Former Air Force chief assumes duties as BOC Chairman
View(s):Former Sri Lankan air force chief, Air Chief Marshall Harsha Abeywickrema, took up duties on Monday as the Bank of Ceylon’s new
Harsha Abeywickrema
chairman.
The commander joined the SLAF in 1980 as an Officer Cadet and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in 1982. He has a Master of Arts degree in International Studies from the King’s College University of London and an MSc in Management from the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. He is also a graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies (UK) and the Air Command and Staff College of the Air University (USA). He has undergone a number of training courses and is a qualified flying instructor.
He was appointed as the Commander of the Air Force in 2011 and served in that position till February 2014, the bank said.