APBSL elects new Council

The Association of Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka (APBSL) at its 22nd Annual General Meeting held recently, elected its new Council for 2011 - 2012.

The Bank of Ceylon Corporate and Offshore Banking Senior Deputy General Manager W.A.Nalani was elected the new President and the National Savings Bank General Manager and CEO H.M.Hennayake Bandara as the Senior Vice President.

Other office bearers include Sampath Bank PLC Deputy Managing Director Aravinda Perera and Hatton National Bank PLC Services Deputy General Manager Piyal D Hennnayake as Vice Presidents, Deutsche Bank AG, Cash Management and Trade Finance Financial Institutions Sri Lanka Head and Vice President Asanka Ranhotty as the Secretary General, Sampath PLC, Senior Premises Manager A.M.Thilak Abeysinghe as the Assistant Secretary and Sampath PLC, FCBU and Corporate Finance Chief Manager Sashi Kandambi Jassim as the Treasurer.

Other Council Members include Seylan Bank PLC General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Kapila Ariyaratne, DFCC Bank Group Treasury Senior Vice President Manohari Gunawardhena, Hatton National Bank PLC Trade Services Assistant General Manager Nilam U.Jumat, People’s Bank Head Office Marketing and Public Affairs Head Deepal Abeysekera, HSBC - Colombo Cards and Consumer Assets Head Nadeesha Senarathe, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Recoveries Assistant General Manager Felician Perera, Public Bank Country Head Angelo Fernando, Bank of Ceylon Head Office Senior Dealer M.R.A. Shakoor and National Development Bank PLC Retail Credit Manager Nishan Perera.

The Association of Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka, the highest body in the banking industry, has a membership of over 900 professional bankers and is affiliated to the Organization of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka (OPA).