“Drivers” of Change
Mahendra Amarasuriya
Having served the Bank for 25 years as a Director,
16 years of which as the Chairman, I am proud of the Bank's great transformation...

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Amitha Gooneratne
As many shareholders are aware, on April 27, 2012,
I will officially step down from my role as Managing Director, a position I’ve had the privilege to hold
since 1996...

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Dinesh Weerakkody
As I assume my new role as Chairman, the Bank looks forward to challenging and rewarding times ahead. We will continue to focus on being more accessible than ever to our customers...

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Ravi Dias
We have exciting times ahead of us as the Country is on the verge of a step-change. The Bank will change with the times as well as play its part in catalysing change...

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Mahendra Amarasuriya
"Having served the Bank for 25 years as a Director, 16 years of which as the Chairman, I am proud of the Bank's great transformation. Commercial Bank has for more than a decade now been the benchmark among private sector banks. I consider myself fortunate to have led the Bank during this period and to retire in one of its many banner years. I am confident that my successor Dinesh Weerakkody, who has served on the Bank's Board for several years will steer the Bank on a charted course to reach new heights of excellence. He has, in the management and staff, one of the finest teams of banking professionals who are committed towards the Bank and passionate about their work. I take this opportunity to thank them and wish them well. My congratulations to Amitha Gooneratne the outgoing Managing Director for a very successful tenure and best wishes to Ravi Dias, the incoming Managing Director."


Dinesh Weerakkody
“As I assume my new role as Chairman, the Bank looks forward to challenging and rewarding times ahead. We will continue to focus on being more accessible than ever to our customers, pursuing further innovation in product development, delivery channels, convenient technologies and overall customer experience. We expect 2012 to be a year of transformation as Commercial Bank seeks to cross historical boundaries and create a new niche in the region and, indeed, the global financial sector.”


Amitha Gooneratne
“As many shareholders are aware, on April 27, 2012, I will officially step down from my role as Managing Director, a position I’ve had the privilege to hold since 1996. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new Managing Director, Ravi Dias. I share with our Board the firm belief that for this role, the best path of succession leads from within. Ravi, having spent his entire working career at the Bank, has an intimate knowledge thereof and the complex environment in which it operates. The helm is in highly capable hands. I want to emphatically convey the personal debt I feel towards all of the fellow employees I’ve had the pleasure to work with for nearly 30 years. I have relied on you, I have learned from you, and I have felt proud to be associated with the successes you have achieved. The future strength of the Bank remains where it has always been - with its people.”


Ravi Dias
“We have exciting times ahead of us as the Country is on the verge of a step-change. The Bank will change with the times as well as play its part in catalysing change. Let us make it happen.”
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