Sujith Kariyawasam appointed Lankaputhra Development Bank Chairman

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Sujith Kariyawasam (seated, centre) accepts duties as LDB Chairman. Acting General Manager/ Chief Finance Officer Sathis Kumar is also present.

Sujith Kariyawasam has assumed duties as the 8th Chairman of Lankaputhra Development Bank last week.

The appointment ceremony was held at the LDB Head Office, and many invited guests were present at this occasion.

Speaking at the occasion, Kariyawasam said that the year 2018 is a challenging year for the Lankaputhra Development Bank. More commitment from the employees is needed to march forward as a development bank.

He said specifically, the Government’s aim is to provide better service to the small and medium scale entrepreneurs of the country, and he said he is ready to provide correct leadership to the LDB to achieve this target. Kariyawasam also stated that he will work to obtain the necessary support from the relevant institutions in this endeavour. He added that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe and Minister of State Enterprises and Kandy City Development Lakshman Kiriella always grant blessings and guidance to him in this regard.

Kariyawasam was an Old Boy of D.S. Senanayake Vidyalaya, Colombo, and a graduate of Business Administration (Honours) at the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He is also a senior member of the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka, and an attorney-at-law in profession. Kariyawasam had held top posts in a number of state institutions and is a former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Coconut Development Authority and Tea Shakti Fund. He has worked as the working Director of the Road Development Authority for a long period of time and is a person with matured experience.