Ravi Dias, new chairman at Seylan Bank
View(s):Seylan Bank has appointed Ravi Dias as its Chairman with effect from May 9. He succeeds Nihal Jayamanne, who retires from his position as Chairman of the bank as he reaches the age of 70 years. Mr. Jayamanne joined the board in December 2008 as an Independent Director and later designated as Senior Independent Director before being appointed Chairman in January 2013.
Mr. Dias is a veteran of the banking industry and was the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC prior to his retirement in July 2014. He serves on the boards of Carsons Cumberbatch PLC, Tokyo Cement (Lanka) PLC, Ceylon Tea Marketing (Pvt) LTD, South Asia Textile Industries Lanka (Pvt) Ltd and is the independent Chairman of Senkadagala Finance PLC.