Top engineer Rohan appointed to HNB Board

r. Rohan Kar-unaratne, a Cons-ultant Engineer, was appointed as a non-executive/independent Director of the Bank.

Dr. Karunaratne is the incumbent president of the Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB), engaged in developing the construction industry and construction builders in Sri Lanka.

He is the Managing Director of A.K.K. Engineers (Pvt) Ltd., an engineering company specialised in building construction, civil engineering, water supply and waste water, construction of swimming pools and now in road construction, the Chairman of Associated Motor Finance Co Ltd. and is also the Deputy Chairman of the International Institute of Management.  

He has over 27 years of experience in civil engineering, building construction, engineering consultancy, construction training, lecturing in civil construction, designing and planning.  He was the past Chairman of the National Construction Association of Sri Lanka and was the first Chairman of Human Resource Development (Pvt) Ltd.

Dr. Karunaratne holds a PhD in Management and a MBA from the Sussex University (UK).  He is an Engineering Graduate of the University of Hindustan and an advanced Diploma holder in HIET (Chennai – India).  He is a Fellow of the International Institute of Management and a Fellow of the Ceylon Institute of Builders. Following the new appointment the Board of Directors of HNB comprises Dr. R. Jayamaha (Chairperson), R. Theagarajah (Managing Director), P.C. Cooray, D.H.S. Jayawardena, R.K. Obeyesekere, N.G. Wickremeratne, M.A.R.C. Cooray, W.W. Gamage and L.R. Karunaratne.