Appointed to the Board as Independent Non-Executive Director and as Chairman of Audit Committee in September 2016. Mr Aravinda Perera counts over 36 years in the Banking sector and functioned as the Managing Director of Sampath Bank PLC from 1st January 2012, until his retirement in September 2016. He is presently the Chairman of Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC. He is also a Director of Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC, Rocell Bathware Ltd and further to the Directorships, he Chairs the Audit committees of Hayleys Aventura Private Ltd, Hayleys Advantis Ltd and Fentons Ltd. He was former Chairman of Siyapatha Finance PLC, former Director of Sampath Centre Ltd., Colombo Stock Exchange and Lanka Bangla Finance Limited in Bangladesh. He passed out from University of Moratuwa in 1980 with an Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Member of the Institute of Engineers (Sri Lanka) and a Chartered Engineer. He is also a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers– Sri Lanka. He also holds an MBA from the Past Graduate Institute of Management. Mr. Perera was honoured with the “CEO Leadership Achievement Award 2016” by the Asian Banker magazine and was also the recipient of the prestigious “Platinum Honours – 2014” Award by the Postgraduate Institute of Management Alumni of Sri Jayawardenapura University. He was honoured with the “Award for the Outstanding Contribution to the Banking Industry – 2015” by the Association of Professional Bankers and was also awarded an Honorary Life Membership by the Association of Professional
Bankers in October 2018.