shippers of Capital Reach Group and was Institutions in Asia and the Pacific Council and a former member of appointed as Director/Chief (ADFIAP). He was a former Director the National Trade Facilitation Executive Officer of Softlogic Finance of DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC. Committee of Sri Lanka. He has PLC following the consolidation of many years of experience in logistics Mr Fernando is a career banker activities of Capital Reach Group and in documentation, insurance, and holds 30 years experience in under Softlogic Finance PLC. banking and finance relating to the banking and financial services Mr Fernando is a Fellow Member international trade. industry. Prior to joining the Bank of The Institute of Chartered in August 2012, he was the Asia Mr Jansz holds a Diploma in Accountants of Sri Lanka and a Pacific, Regional Head of Change Banking and Finance from the Fellow Member of the Chartered and Delivery (commercial banking, London Guildhall University, UK. Institute of Management trade and supply chain) of HSBC, He is a Chevening Scholar and a UN- Accountants of UK. He holds a BSc Hong Kong. ESCAP Certified Training Manager (Applied Science) degree from the on Maritime Transport for Shippers. Mr Fernando holds a BSc University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Engineering degree from the Southern Illinois University, USA and an MSc in Management from Clemson University, South Carolina, USA. He is also an Associate of the Institute of Financial Studies (Chartered Institute of Bankers), UK. 10 DFCC Bank PLC Annual Report 2015 Profiles Board of Directors T Dharmarajah Ms S R Thambiayah K P Cooray Director Director Director Appointed to the Board of DFCC Appointed to the Board of DFCC Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in July 2014. Bank PLC in March 2015. Bank in March 2015. Mr Dharmarajah is the Senior Ms Thambiayah is a Joint Managing Mr Cooray has held several executive Partner (Audit & Assurance) at Director of Renuka Hotels Limited positions in several companies Messrs Amarasekera & Company and Renuka City Hotels PLC of including Ceylinco Group, Richard and serves as a Director of Raigam which she was the General Manager Peiris Group and the Maharaja Wayamba Salterns PLC, TKS Finance from 2001 to 2010 prior to assuming Organisation. Limited and TKS Securities (Pvt) the current position with the He was instrumental in setting Limited. Company. She is also a Director of up Rivira Media Corporation Cargo Boat Development Co. PLC, He is a Member of the Council of the (Pvt) Limited under the Richard Crescent Launderers & Dry Cleaners University of Sri Jayewardenepura Peiris Group and served there (Pvt) Limited, Renuka Consultants & and a Member of the Standing as founder Director and Chief Services Limited, Renuka Properties Committee on Management Studies Executive Officer. The two flagship Limited, Lancaster Holdings of the University Grants Commission. newspapers launched under his Limited, Portfolio Management He was a Director of DFCC Vardhana direction, ‘Rivira’ and ‘The Nation’, Services (Pvt) Limited and Renuka Bank PLC, a member of the Board continue to be widely read national Land (Pvt) Limited. of Management of the Postgraduate newspapers in Sri Lanka. During Institute of Management and the She was a Director of DFCC Vardhana his stint at the Maharaja Group, he Curriculum Development Committee Bank PLC during the period worked as a Consultant, supervising, of the National Institute of Education. September 2012 to February 2015. streamlining and ensuring executive He was also a member of the co-ordination of news broadcasts by Ms Thambiayah holds a BA (Hons.) Council of the Institute of Chartered the TV and Radio stations belonging degree in Economics from the Accountants of Sri Lanka. to the company. University of Nottingham, UK and Mr Dharmarajah holds a BSc degree a Master of Management degree in Mr Cooray holds a BA (Hons.) degree in Management (Sp.) from the Hospitality from Cornell University’s in Political Science and Law from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura School of Hotel Administration, USA. University of Middlesex. and is a Fellow Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka and Institute of Public Finance & Development Accountancy. DFCC Bank PLC Annual Report 2015 11 Profiles Board of Directors A W Atukorala K D N R Asoka Ms V J Senaratne Director Director Director Appointed to the Board of DFCC Appointed to the Board of DFCC Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in April 2015. Bank PLC in June 2015. Bank PLC in July 2015. He is the Deputy Chairman of UB Mr Asoka is presently the Director Ms Senaratne presently holds the Finance Company Limited and a General – Department of Trade position of Chief Legal Officer and Director of Orient Finance PLC, & Investment Policy, Ministry Company Secretary of Distilleries United Motors Lanka PLC, Pragnya of Finance. Company of Sri Lanka PLC and Tech Parks Lanka (Pvt) Limited, TVS Company Secretary of Periceyl (Pvt) He has held several executive Lanka Limited, Unimo Enterprises Limited. She is a Director of Paradise positions in the public sector. He has Limited, Unawatuna Boutique Resort Resort Pasikudah (Pvt) Limited and served as the Additional Secretary – (Pvt) Limited and Arni Holdings & Amethyst Leisure Limited and an Ministry of Vocational Training & Investments (Pvt) Limited. Alternate Director of Melstacorp Skills Development and Ministry of Limited and Distilleries Company of Mr Atukorala has served as Deputy Education, Director General – Sri Lanka PLC. General Manager, ANZ Grindlays Department of Manpower and Bank, Sri Lanka, Country Manager Employment, Assistant Director She has 37 years of professional (Sri Lanka) of Mashreq Bank PSC and Deputy Director – Department experience and is well versed in and as a Director of Union Bank PLC of Fiscal Policy & Economic Affairs the field of litigation, commercial covering a period of over 30 years and as the Divisional Secretary – law, conveyancing and company in total. Weligama, Imbulpe. secretarial practices. She held the position of Company Secretary at He has also served as a member Mr Asoka holds a B Com (Sp.) Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation of the Presidential Commission degree from the University of PLC from May 2003 to 2009 and on Finance and Banking and was Colombo and a Postgraduate served as a Legal Officer at the a Director of Sri Lanka Banks Diploma in Economics, Postgraduate Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Association (Gte) Limited and the Diploma in Devolution and Local Credit Information Bureau of Government Studies from the Ms Senaratne is an Attorney-at-Law Sri Lanka. University of Colombo, an MBA and Notary Public, Commissioner of in HRM from the Postgraduate Oaths having admitted to the Bar on Mr Atukorala holds a BSc degree Institute of Management, Masters 25 August 1977 and also a solicitor of from the Leeds University, UK, an in Economics from the Yokohama England and Wales. MTT degree from North Carolina National University of Japan and State University, USA and an MBA. is currently reading for a PhD at the Postgraduate Institute of Management of the University of Colombo. 12 DFCC Bank PLC Annual Report 2015 Profiles Board of Directors A N Fonseka L H A L Silva L N de S Wijeyeratne Director Director Director Appointed to the Board of DFCC Appointed to the Board of DFCC Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in October 2015. Bank PLC in October 2015. Bank PLC in October 2015. Mr Fonseka is a Director of John Mr Silva is the Deputy Chief Mr Wijeyeratne counts over Keells Holdings PLC, Chairman, Executive of DFCC Bank PLC 35 years of experience in Finance Group Audit Committee of Brandix with effect from 1 October 2015. and General Management both in Lanka Limited and President of He was the Chief Executive Sri Lanka and overseas. He was the the Sri Lanka National Advisory Officer and Executive Director former Group Finance Director of Council of the Chartered Institute of of DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC Richard Pieris PLC and also held Securities and Investments, UK. He during the period January 2010 to senior management positions at is also a member of the Employees’ September 2015.