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
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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.