Bank of Ceylon Chairman Ronald C Perera appointed as Chairman of Bank of Ceylon (UK)

Bank of Ceylon Chairman Ronald C Perera’s appointment as the Chairman of Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd. was approved by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) of the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of England. The Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd. was incorporated in the UK in 2008 to take over the business of the London Branch of BOC that had been operating since 1949. In April 2010 the Financial Services Authority of UK (FSA) authorised the bank and the branch’s business and accounts were transferred to the Bank of Ceylon (UK) in May 2010. The Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd. is situated in Devonshire Square in the heart of London’s financial district.

Perera, President’s Counsel, was appointed as Chairman, Bank of Ceylon on 28 January. He is a LLB graduate from the University of Colombo and also holds a LLM in International Trade Law from Northumbria University. Perera was appointed as a President’s Counsel in 2012. He was a Director of the Bank of Ceylon previously. Perera is an experienced lawyer with a wide practice in the original courts as well as in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. He has wide experience in Civil and Criminal litigation, negotiation and drafting of commercial and transport contracts and agreements. 

Perera has specialised in Commercial Law, Banking Law, Industrial Law, Injunctions, Defamation, Election Petitions, Civil Appeals, Revision Applications, Writ Applications, and Fundamental Rights Cases. Additionally, he has appeared in several Commercial Arbitrations.