Indraka Liyanage recognised as ‘Chief Risk Officer of the Year’

Indraka Liyanage from ICICI Bank Ltd., Colombo was awarded the ‘Chief Risk Officer of the Year’ at the Golden Globe Tigers Awards for Excellence and Leadership awards held recently at the Taj Samudra Hotel. 

Indraka Liyanage

Liyanage counts over 25 years of banking experience and was recognised with this award for his passion, dedication and commitment towards the industry. He currently serves as the CRO of ICICI Bank Ltd., Colombo and is also a Director/council member at AAT Sri Lanka. 

He holds a commonwealth executive MBA and is presently appointed as the President of CEMBA/CEMPA Alumni of Sri Lanka branch. He is also the Vice President of the Association of Banking Sector Risk Professionals in Sri Lanka, set up by the CROs of all commercial and specialised banks. In addition he also serves as a council member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Training and Development and is a visiting lecturer in many universities and training institutes. 

He is a proud product of Royal College, Colombo and a Senior Fellow member of Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. He is also a vocational member of CISI (UK) and Institute of Credit Management (UK). Liyanage is a Fellow member of Certified Professional Managers, Sri Lanka Institute of Directors, Association of Professional managers and OPA. He has also served as a council member of the Royal College Union.

To ensure the awards are prestigious, the Golden Globe Tiger Awards are awarded based on a comprehensive research process. The juries consist of senior leaders, researches and academicians including some prominent names such as Arun Arora, former President of the Economic Times.

The shortlist is then passed on and reviewed by panel of juries comprising senior professionals from across the globe. Brand leadership awards is an annual event that attracts world’s best professionals and firms and platform that creates opportunity for leadership perspectives on achievements.