Sampath Bank PLC has announced the appointment of Rushanka Silva as Deputy Chairman (Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director) and Deshal De Mel as Senior Independent Director with immediate effect.
The bank, in a media release on Sunday, also announced the appointment of Keshini Jayawardena as Non-Executive, Independent Director with effect from October 1.
A dedicated professional with a background in Management Accounting, Marketing and Sales, Mr. Silva brings with him experiences from across a diverse range of industries. He has been serving as a Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director of Sampath Bank PLC since September 2017. He has been actively engaged with and contributing to the Strategic Planning, Credit, Marketing, Treasury, Nomination, Capital Planning, Shareholder Relations and IT functions at the bank in this role. He is also the Managing Director of Indra Traders (Pvt) Ltd and serves as Deputy Chairman of Siyapatha Finance PLC; Non-Executive Director of Sampath Centre Ltd, Indra Motor Spares (Pvt) Ltd, and Indra Property Development (Pvt) Ltd and Chairman of Braybrooke Residential Properties (Pvt) Ltd, Braybrooke Residential Towers (Pvt) Ltd and Indra Hotels and Resorts Kandy (Pvt) Ltd.
Mr. De Mel is an eminent economist and was recognized a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2019. He had served on the Board of Directors of Sampath Bank PLC as a Non-Executive Director from 2012 to 2017. He re-joined the bank’s board on 26 September 2019 as an Independent, Non-Executive Director and has been involved with Nomination, Related Party Transactions Reviewing, Human Resources and Remuneration, Shareholder Relations, Treasury, Marketing, Audit, Risk Management and Strategic Planning.
Ms. Jayawardena counts over 28 years of experience in Banking and Finance. She was previously attached to Nations Trust Bank PLC where she served as Chief Operations Officer from 2015 to 2016; Deputy General Manager – Retail and SME Banking from 2011 to 2014 and Deputy General Manager – Leasing and Factoring for 2006 to 2011. Prior to that, she was part of HSBC Sri Lanka’s leadership team for 18 years where she last held the position of Head of Operations. She is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
Above: (from left): Rushanka Silva; Deshal De Mel and Keshini Jayawardena
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