Dimantha assumes duties as Pan Asia Bank CEO

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Experienced banker Dimantha Seneviratne assumed duties as the CEO of Pan Asia Bank with effect from 1 March. Pan Asia Bank is a licensed commercial bank that has been in operation for 18 years and is considered as one of the fastest growing local banks in Sri Lanka. It possesses a network of 77 branches and offers a full range of retail, SME and corporate banking products and services. Seneviratne counts more than 23 years of banking experience, of which 15 years with the HSBC Group. He has held key senior management positions including several overseas postings covering Thailand, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia. He was the Chief Risk Officer – HSBC Thailand (2011-2013) and Chief Risk Officer – HSBC Sri Lanka and Maldives (2008-2011). He also served as the Chief Risk Officer HSBC Bangladesh in 2010. In these respective locations he has been a member of the country leadership team directing and executing the business strategy and governance. Seneviratne commenced his career in banking with Sampath Bank, and has also served in Overseas Trust Bank, Colombo branch (now Nations Trust Bank) and Saudi British Bank, Middle East prior to joining the HSBC Group. He has gained valuable exposure in areas of corporate banking, retail banking and wealth management, credit risk management, operations and market risk management, internal control, investment banking, debt capital markets and finance, working in diversified cultures under different regulatory and market environments. He holds an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, and a BSc, both from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka. He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Bankers Sri Lanka (FIB). He also holds a Diploma in Computer System Design from The National Institute of Business Management and has read up to Level II of The Chartered Financial Analyst program conducted by CFA Institute, USA. Seneviratne is a Past President of The Association of Professional Bankers (APB), Sri Lanka (2010-2011), having held various postings in the Executive Council of APB for over a decade including posts of Secretary General (2008-2009) and Senior Vice President (2009-2010) He was also a member of the Academic Council of the Institute of Bankers and a forum member of the Organisation of Professional Associations. He has worked in several consultative committees set up by the Sri Lanka Banks Association in conjunction with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on regulatory reforms.