Ronald C. Perera, President’s Counsel, reappointed Chairman of Bank of Ceylon

Ronald C. Perera, President’s Counsel, has been reappointed as Chairman, Bank of Ceylon by Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera. He assumed office on Thursday 14 February. Perera was the Chairman of Bank of Ceylon from 28 January 2015 until 18 November 2018.

Having studied at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo Perera is a LLB graduate from the University of Colombo and also holds a LLM in International Trade Law from Northumbria University. Perera was appointed as a President’s Counsel in 2012. He was a Director of the Bank of Ceylon on a previous occasion. 

Perera is an experienced lawyer with a wide practice in the original courts as well as in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. He has wide experience in Civil and Criminal litigation, negotiation and drafting of commercial and transport contracts and agreements. He has specialised in Commercial Law, Banking Law, Industrial Law, Injunctions, Defamation, Election Petitions, Civil Appeals, Revision Applications, Writ Applications, and Fundamental Rights Cases. Additionally, he has appeared in several Commercial Arbitrations.