Tharaka appointed to Siyapath Finance Plc Board

Tharaka Ranwala

Siyapath Finance Plc has announced the appointment of Tharaka Ranwala as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board of Directors with effect from 28 July 2015. 

Ranwala is a Deputy General Manager at Sampath Bank Plc responsible for overseeing the areas of marketing, deposit mobilisation, development banking, credit cards and business development. He is also the overall pillar head for CSR activities of the bank. He has over 15 years experience in the banking industry in roles of increasing responsibility in marketing and retail banking. During this period he had stints in brand management, corporate communications, market development, CSR, consumer and international marketing.

He possesses a postgraduate Diploma in Marketing (CIM-UK) and is a Chartered Marketer. He is a Fellow Member of CIM (UK) and a member of SLIM. He is also a Certified Professional Marketer (CPM) of the Asia Pacific Marketing Federation. He has won numerous awards both locally and internationally which includes the Brand Leadership Award in 2006 and the Marketing Professional of the Year 2014 at the CMO Asia Global Brand Excellence Awards. 

Ranwala is the Vice President of the International Advertising Association (IAA) Sri Lanka and a Board Member of the CSR Sri Lanka (Guarantee) Ltd., which is the apex body for promoting CSR initiatives in Sri Lanka.

With the latest appointment, the Board of Directors of Siyapath Finance Plc comprises Channa Palansuriya (Chairman), Mohan Abeynaike (Deputy Chairman), S.G. Wijesinha, M.Y.A. Perera, P.M.A. Sirimane, H.S.D. Soysa, W.M.P.L. De Alwis, R. Samaranayake and L.T. Ranwala.