Durairatnam new DFCC Bank Chairman

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Veteran banker J. Durairatnam has been appointed as the Chairman of DFCC Bank.

He succeeds C.R. Jansz who retired recently having served as Chairman since March 2014 and the Board since July 2010.

Durairatnam joined the DFCC Board in August 2018 after retiring from Commercial Bank as its Managing Director/CEO.

He possesses extensive experience in banking having been with Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC covering a period of 36 years. He served as a Director of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC from April 2012 to July 2014 and as the Managing Director/CEO from July 2014 until his retirement on 26 July 2018.

He has served in several other senior management positions at Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, including Chief Operating Officer, Deputy General Manager – International, Assistant General Manager – International and Head of Imports. His experience covers all aspects of international trade, off-shore banking, credit and operations. He has also held the position of Managing Director of Commercial Development Company PLC and has served as a Director on the Board of Lanka Financial Services Bureau Ltd.

Durairatnam holds a BSc. from the University of Peradeniya and an Executive Diploma from the University of Colombo.