1. C R Jansz
Chairman
Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in July 2010 and appointed Chairman in March 2014.
Mr Jansz presently serves on the Board of Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC, Lanka Bell Limited, Melstacorp Limited and other companies in the Melstacorp Group. He is a Director of Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC, Lanka Dairies (Pvt) Limited and other companies in the Lanka Milk Foods Group.
He is a former Chairman of Sri Lanka Shippers Council and a former member of the National Trade Facilitation Committee of Sri Lanka. He has many years of experience in logistics and in documentation, insurance, banking and finance relating to international trade.
Mr Jansz holds a Diploma in Banking and Finance from London Guildhall University, UK. He is a Chevening Scholar and a UN-ESCAP Certified Training Manager on Maritime Transport for Shippers.
2. A R Fernando
Chief Executive
Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC as Chief Executive and Ex-Officio Director in October 2013.
Mr Fernando is the Chairman of DFCC Consulting (Pvt) Limited, Lanka Industrial Estates Limited and Synapsys Limited, subsidiary companies of DFCC Bank PLC and the Chairman of Acuity Partners (Pvt) Limited, the joint venture company of DFCC Bank PLC and a Director of Acuity Stockbrokers (Pvt) Limited. He is also the Chairman of Lanka Ventures Limited and Director of LVL Energy Fund as well as Director of the Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka. He is furthermore, a Director of Sri Lanka Banks Association (Guarantee) Limited and a Director of Financial Ombudsman (Guarantee) Limited. Mr Fernando is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP).
Mr Fernando is a career banker and he holds over 30 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry. Prior to joining the Bank in August 2012, he was the Asia Pacific, Regional Head of Change and Delivery (commercial banking, trade and supply chain) of HSBC,
Hong Kong.
Mr Fernando holds a BSc in Engineering from Southern Illinois University, USA and an MSc in Management from Clemson University, USA. He is also an Associate of the Institute of Financial Studies (Chartered Institute of Bankers), UK.
3. P M B Fernando
Senior Director
Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in July 2013.
A former Partner of KPMG Ford, Rhodes, Thornton & Company, Mr Fernando has extensive experience in financial services.
He has functioned as the Group Finance Director of the Confifi Group and Finance Director for the Asia Region at Virtusa (Pvt) Limited. In 2005, he became the Managing Director of Capital Reach Group and was appointed as Director/Chief Executive Officer of Softlogic Finance PLC, following the consolidation of activities of Capital Reach Group under Softlogic Finance PLC.
At present, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Orient Finance PLC.
Mr Fernando is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of UK. He holds a BSc in Applied Science from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
4. T Dharmarajah
Director
Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in July 2014.
Mr Dharmarajah is the Senior Partner (Audit & Assurance) at Messrs Amarasekera & Company and serves as a Director of Raigam Wayamba Salterns PLC, TKS Finance Limited and TKS Securities (Pvt) Limited.
He is a member of the Council of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a member of the Standing Committee on Management Studies of the University Grants Commission. He was a Director of DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC, a member of the Board of Management of the Postgraduate Institute of Management and the Curriculum Development Committee of the National Institute of Education. He was also a member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Sri Lanka.
Mr Dharmarajah holds a BSc in Management (Sp.) from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka and the Institute of Public Finance & Development Accountancy.
5. Ms S R Thambiayah
Director
Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in March 2015.
Ms Thambiayah is a Joint Managing Director of Renuka Hotels Limited and Renuka City Hotels PLC, of which she was the General Manager from 2001 to 2010, prior to assuming the current position with the Company. She is also a Director of Cargo Boat Development Co. PLC, Crescent Launderers & Dry Cleaners (Pvt) Limited, Renuka Consultants & Services Limited, Renuka Properties Limited, Lancaster Holdings Limited and Portfolio Management Services (Pvt) Limited.
She was a Director of DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC from September 2012 to February 2015.
Ms Thambiayah holds a BA (Hons.) in Economics from the University of Nottingham, UK and an MMH from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, USA.
6. K P Cooray
Director
Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in March 2015.
Mr Cooray presently serves as the Chairman of Hotel Developers Lanka Limited and a Director of Synapsys Limited. He has held executive positions in several companies including Ceylinco Group, Richard Peiris Group and the Maharaja Organisation.
