Parama Dharmawardene, former Deputy General Manager of Sampath Bank PLC was recently given an award for outstanding contribution to the banking industry, at the recently-held 23rd Anniversary Convention of the Association of Professional Bankers – Sri Lanka (APB).
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Seen here Mr Dharmawardene receiving the award |
Mr Dharmawardena, joined the Bank of Ceylon at a very early age, then moved in 1987 to Sampath ending up as Deputy General Manager. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London in addition to other qualifications.
Previous recipients of this award are Rienzie Wijetilleke, former Chairman-HNB; A. Kathiravelupillai, former Deputy General Manager - Bank of Ceylon; Gaston Gunawardena, former, Assistant General Manager – HNB; Dr. Wickrema Weerasooriya, Insurance Ombundsman; Nihal Fonseka, General Manager / Chief Executive Officer, DFCC Bank; W.A. Wijewardena, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Dr. Ranee Jayamaha, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka. |