Management Team
01. Mr. Isanka Kotigala
Assistant General Manager - Business Development
Mr. Kotigala holds an MBA from University of Wales. He has over 10 years experience in Sales and Marketing in Lubricant and Alcoholic Beverage industries. Along with work experience and training in leading multinational organisations he has exposed himself as a Sales and Marketing Manager in overseas assignments. He joined CDB in January 2007.
02. Mr. Sudath Fernando
Assistant General Manager - Credit/Leasing
Mr. Fernando joined CDB in June 2008. He has over 17 years of experience in leasing industry including credit evaluation, recoveries, operations, system implementation and marketing. Prior to CDB, he was attached to leading Non-Banking Financial Institutions and a specialised bank.
03. Mr. Hasitha Dassanayake
Assistant General Manager - Finance
Mr. Dassanayake holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from University of Colombo and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK). He possesses 8 years experience at CDB. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayawardenapura.
04. Mr. Ranjith Gunasinghe
Assistant General Manager - Deposit Operation
Mr. Gunasinghe joined CDB in January 2002. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) Australia and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Financial Administration from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. Also he possesses a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) and has passed the Certified Professional Marketer (CPM) Examination conducted by Asia Marketing Federation. He counts over 15 years of industry experience.
05. Mr. Ravindra Abeysekara
Senior Manager - Recoveries
Mr. Abeysekara is an Associate Member of the Institute of Credit Management Sri Lanka and a Member of the Institute of Credit Management (UK). He is also an Associate Member of Certified Professional Manager. He possesses the Diploma in Credit Management - Institute of Credit Management Sri Lanka. Prior to joining CDB in February 2000 he was attached to a leading Audit Firm Messrs Ernst & Young. His 17 years experience in the financial service industry sector includes Recoveries, Investigation and Auditing.
06. Mr. Ruwan Chandrajith
Senior Manager - Finance
Mr. Chandrajith is an Associate Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He holds a B.Sc. Accounting (Special) Degree from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He has over 9 years of experience in the field of Audit, Finance and Assurance Services.
07. Mr. Prasad Ranasinghe
Senior Manager - Business Development
Mr. Ranasinghe holds a B.Com. (Special) Degree from University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He joined CDB in June 2004 and counts over 9 years of experience with CDB in leasing and deposits marketing.
08. Ms. Nadee Silva
Senior Manager - Business Development
Ms. Silva has been associated with CDB since 1998. She has over 15 years of experience in Sales and Marketing in the Financial Services Industry. She was awarded the Best Female Sales Person and the Territory Manager of the Year at the SLIM NASCO Awards in 2013.
09. Mr. Sarath Kumara
Manager - Administration
Mr. Kumara, is a Graduate in Accountancy from University of Kelaniya. Part Qualified in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sir Lanka (ICASL) and Part Qualified in Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA). He joined CDB in March 2000 and has completed 13 years of service.
10. Mr. Sanjeewa Ranathunga
Manager - Recoveries
Mr. Ranathunga joined CDB in 1998, and has been with CDB over a period of 15 years excelling in Post Disbursement Follow-up Division. He is an Associate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Credit Management and an Associate Member of Institute of Certified Professional Manager and also a Associate Member of United Kingdom Association of Professionals. He holds a Diploma in Agriculture.
11. Mr. Nimal Silva
Manager - Finance Operations and Taxation
Mr. Silva is an Associate Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and also an Associate Member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka. He has also completed Level 2 of CFA Examination conducted by CFA Institute USA. He joined CDB in December 2007. He has over 9 years experience in the fields of Auditing, Accounting and Risk Management. Prior to joining CDB he was attached to Management Advisory Services Division of Messrs KPMG Ford Rhodes Thornton & Co.
12. Mr. Sampath Kumara
Manager - Internal Audit
Mr. Kumara an Associate Member of The Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He holds a B.Sc. Finance (Special) Degree from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He has over 7 years of experience in the field of Audit and Assurance Services. Prior to CDB he was attached to Audit and Assurance Service Division of Messrs KPMG.
13. Mr. Herath Dharmadasa
Manager - Business Development
Mr. Dharmadasa holds a Bachelor of Arts (Special) Degree from University of Peradeniya. He joined CDB in March 2002 and has completed 11 years of service. He counts over 14 years of Industry experience.
14. Mr. R Subash Kumar
Manager - Business Development
Mr. Subash Kumar is an Associate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing. He joined CDB in 2004 and counts over 8 years experience in marketing and Sales in the Financial Services Industry.
15. Mr. Dassana Chandrananda
Manager - Business Development
Mr. Chandrananda has 8 years experience in CDB in Sales and Marketing and Branch Management. His overall experience counts over 18 years in the Financial Services Industry and Insurance Industry. He won the Silver Award for Sales Executive/Supervisor Category under Financial Services Sector at the SLIM NASCO Awards in 2013. Prior to CDB he was attached to leading insurance companies.
16. Mr. J L Priyantha
Manager - Business Development
Mr. Priyantha Hold a B.Sc. (Special) Degree from the University of Peradeniya and Part Qualified in SLIM and CIMA. He won the Gold Award for Sales Executive/Supervisor Category under Financial Services Sector at the SLIM NASCO Awards in 2013. He joined CDB in February 2005 and counts 8 years experiences.
17. Ms. Aruni Panagoda
Manager - Credit Operations
Ms. Panagoda joined CDB in 1999 and counts 14 years of experience in Credit Operations. She holds a Diploma in Credit Management from the Institute of Credit Management Sri Lanka and is a Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Credit Management.
18. Mr. Lushan Perera
Manager - Brands
Mr. Perera joined CDB in 2006 and has completed 7 years of service. He is a Chartered Marketer and is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and posses a diploma in Marketing (UK). He is a member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (MSLIM) and holds an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayawardenapura.