Mrs. Hiranthi Suchitra De Silva was appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Director effective from 10th July 2024.
She has also been appointed as the Chairman of the Related Party Transaction Review Committee and as a member of the Nominations & Governance Committee and Integrated Risk Management Committee effective from 11th July 2024.
Mrs. De Silva has extensive experience in banking, having served in the industry for more than 36 years. In her career spanning 27 years at Sampath Bank she held multiple positions covering all areas relating to banking operations and credit, progressing to focus on Corporate Credit and was Deputy General Manager Corporate Credit at the time of resignation. She thereafter served as the Senior Vice President Wholesale Banking at Union Bank of Colombo until her retirement in 2024. She holds an MBA from Edith Cowen University Australia.