Former CJ appointed new ComBank chairman
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Justice K. Sripavan and Prof. A. K. W. Jayawardane
Former Chief Justice Kanagasabapathy Sripavan has been appointed as the new Chairman of Commercial Bank while senior academic Prof. A. K. W. Jayawardane is the bank’s new Deputy Chairman, it was announced recently.
Justice Sripavan and Prof. Jayawardane succeed Messrs. Dharma Dheerasinghe and Preethi Jayawardena, who retire from the positions of Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the bank after completing their stipulated tenures.
Justice Sripavan was appointed Chief Justice in January 2015 and held office until March 2017. During this period he functioned as the Chairman of the Judicial Services Commission of Sri Lanka, Chairman of the Incorporated Council of Legal Education, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute and Chairman of the Superior Court Complex Board of Management.
Prof. A. K. W. Jayawardane is currently a Commission Member of the University Grants Commission and a Senior Professor in Civil Engineering. He served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa for six years; Dean, Faculty of Engineering for six years and as an Endowed Professor in Entrepreneurship at the University of Moratuwa for one year.