Dinesh Weerakkody joined the Board of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC on July 29, 2005. Prior to his appointment as the Chairman on December 30, 2011, he was the Deputy Chairman of the Bank. He is also the Chairman of the Board Audit Committee, Board Human Resource and Remuneration Committee and Board Nomination Committee.

Dinesh is a former Chairman/CEO of the Employees’ Trust Fund Board of Sri Lanka and a Director of DFCC Bank PLC . He was also Advisor to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2002-2004. He has served in many Cabinet Sub-committees and national level committees on Economic Affairs, International Affairs and Labour Management. During his public sector career, he engaged pro-actively and innovatively in economic, trade, labour and cultural matters in both bilateral and multilateral contexts.

During 2005- 2009, he was a Council Member and during 2008-2009 he functioned as Chairman, Employer Relations, CIMA Sri Lanka Division.

He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom, a Fellow of the Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka, Professional Member of the Singapore Human Resource Institute and has a MBA from the University of Leicester, England. He has received extensive Leadership, HR and Management training in the UK, USA, France, Japan, Singapore and India. Dinesh has been on the Sri Lankan Board of GlaxoSmithKline since 2000 and is MD of Cornucopia Lanka Ltd. and Director/Advisor of Cornucopia Bangalore, India. He is a Director of Lanka Aluminum and ACME Printing and Packaging PLC and the International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka Chapter. He is a Vice-President of Sri Lanka Tennis Association.

Dinesh is an author of three books and many articles covering topics in International Politics, Financial Economics, Management, Human Resource Management and Leadership and has been involved in large-scale research projects in the USA and has presented many papers at national and international level. He is a recipient of two national awards.

He holds 21,564 Voting Shares.

Amitha Gooneratne was first appointed to the Board as the Managing Director on January 06, 1997. He joined the Bank in March 1983 and held several senior positions prior to his appointment as the General Manager/Chief Executive in March 1996.

Amitha is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales and a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka. He was the Founder Chairman of the Financial Ombudsman Sri Lanka (Guarantee) Ltd. and is the current Vice-Chairman of the Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Ltd. He represents the Bank’s interests on the Board of Commercial Development Company PLC. He is also a Committee Member of the National Payments Council, which is a Central Bank-structured committee and is the current Chairman of Commercial Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Ltd. He was a member of the National Task Force on Corporate Governance for the Banking Industry. He was also nominated to the Board of SriLankan Air Line during 2002–2004 by the Government of Sri Lanka.

He holds 3,008,860 Voting Shares and 125,190 Non-Voting Shares.

Ravi Dias was first appointed to the Board on December 14, 2010. Since February 2008 he functions as the Chief Operating Officer of the Bank. He holds a Degree in Law (LL.B.) and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (London). He is also a Hubert. H. Humphrey Fellow. He possesses substantial professional experience in Banking, out of which 16 years as a member of Corporate Management.

He holds 673,174 Voting Shares.

Lakshman Fernando was first appointed to the Board on January 01, 1995.

He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He possesses extensive experience in Finance and Commerce. He is the Chairman of Commercial Development Company PLC, Chemical Industries (Colombo) PLC, Akzo Nobel Paints Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., Chemanex PLC, CIC Agri Businesses (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Feeds (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Bio Security Breeder Farms Ltd., Crop Management Services (Pvt) Ltd. and First Guardian Capital (Private) Ltd. He is also the Past Chairman of CIC Seeds (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Agri Biotech (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Vetcare (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Poultry Farms Ltd., CISCO Speciality Packaging (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Environmental Management Liquid (Pvt) Ltd., CIC CropGuard (Pvt) Ltd., Kelani Valley Canneries Ltd., CIC Mahaweli Livestock Dairies (Pvt) Ltd. and Wayamba Agro Fertilizer Company Ltd. He is a Director of First Guardian Equities (Pvt) Ltd., Link Natural Products (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Agri Produce Export (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Agri Produce Marketing (Pvt) Ltd., CIC Tea Advisory Services (Pvt) Ltd., Sunhill Tea Factory (Pvt) Ltd., Ceylon Tea Brokers PLC. Catholic Business Persons and Professional Association and Ceylinco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. He is the Governer of Sri Lanka Business Development Centre and a cluster member National Council for Economic Development. He is also a Committee Member of the Japan-Sri Lanka Technical and Cultural Association.

He holds 27,530 Non-Voting Shares.

Mrs. Dunuwille, an Attorney-at-Law and a Chartered Secretary (UK) was appointed as the Company Secretary of Commercial Bank in 1998. She was also appointed as the Compliance Officer of the Bank on January 17, 2012. She has received extensive training on secretarial and legal fields.

