Mr D K S Serasinghe
Chief Human Resources Officer
Divulapitiyage Krishantha Sanjeewa Serasinghe is a distinguished corporate leader with over 25 years of extensive experience in Human Resources, Operations Management, and Organizational Transformation.
Mr. Serasinghe has held senior leadership roles at prominent organizations prior joining to RDB, including Chief Operating Officer – HR & Compliance at Miami Clothing (Pvt) Ltd, General Manager HR & Administration – D Samsons & Sons Pvt Ltd, Group Chief Human Resources Officer at Lanka Hospitals PLC, DGM Human Resources Development – National Savings Bank, Group General Manager – HR at Associated Motorways (Private) Limited (Al-Futtaim Group), General Manager Human Resources at Loadstar Pvt Ltd. and has also led HR functions at Sri Lanka Cricket, Suntel Ltd, and Hirdaramani Industries Ltd, demonstrating a directing and impactful leadership style.
An alumnus of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Mr. Serasinghe holds both an MSc and a BSc (Hons) in Human Resource Management. His international experience includes a fellowship on Human Resources Development and Total Quality Management in Tokyo, Japan, sponsored by the Japan Business Federation (NICC). He has also contributed to academia as a visiting lecturer in HRM at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and has collaborated with McKinsey consultants on Lean transformation initiatives in Loadstar pvt Ltd.
Dr.G.M.B.C.De Silva
Deputy General Manager – Business Revival & Recovery (Acting)
Dr. G M B C De Silva graduated with a Commerce Degree from the Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka and also possesses Master of Business Administration from the University of Wayamba in 2018, and a Ph.D. from the IIC University of Technology, Cambodia. Dr. Silva is a fellow member of The Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. He has successfully completed the Micro Finance Course conducted by the Open University of Sri Lanka. He has joined the Bank (previously sabaragamuwa Regional Rural Development Bank/RRDB) in year 1987 and served at the levels of Banking Assistant, Manager, Senior Manager, Chief Manager, Assistant General Manager and also as a Regional General Manager in Uva Province. He has over 37 years of experience in banking sector.
Mr. Asela Wijayabandara
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Asela Wijayabandara is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA), a Fellow Member of CIMA – UK (FCMA, CGMA) and an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (AIB – SL). Academically, he holds the Bachelor’s degree in Business Management (Accountancy) Special from the University of Kelaniya. Mr. Wijayabandara also holds the International Diploma in Compliance (Int.Dip. Comp.) awarded by the International Compliance Association, UK, in collaboration with the University of Manchester.
Mr. Asela Wijayabandara is a finance professional with over 24 years of experience in the banking, finance, and other corporate sectors. Before joining RDB, he served as Group Chief Financial Officer at Heritage Teas Group. He previously held key leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer at CBS Limited for six years and Chief Financial Officer at Orient Finance PLC, where he also oversaw IT, compliance, and administration. In addition, he worked at Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka PLC as Manager – Finance & Treasury Management, handling treasury operations and financial reporting.
Dr.A.S.K.B. Rathnayake
Chief Information Officer (Acting)
Dr. Ajantha Rathnayake is an accomplished IT professional with over 33 years of experience both locally and internationally. He joined Regional Development Bank (RDB) in February 2015. Dr. Rathnayake holds a B.Sc. in Management Information Systems (MIS) from the National University of Ireland, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Leeds Metropolitan University in England, and a Ph.D. from Aldersgate College, Philippines.
Mr. K. S. Prasanna Kaluarachchi
Chief Internal Auditor
Mr. Prasanna Kaluarachchi is a multidisciplinary professional with a B.Sc. in B. Ad.(Spl.) from the University of Sri J’pura and a MBA from Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. He holds several professional qualifications including Associate Membership ( ACMA) of ICMA Sri Lanka, Membership of Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA-UK) and Associate Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka (CIPM) and is a Chartered Public Finance Accountant (CA Sri Lanka).
With over 25 years of experience in auditing, finance, administration, and human resource management.
Prior to joining PSB, he served as General Manager of the Sri Lanka Social Security Board (a government body managing fund for social security benefits to self-employed persons) and held key positions at the Industrial Technology Institute (a government statutory body) as Additional Director General (Administration & Operations) and Chief Internal Auditor. Earlier in his career, he worked as an Accountant at Ramjay International and Creations (Pvt) Ltd. Mr. Kaluarachchi began his career at KPMG Ford, Rhodes, Thornton & Co. as an Accounts Trainee.
He has also broadened his expertise through international training programs in Malaysia and South Korea and is a Charter Member of Toastmasters International.