Mr P S Edirisuriya
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Edirisuriya graduated from the University of Sri Jayewardanepura, Sri Lanka with a Bachelor of Science Special Degree in Business Administration in 1992. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and Fellow Member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA). He also possesses a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Colombo. Mr Edirisuriya counts over 34 years of experience in the fields of Auditing, Accounting, Taxation, Management Consultancy and Banking and Finance at leading institutions including Ernst & Young – Colombo, National Development Bank and Seylan Bank. He joined RDB in January 2017. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer at RDB, he has held the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Compliance Officer and Acting General Manager/CEO at Lankaputhra Development Bank.
Mr D M T S Kumara
Head of Business Operations
Mr Kumara has over 33 years of experience in Banking Industry. He joined the Bank (previously Polonnaruwa Regional Rural Development Bank/RRDB) in year 1991 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 and North Western Provinces. He has successfully completed the Special Degree in Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) from the University of Sri Jayawardhanepura. He holds Master of Arts from University of Kelaniya. Also passed Intermediate Examination from the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
Mr D K S Serasinghe
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr Krishantha Sanjeewa Serasinghe, has more than 23 years’ experience in the field of HR since 1999, joined Regional Development Bank in January 2021. He holds a B.Sc. Special Degree in Human Resources Management from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Master of Science in Management from the same University. He has successfully completed the fellowship Programme in Human Resources Management through Total Quality Management in Tokyo, Japan. Mr Krishantha started his career in corporate and middle management positions in public and private sector organizations. In 2014/2015 he has worked as Deputy General Manager- HRD of National Savings Bank.
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.B.G.W.A.Kumara
Deputy General Manager – Credit, Special Projects & Policy Implementation (Acting)
Mr Athula Kumara has over 33 years of experience in Banking Industry. He joined the Bank (previously Polonnaruwa Regional Rural Development Bank/RRDB) in year 1991 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 and Western Provinces. Mr Athula Kumara graduated from the University of Sri Jayewardanepura, Sri Lanka with a Bachelor of Science Special Degree in Business Administration in 1992. He has successfully completed Master of Arts Degree from the University of Kelaniya. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
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.