Mr. L.E. Susantha Silva
Chairman

RDB Chairman LE Susantha Silve

Board of Directors

Mr. L.E. Susantha Silva
Chairman
Mr. W.A. Sarath Kumara (Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, Ministry of Finance)
Non-Independent / Non-Executive Director (Treasury Representative)

Mr. W.A. Sarath Kumara, a senior executive officer in the public service who has over 36 years of experience in Sri Lanka Accountants’ Service, assumed his duties as the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury on 01st August 2022.

Mr. Sarath Kumara holds a BSc.in Management and valuation degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a Post-graduate degree (Masters) in Public Management from Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA). He is also the first in the seniority list for the last five years in the Sri Lanka Accountants’ Service and currently holds a special grade in the service.

Prior to being released for the post of Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, he worked at the Prime Minsters Office in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer over 7 years.

Being in the Accountancy Service for over three decades, Mr. Sarath Kumara has gained outstanding experience in public finance management, public administration and accounting, annual budgeting, management of cash flow statements as well as compilation of   annual financial statements in keeping with generally accepted accounting principles having held executive positions in the field of public financial management.

Mr. G.A. Jayashantha
Non-Independent / Non-Executive Director (BOC Representative)

Mr. Jayashantha counting over 24 years of service in Banking was in the branch banking in the early part of his career and later specialized in Treasury, Dealing & Primary Dealer Unit (PDU), Assets & Liabilities Management Unit (ALM), Risk Management, Corporate Recovery, Offshore Banking and Branch Operations.

He graduated from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka in 1994 with a B.Sc. Business Administration (Special) degree in First Class. He holds a Master of Arts in Financial Economics at University of Colombo and also has a Diploma in Credit Management. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Jayashantha serves as a member/an observer to various management committees and Board Sub Committees and shares experiences in policy matters/strategic decisions.

Mr. Jayashantha held the positions of Assistant General Manager (Corporate Recovery), (Risk Management), (Western Province – South) & (Offshore Banking) and Deputy General Manager (Retail Banking Range – II), before assuming the duties as Deputy General Manager / Chief Risk Officer of the Bank of Ceylon (BOC).

Mr. Jayashantha serves as a Director on the Board of Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC, BoC Property Development & Management (Pvt) Limited and Ceybank Asset Management Limited.

Mr. K. Raveendran
Non-Independent / Non-Executive Director (NSB Representative)

Mr. Raveendran is currently serving as the Senior Deputy General Manager of National Savings Bank overlooking the Branch Operations, Finance and Planning, Superannuation and Research & Development functions. He counts for over 23-year post qualifying experience in the Banking and Finance sector with more than 18 years at National Savings Bank. Prior to assuming duties as the Senior Deputy General Manager responsible with above functions, he has served in the capacity of Assistant General Manager and Deputy General Manager in the fields of Finance, Audit and Research & Development. He has also overseen the risk management function of the Bank. Mr. Raveendran has served in People’s Merchant Bank as a Financial Analyst in the Corporate Finance Division and a Research Analyst at CDIC Sasoon Cumberbatch Stockbrokers prior to joining National Savings Bank.

Mr. Raveendran has served as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. Also, he is a prominent and versatile lecturer in the subject of Financial Management in the examination conducted by CA Sri Lanka.

He is also a Fellow Member (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and a Founder (Fellow) Member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (CMA) of Sri Lanka. Mr. Raveendran holds a B. Sc. in Business Administration (Sp.) from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura with Honours and a Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance from University of Colombo.

Other Current Appointments

  • Member of the governing council of Association of Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka.

 Previous Key Appointments

  • He has served as a member of the Board of Directors at the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL) as an Alternative Director.
Mr. S.N.B.M.W. Narayana
Non-Independent / Non-Executive Director (People’s Bank Representative)
Ms. Eranga Dilrushi
Independent / Non-Executive Director