BOARD OF DIRECTORS
01. Mr. D H J Gunawardena
Chairman
Mr. Herschel Gunawardena is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, (UK) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He has over 40 years of experience in various industries including shipping, airline, mining, export and import trading with over 20 years of General Management experience. He was a former Council Member of the Sri Lanka Branch of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. Mr. Gunawardena is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Ceylinco Insurance PLC. He is also a Director of Hunter & Company PLC, Lanka Canneries (Pvt) Limited, Heath & Co. (Ceylon) Limited and Pelwatte Dairy Industries Limited.
02. Mr. W P C M Nanayakkara
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Nanayakkara holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree in Business Administration from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK). He counts over 25 years of experience in the Banking and Financial Services industry. Having started his career at a leading merchant bank in the country where he gained extensive experience in multiple areas, he joined CDB in early 2001. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2004 and was subsequently appointed to the Board of Directors in 2005.
03. Mr. R H Abeygoonewardena
Director/Chief Operations Officer
Mr. Abeygoonewardena is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka. He is also a member of Institute of Certified Professional Managers. He joined CDB in June 2005 and has over 20 years of experience in Finance covering the financial services industry and manufacturing sector. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in April 2011.
04. Mr. S R Abeynayake
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Abeynayake counts more than 15 years of experience in the field of Finance. He holds an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He is also a Fellow Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka. He is a Director of Ceylinco Insurance PLC in executive capacity. He has been appointed to the Board of Citizens Development Business Finance PLC from 1st January 2012.
05. Mr. D A De Silva
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. De Silva holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree in Business Administration from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura and an Associate Membership from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK). He counts over 15 years of Corporate Accounting experience in the Financial Services, Oil and Gas, Construction and Telecom industries. He is presently a Financial Consultant.
06. Dr. Ajantha Dharmasiri
Independent, Non-Executive Director
Dr. Ajantha Dharmasiri is a Senior Faculty Member and a Management Consultant attached to the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor in International Human Resource Management at the Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma. He has over two decades of both private and public sector working experience in diverse environments including Unilever and Nestle. He has engaged in consultancies in Africa, South Asia and the Middle East. He is a Commonwealth AMDISA Doctoral Fellow and Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow. He holds a Ph.D. and an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa. He is a Chartered Electrical Engineer, Member of the Chartered Institute of Management (UK) and a Council Member of the Institute of Personnel Management as well. Dr. Dharmasiri likes to identify himself as one who had gone through a transition from being an ‘Engineer of Electrical’ to an ‘Engineer of Hearts and Minds’.
07. Mr. P A J Jayawardena
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Jayawardena a Fellow Member of Life Underwriter Training Council (USA), Member of the Chartered insurance Agency, Manager and Chartered Marketing Financial Advisor. He joined Ceylinco Insurance PLC in 1994 and serves as Senior Deputy General Manager - Business Development.
08. Mr. Razik Mohamed
Independent, Non-Executive Director
Mr. Razik Mohamed holds over 35 years of professional experience in finance and management, in Sri Lanka and overseas. His professional experience spans over the agriculture, apparel, construction, packaging, transport and travel industries. He is a Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL). He is the President of the Lions Club of Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo and is Counsellor of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka Students’ Gavel Club, affiliated with Toastmasters International. He is also a Member of the CA Foundation of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka which oversees the Scholarship Awarding Scheme of the Institute. Mr. Mohamed is a keen social worker and has served for three years as Honorary Secretary of the National Council for Child and Youth Welfare, a semi-Governmental organisation which runs seven orphanages and homes for Differently Abled Children across the Island.
09. Mr. S V Munasinghe
Director/Chief Credit Officer
Mr. Munasinghe, has been with CDB since 2001. He has over 20 years of experience in leasing industry including credit evaluation, recoveries, operations, system implementation and marketing. He was instrumental in setting up leasing operations at CDB and was responsible for the implementation of the integrated software solution of the Company. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in April 2011.
10. Mr. T M D P Tennakoon
Director/Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Tennakoon is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He counts over 20 years of experience in banking, financial services and insurance industry. He Joined CDB in the year 2003 as a Financial Accountant and was appointed to the Board in April 2011 as the Chief Financial Officer.
11. Mr. W W K M Weerasooriya
Director/Chief Marketing and Sales Officer
Mr. Weerasooriya, holds a B.Com. (Sp. Hons.) Degree from the University of Colombo and Postgraduate Diploma (Mgt.). He joined CDB in August 2000 and counts over 21 years experience in marketing and sales, in the financial services industry. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in April 2011.