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Mr. A. G. WEERASINGHE - Chairman
An experienced Senior Banker who joined the Board of Pan Asia Bank as a Director in June 2005 was appointed as Acting Chairman in December 2007 and was appointed as the Chairman in March, 2008. Serves as a Director at George Steuarts Financial Services PLC, South Asia Financial Exel Investments PLC and Sun City Property Developers PLC and as Board Member at the Cricket Board. Holds a B.A. (Econ) Degree, from University of Ceylon, Peradeniya. Served as an assistant lecturer in Economics University of Ceylon, Peradeniya. An Associate and Fellow member of the Institute of Bankers, Sri Lanka. He was the former Deputy General Manager, Corporate Banking at Bank of Ceylon. He has served as Country Manager, Bank of Ceylon, London, and Deputy General Manager, International at Seylan Bank. He was also a former President of Sri Lanka FOREX Association.

Mr. W. D. N. H. PERERA - Deputy Chairman
With over 28 years of experience in the fields of Finance, Capital Market Operations, Manufacturing, Marketing and Management services, Mr. Perera joined the Board of Pan Asia Bank as a Director in September, 2007 and appointed as the Deputy Chairman in March 2008. He serves as a Director in several public quoted Companies. He is the Managing Director of Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC and The Fortress Resorts PLC. He also serves as the Group Finance Director of Amaya Leisure PLC, and as Director Finance of Hotel Reef Comber PLC and holds the position of Director at L.B. Finance PLC, Vallibel Finance Ltd., Vallibel Power Erathna PLC, Asian Alliance Insurance PLC, Sathosa Motors PLC and Hayleys PLC. He is a member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing.

Mr. J. A. S. S. ADHIHETTY - Director

Mr. Adhihetty who joined Pan Asia Bank in June 2005, is a well-known professional in the marketing field, Mr. Adhihetty has also gained over 31 years of experience in the Finance Sector. He was formerly the Deputy Managing Director of Mercantile Investments Limited and served as a Director of Nuwara Eliya Hotels Limited, Grand Hotel (Pvt) Limited, Royal Palm Beach Hotels Limited, Tangerine Beach Hotels PLC, Nilaveli Beach Hotels Limited, Mercantile Fortunes (Pvt ) Limited, Tangerine Tours Limited and Security Ceylon (Pvt) Limited.

Presently he holds the position of Managing Director of LB Finance PLC and serves on the Board of Directors of Vallibel Finance Limited. He is the 1st Vice President of the Finance Houses Association of Sri Lanka.


Mr. ANTHONY PAGE - Director
Mr Anthony Page is the Chairman of Ceylon Theatres Group of Companies and counts over 39 years of management experience in a diverse array of businesses. He is Chairman of Lanka Ceramic PLC, Lanka Walltiles PLC, Lanka Tiles PLC, Horana Plantations PLC and Parquet (Ceylon) PLC. He is also Director, Cargills (Ceylon) PLC, CT Land Development PLC, Ceylon Printers PLC, Kalamazoo Systems PLC , Office Equipment PLC and Paragon (Ceylon) PLC. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He was also previously on the Board of the Colombo Stock Exchange and a former Council Member of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon.

Mr. R.E.U. DE SILVA - Director

He joined the Board of Pan Asia Bank in July, 2008. He is the Chairman of Esna Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., Shermans Logistics (Pvt) Ltd, Shermans Transport (Pvt) Ltd, Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs (CYE) and Esna Villas (Pvt) Ltd. He serves as the Deputy Chairman / Managing Director of Shermans International (Pvt) Ltd. and as a Director at Board of Investment (BOI), Sherman De Silva & Co. Ltd, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Mc Marine Pvt Ltd, Sherman Sons Pvt Ltd, and Dimension X Pvt Ltd.


Mr. M.D.S. GOONATILLEKE - Director
He joined the Board of Pan Asia Bank in August 2008. He is a financial professional with over 25 years of post qualification experience and has held Senior Managerial Positions in Financial Management, Credit Management, Treasury, Export & Import trade, General Management & Operations in leading Private sector organizations in Sri Lanka. He is the Group Executive Director of Douglas & Sons (Pvt) Ltd., Group of Companies. In addition, he serves as a Director in number of other Companies including L B Finance PLC, Amaya Leisure PLC and Royal Ceramics PLC. Mr. Goonatilleke possess Post graduate Diploma in Business Administration, PIM, University of Sri Jayawardenapura and an Associate Member of Institute of Chartered Management Accountants (UK) and a passed finalist of Institute of Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka.

Mr. H.K. SENEVIRATNE - Director
Mr. Seneviratne who is an Attorney-at-law by profession was the Legal Consultant and Secretary to the Board of investment and presently, advising foreign/local clients on investments, corporate law, commercial law, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, commercial contracts, company formation, litigations and arbitration, bilateral, regional and multilateral treaties relevant to cross-border investments etc…

Mr. T. G. Thoradeniya - Director
He is a Marketer by profession, who was in the pioneering batch of Sri Lankans to be awarded the title of Chartered Marketeer. He counts over 17 years of industry experience with a unique working background in Marketing, Technology Management & Manufacturing. He is the Director - Marketing & Business Development of Royal Ceramics Lanka PLC and the Chief Executive Officer of Rocell Bathware Ltd. He serves on the Boards of Hayleys Exports PLC and Dipped Products (Thailand) Limited. He also serves as a consultant to Vallibel companies

Mr. ZULFIQAR ZAVAHIR - Consultant To Board of Directors

Mr. Zavahir is the Consultant to the Board of Directors. He has over 30 years of Banking experience, having served in various senior management positions with ANZ Grindlays Bank and Nations Trust Bank, where he was Chief Executive Officer from 2004 and Director from October 2006 till his retirement in August 2009. He is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK and an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers London.
   

Mr. CLAUDE PEIRIS - CEO

His in depth experience in Credit, Operations and Marketing makes him one of the most experienced bankers in Sri Lanka with wide cross disciplinary exposure gained both locally and overseas. Mr. Peiris has been in banking for 38 years including senior managerial levels with Overseas Trust Bank, Colombo and served at Nations Trust Bank in the capacity of Assistant General Manager. Prior to this he has also been attached to Hatton National Bank and the British Bank of the Middle East. He was a former Director at Lanka Clear (Pvt) Ltd and Credit Information Bureau Sri Lanka.
 
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