Marina joins DFCC board

DFCC Vardhana Bank announced the appointment of Marina Tharmaratnam as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Bank's Board. The appointment came into effect on the 25 of May, 2012 and has received the approval of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Tharmaratnam is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing of UK. She has held many top senior managerial positions at a number of high profile companies in Sri Lanka, including Eagle Insurance Company Ltd., DFCC Bank. She functioned as the CEO/Director of Union Assurance PLC from 2003 to 2009 and continued as a member of Union Assurance's Board of Directors until December 2010.

DVB also announced the retirement of S. Nagarajah from its Board of Directors. This retirement is due the Banking Act, which demands that the tenure of a director of a licensed commercial bank cannot exceed nine years. Due to this, Nagarajah did not appear for a re-election at the Bank's AGM held recently.

DFCC Vardhana Bank has 126 branches and extension offices; including 73 units across the Sri Lanka Post network. DVB's customers at all branches have access to a full range of commercial and personal banking services, including Current Accounts, Savings Accounts, Fixed Deposits, Foreign Currency Accounts and trade related finances.

DFCC Vardhana Bank announced the appointment of Marina Tharmaratnam as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Bank's Board. The appointment came into effect on the 25 of May, 2012 and has received the approval of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Tharmaratnam is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing of UK. She has held many top senior managerial positions at a number of high profile companies in Sri Lanka, including Eagle Insurance Company Ltd., DFCC Bank. She functioned as the CEO/Director of Union Assurance PLC from 2003 to 2009 and continued as a member of Union Assurance's Board of Directors until December 2010.

DVB also announced the retirement of S. Nagarajah from its Board of Directors. This retirement is due the Banking Act, which demands that the tenure of a director of a licensed commercial bank cannot exceed nine years. Due to this, Nagarajah did not appear for a re-election at the Bank's AGM held recently.

DFCC Vardhana Bank has 126 branches and extension offices; including 73 units across the Sri Lanka Post network. DVB's customers at all branches have access to a full range of commercial and personal banking services, including Current Accounts, Savings Accounts, Fixed Deposits, Foreign Currency Accounts and trade related finances.