Veteran banker Harris Premaratne appointed Deputy Chairman of Pan Asia Bank

Pan Asia Bank yesterday announced the appointment of Harris Premaratne as Deputy Chairman of the bank with effect from 25January.

Premaratne is veteran banker with over 40 years of banking experience with some of the leading commercial banks in Sri Lanka. During his banking career, he has served as the Senior Deputy General Manager of Commercial Bank of Ceylon and was the Managing Director of Sampath Bank PLC from 2009 to December 2011. He also served as the Managing Director of Cargills Bank Ltd. from 2012 to 2014. 

At present he is the Deputy Chairman of Softlogic Finance PLC and serves on the Boards of Softlogic Holdings PLC, Asiri Hospitals Holdings PLC, Asiri Surgical Hospital PLC, Central Hospital Ltd. and Softlogic Capital PLC.

Premaratne is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of London and has held the position of Chairman of Sri Lanka Banks Association.

With the latest appointment, the Board of Directors of Pan Asia Banking Corporation Plc comprises of Eshana De Silva (Chairman), Harris Premaratne (Deputy Chairman), T.G. Thoradeniya, G.A.R.D. Prasanna, T. Igarashi, T. Murakami, J.S.B. Rangamuwa, M.A. Abeynaike, A.A. Wijepala, H.N.J. Chandrasekera, J.D.N. Kekulawal and H. Ota (Alternate Director to T. Murakami)