SARATH DE SILVA RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BOC PENSIONERS’ ASSOCIATION

The Annual General Meeting held on 1st June 2019 at the Grand Oriental Hotel (GOH )Colombo attended by a large number of delegates representing nearly 10,000 strong membership of Bank of Ceylon Pensioners’ Association unanimously re-elected A. Sarath de Silva, a former General Manager of the Bank of Ceylon as its President for the current year.

A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London, Mr. De Silva was conferred a Fellowship by the Institute of Bankers, Sri

Lanka in 2006, he was also awarded the prestigious “Life Time Award” by the Association of Chartered Bankers of Sri Lanka Trust the Local Centre of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London in recognition of his distinguished contribution in the field of banking. He was also conferred an Honorary Life Membership of the Association of Professional Bankers- Sri Lanka and subsequently honoured by the award for “Outstanding Contributions to the Banking Industry”. He has the unique distinction of having been the President of both, the Association of Professional Bankers - Sri Lanka and the Colombo Centre of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (London) concurrently during the period 2001/2002.

His remarkable contribution to the entire banking industry after his retirement was when he was appointed as Chairman of Lanka Clear (Pvt) Ltd. The migration from the automated cheque clearing to the more sophisticated Cheque Imaging & Truncation System (CITS) was initiated during his tenure under his direction and guidance.

Mr. De Silva is also a Trustee of the Bank of Ceylon Pension Trust Fund, which is one of the largest Pension Funds in Sri Lanka. He has also served as a Consultant to the World Bank /FAO /IFAD during his long carrier as a Banker for more than 40 years.