Asanga Uduwela joins DFCC Bank leadership team as Chief Operating Officer

DFCC Bank PLC yesterday announced the appointment of Asanga Uduwela as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Bank, with effect from 8 November 2022. 

Uduwela joins the top ranks of DFCC Bank after a long and illustsssrious career spanning three decades at Hatton National Bank PLC, where he most recently served as DGM – Operations. 

A strong leader with a proven track record across various roles and capacities, he has won numerous awards during his career, including for productivity improvements and process management. Uduwela in the role of Chief Operating Officer will help guide DFCC Bank towards achieving its overarching goals of being one of the most customer centric banks in the country.

During his long-standing service at Hatton National Bank PLC, Uduwela oversaw branch operations, centralised operations, centralised cash management, ATM management, centralised back office, inward and outward remittances, systems implementation for the Group and centralised credit administration. 

He also headed the Migration Team for the updated version of Finacle core banking software. He has also worked closely with external consultancies, including Deloittes, to drive transformational journeys, improve productivity and streamline processes. 

Uduwela has also received extensive training abroad in credit evaluation and management, cash and asset management, leadership, and process management and Toyota Work Ethics at NIBM, Pune, India, Singapore, Malaysia and the University of Nagoya and Toyota, Nagoya, Japan, respectively.

Asanga Uduwela holds a BSc. Special (Hons) from the University of Peradeniya and an MBA from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, whilst also being certified by the Omega Credit Administration. 

In his private life, Uduwela is family-oriented and an avid sportsperson with a passion for badminton, having represented his former employer at numerous tournaments and having also played the sport at National Level in his youth.