New deputy governors appointed to the Central Bank

Dr. C. Amarasekara

Dr. C Amarasekara, Assistant Governor and Mr. K G P Sirikumara, Assistant Governor, have been appointed as Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka with effect from October 24 and November 3 respectively, the banking regulator announced on Monday. 

Dr. Amarasekara has served the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for more than 22 years. Prior to being appointed as the Deputy Governor, he held the position of Assistant Governor overseeing the Departments of Economic Research, Statistics, and Market Operations, Facilities Management as well as Macroprudential Surveillance. He was also the Secretary to the Monetary Policy Board (MPB). 

He was previously on release to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC, USA, as the Alternate Executive Director for the constituency of Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Bhutan (January 2022-February 2024).

He is currently a member of the Board of Governors of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC).

Dr. Amarasekara holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, a Master of Science Degree in Economics with Distinction from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics with a First Class Honours from the University of Peradeniya. He is also an Attorney-at-Law.

Mr. K.G.P. Sirikumara

Mr. Sirikumara has served the Central Bank for more than 25 years in different capacities. Prior to being appointed as the Deputy Governor, he held the position of Assistant Governor and was, from time to time, overseeing several functions including Currency Management, Public Debt Management, Deposit Insurance, Financial Sector Resolution, Finance, and other Corporate Services. 

Mr. Sirikumara currently functions as the Vice Chairman of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. Mr. Sirikumara holds Master of Laws Degrees from the Monash University, Australia and the University of Colombo. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Colombo. He is an Attorney -at- Law and a member of the International Compliance Association, United Kingdom. He possesses International Diplomas in Anti Money Laundering and in Compliance.