Chiranthi Cooray appointed as HNB General Insurance Board Member
HNB General Insurance Limited (HNBGI) recently announced the appointment of Chiranthi Cooray as anon-independent/nonExecutive Director.
The appointment was approved by the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka.
Cooray currently serves as Deputy General Manager/ Chief Transformation Officer of Hatton National Bank PLC. She leads key transformations in digital, tech, product, service and people strategies to drive growth and support achievement of mid to long-term goals of the bank, whilst facilitating change management and delivering business value. Cooray serves on the board of CSR Sri Lanka (Guarantee) Ltd and Advisory Board of AISEC Sri Lanka. She also serves as a Trustee of the HNB Sustainability Foundation. She is a Past President of the Association of Human Resource Professionals, Sri Lanka.
Cooray holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Wales (Cardiff Metropolitan). She is a Senior Certified Professional SHRM, USA and a Certified HR Professional from IPMA, USA. She has completed the CIMA (UK) exams and is awaiting admission to membership.
Cooray was awarded the HR Leadership Award for Global HR Excellence organised by the World HR Congress in February 2015. She has also been awarded the Gold Category at the Women for Governance Professional and Career Women Awards 2014/2015 by the Women in Management for her exceptional contribution and achievements in the field of human resources. Under her leadership, Hatton National Bank PLC has achieved many local and international awards in the last 10 years in the HR and sustainability spheres. In 2017, Cooray served as Chairwoman of the National Task Force to recommend a strategic road map to increase female labour force participation in Sri Lanka for the National HR Development Council of Sri Lanka.