Rathnayake appointed new NSB Chairman

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The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs’ Department of External Resources Director General R.M.P. Rathnayake assumed duties as the Chairman of National Savings Bank (NSB) on Monday.

He is a Super Grade officer of the Sri Lanka Planning Service and has been in the public service for almost 25 years in various positions.

Director General R.M.P. Rathnayake

Rathnayake holds a Master’s degree from the Agricultural University of Norway and a B.Sc. (Special) degree from the University of Peradeniya.

He has served as Alternate Executive Director of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Director of National Savings Bank, Director of People’s Bank, a member of the Board of Management of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM), a member of the Board of Directors of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC), a member of the Governing Council of the University of Vocational Training and a member of the Advisory Board to the Science and Technology Policy Research Division of the National Science Foundation.

Rathnayake presently serves as a Member of the National Medicine Regulatory Authority.

He is a Member of the Sri Lanka Economic Association and a visiting Consultant and Lecturer at the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA). Rathnayake has published many articles related to numerous fields.