BOC dedicates Matara Super Grade branch as 82nd Anniversary Branch

Bank of Ceylon (BOC), as part of its commemoration of their 82nd anniversary, reopened its Matara Super Grade branch. It was opened by the Bank’s outgoing General Manager D.P.K. Gunasekera, new General Manager K.E.D. Sumanasiri, DGM – Sales and Channel Management Priyal Silva and Chief Legal Officer Badra Kalyanapriya Gurusinghe. AGM – Southern Province K.A.A. Karunaratne, Operations Manager Champika Hewamana, Branch Manager Subashini Hewavithanage and staff of the branch officiated the event. 

Matara, a fascinating window on modern commercial Sri Lankan life, saw its first BOC branch on 5 October 1955. 

The four-storied BOC complex is designed to provide convenience to all stake holders. The ground floor would house the Matara Super Grade anniversary branch; first floor would locate the province office and RLC; second floor houses an auditorium; and the third would hold the staff quarters. Built with the ‘green building’ concept, it also has a convenient parking facility in front of the premises and at the basement. 

DGM – Sales and Channel Management Priyal Silva, commenting on the new anniversary branch opening said: “This is a very happy occasion for the people of the city and the other stakeholders of the area. They consider this an honour bestowed upon them for the unconditional trust and the confidence they placed upon the bank. 

“The public appreciate the bank and places its services on a higher pedestal and believes the bank is as close as a family member of theirs who is there to support them in good as well as bad times. We are confident the branch is more inspired and view this occasion with much enthusiasm,” he concluded.

AGM Southern Province K.A.A. Karunaratne said: “The public and the Matara branch members of BOC are elated at this occasion as this could be a once-in-a-lifetime gratitude a financial institute could offer to its stakeholders. A diverse public, ranging from farmers, fishing folk, public and private sector workers of the area have placed their trust on the bank over six decades and this new outlook with the modern facilities, such as smart banking facilities would bring the branch to new millennia.

“The Super Grade branch of Matara, with the new boost, is sure to excel in its performance in serving the public.”