He was instrumental in setting up Rivira Media Corporation (Pvt) Limited under the Richard Peiris Group and served there as founder Director and Chief Executive Officer. The two flagship newspapers launched under his direction, ‘Rivira’ and ‘The Nation’, continue to be widely read national newspapers in Sri Lanka. During his tenure at the Maharaja Group, he worked as a consultant, supervising, streamlining and ensuring executive co-ordination of news broadcasts by the television and radio stations belonging to the company.
Mr Cooray holds a BA (Hons.) in Political Science and Law from the University of Middlesex.
7. K D N Ranjith Asoka
Director
Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in June 2015.
Mr Ranjith Asoka is presently the Director General of the Department of Public Enterprises of the Ministry of Finance.
He has held several executive positions in the public sector. He has served as the Director General of the Department of Trade & Investment Policy of the Ministry of Finance, Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Vocational Training & Skills Development and Ministry of Education. He has also served as the Director General of the Department of Manpower and Employment, Assistant Director and Deputy Director of the Department of Fiscal Policy & Economic Affairs and as the Divisional Secretary in Weligama, Imbulpe.
Mr Ranjith Asoka holds a B Com (Sp.) from the University of Colombo. He also holds Postgraduate Diplomas in Economics and in Devolution and Local Government Studies from the University of Colombo, an MBA in HRM from the Postgraduate Institute of Management and a Masters in Economics from the Yokohama National University of Japan.
8. Ms V J Senaratne
Director
Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in July 2015.
Ms Senaratne presently holds the position of Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary of Distilleries Company of
Sri Lanka PLC and Company Secretary of Periceyl (Pvt) Limited. She is a Director of Paradise Resort Pasikudah (Pvt) Limited and Amethyst Leisure Limited and an Alternate Director of Melstacorp Limited and Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC.
She has 37 years of professional experience and is well versed in the fields of litigation, commercial law, conveyancing and company secretarial practices. She held the position of Company Secretary at Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation PLC from May 2003 to 2009 and served as a Legal Officer at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Ms Senaratne is an Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public, Commissioner of Oaths having admitted to the Bar on 25 August 1977 and also a solicitor of England
and Wales.
9. L H A L Silva
Director
Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in October 2015.
Mr Silva is the Deputy Chief Executive of DFCC Bank PLC with effect from 01 October 2015. He was the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC from January 2010 to September 2015. Mr Silva started his professional career with the Department of Inland Revenue of Sri Lanka and joined the DFCC Banking Group in 1987. He was seconded to the service of DFCC Vardhana Bank in 2003 and functioned as the
Chief Operating Officer of DFCC Vardhana Bank from the year 2003 until his appointment as the Chief Executive
Officer in January 2010.
He is a Director of Synapsys Limited, Acuity Securities (Pvt) Limited, DFCC Consulting (Pvt) Limited and Lanka Financial Services Bureau Limited. He is also a Past President of the Association of Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka.
Mr Silva holds a B Com (Sp.) from the University of Kelaniya and an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
10. L N de S Wijeyeratne
Director
Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in October 2015.
Mr Wijeyeratne counts over 35 years of experience in finance and general management, both in Sri Lanka and overseas. He was the former Group Finance Director of Richard Pieris PLC and also held senior management positions at Aitken Spence & Company, Brooke Bonds Ceylon Limited and Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Limited. He also served as an Independent Director and Audit Committee Chairman of DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC from October 2008 to September 2015.
Mr Wijeyeratne is a member of the Quality Assurance Board and the Corporate Governance Committee of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and was a former member of the Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board. He is presently an Independent Director and Audit Committee Chairman of several
listed entities.
Mr Wijeyeratne is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.
11. H A Ariyaratne
Director
Appointed to the Board of DFCC Bank PLC in October 2016.
Mr Ariyaratne is presently a Director of a number of companies in the Laugfs Group.
Mr Ariyaratne possesses extensive experience in development banking, investment banking, venture capital financing and fund management, having been with DFCC Bank for a period of over 30 years. He served as the Executive Vice President (Lending), Senior Vice President (Special Loan Administration) and in many other positions throughout his career at DFCC Bank. He also held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Lanka Ventures PLC and served as a Director on the Board of DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC.
He also served as the Chairman of the Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee of the National Chamber of Commerce.
Mr Ariyaratne holds a BSc (Hons.) from the University of Peradeniya.