Dharmasena Dheerasinghe, an eminent Economist with a distinguished career of over 37 years in the banking industry was appointed to the Board on December 20, 2011 and was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Bank on December 30, 2011. He is also the Chairman of Board Integrated Risk Management Committee and Board Credit Committee. Previously he was a Senior Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and was also the Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee and Sovereign Ratings Committee. He was also the Alternate Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka at the International Monetary Fund. Dheerasinghe has published widely on many aspects of economics including debt capital markets and financial globalization and has over 30 referred articles in reputed journals and as book chapters in Sri Lanka and overseas. He has presented more than 50 papers at international seminars. He has been a Visiting Lecturer and Moderator/Examiner in Universities of Colombo, Kelaniya, Sri Jayewardenepura and Moratuwa and several professional bodies in Sri Lanka. He has made a significant contribution to the development of the Government debt securities market by innovating and structuring key financial instruments and developing its institutional framework.

He is a graduate of the University of Colombo where he obtained B.Com and B.Phil (Econ) with first class honours. He has obtained M.A.(Econ) from the University of Leeds, UK. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and holder of Honorary ACI Diploma.

Prof. Liyanage was first appointed to the Board on December 14, 2010. He is the Chairman of the Board Technology Committee.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK and he holds an MBA and Ph.D. in Business Management from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He is a Director of Chemanex PLC, Kuruwita Textile Mills PLC, Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC, Richard Peiris & Co. (Plastic Sector), Ceylon Cold Stores PLC and Talawakelle Tea Estate PLC. He is presently the Director and Chairman of the Board of Management of the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM). He possesses 18 years of teaching/research experience in Marketing/Management at postgraduate level. He has published widely on branding and strategic marketing and addressed numerous international conferences.

Lakshman Hulugalle was first appointed to the Board on March 30, 2011.

He is the Director General of Media Centre for National Security, Director General of the NGO and INGO Secretariat of the Ministry of Defense, Deputy Chairman of National Livestock Development Board and Director of Waters Edge Hotel PLC. He is also the Advisor to the Provincial Council of Sabaragamuwa. He is a degree holder (Hotel Management) of the Sri Lanka Hotel School. He has followed a diploma course in Advertising, Sales and Marketing at the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing.

He has also served as Vice-Chairman of Ceylon Fisheries Corporation (2006-2010), Consultant to the Minsitry of Youth Affairs, Sports and Rural Development (1995), Co-ordinating Secretary to Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training (1994), Co-ordinating Secretary of Hon. Gamini Dissanayake at the Ministry of Lands, Land Development and Ministry of Mahaweli Development (1978-1989) and Ministry of Plantations (1989-1990). Former Chairman of Satnet (Pvt) Ltd., and Star TV Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., (2001-2005). He has also represented the Government of Sri Lanka in many international conferences and workshops.

Mahendra Amarasuriya was first appointed to the Board on May 15, 1986 and appointed Chairman on January 01, 1995.

He is also the Chairman of Serendib Flour Mills (Pvt) Ltd., Equity Investments Lanka Ltd., He was the Chairman of ONEzero Company Ltd. and Commex Sri Lanka SRL during the financial year ended December 31, 2011. He is a Director of Mawubima Lanka Foundation. Former Chairman of Pelwatte Sugar Industries PLC and United Motors Lanka PLC, Deputy Chairman of Hayleys PLC, Director of DFCC Bank PLC and Haycarb PLC.

Past President of the International Association of Lions Clubs and Past Chairman of the Lions Clubs International Foundation, former Chairman of Employer’s Federation of Ceylon, Planters’ Association of Ceylon, International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka, Joint Business Forum of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (JBIZ), Employers’ Organisation and Trade Associations of Sri Lanka, Institute of Management Sri Lanka, National Agribusiness Council of Sri Lanka, Institute of Plastics & Rubber Industry, Regional Industry Services Committee of the North-Western Province and former Faculty Member of the University of Colombo. Fellow of the Institute of Management Sri Lanka (FIMSL), Honorary Fellow of the Association of Business Executives (ABE – UK), Honorary Member of the Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka, Honorary Life Member of the Planters’ Association of Ceylon, Recipient of Strategic Leadership Award at the World HRD Congress 2010. He has participated in many international Management Programmes including the Top Management Programme at the International Institute of Management at Luzanne, Switzerland.

He holds 1,451,208 Voting Shares and 497,614 Non-Voting Shares.

Dr. Wanasinghe was first appointed to the Board on January 05, 1990.

He is a Member of Council of Fellows of the Marga Institute, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Centre for Policy Alternatives and Transparency International, Sri Lanka. He served the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific for 15 years and on his return to Sri Lanka in 1986, served as the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Administrative Reforms, the Presidential Taxation Commission and the Public Investment Management Board. Before joining the United Nations, he served as a Member of the Ceylon Civil Service for 24 years.