Association of Professional Bankers Sri Lanka 31st AGM held in hybrid manner

Newly-appointed Committee Members of the APBSL

 The first copy of the book is handed over to A. Kathiravellupillai by Aruna Fernando

The 31st Annual General Meeting of the Association of Professional Bankers (APBSL) was held on Friday, 24 July at the Bougainvillea Ballroom of the Hotel Galadari Colombo. The AGM successfully allowed its participants to attend the meeting physically and virtually in keeping with the prevailing health guidelines. 

Newly appointed President Aruna Fernando addressing

Aruna Fernando was elected as the 32nd President of the APB while new office bearers and council members for the year 2020/2021 were also selected at the meeting. Fernando holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura and is currently reading for a Master of Financial Economics degree from the University of Colombo. 

Marking another milestone in APB history, a special book titled ‘Three Decades of Professional Banking Excellence: Association of Professional Bankers – Sri Lanka (APB) (1988-2018)’ was launched. It was compiled by Dr. Viruli de Silva based on the reminiscences of A. Kathiravellupillai, Founder Member, Past President and Advisory Council Member of the Association. 

As the first event of the calendar year, the Continuous Prof-essional Development Committee of the APB presents an evening forum with Kishu Gomes – Group CEO/Director of Dreamron Group of Companies and the former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) and Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA). Titled ‘Navigating the leadership challenges in a volatile market’, the forum will be held on Wednesday, 23 September from 5:30 p.m. onwards at the 3rd Floor Auditorium of the Bank of Ceylon Head Office. Entrance will be free-of-charge.