Dr. Prasad Samarasinghe appointed to HNB Board

Top professional Dr. Prasad Samarasinghe has been appointed to the Board of HNB PLC as a Non-Executive/Non-Independent Director.

Dr. Samarasinghe holds a Doctorate in Telecommunications bestowed upon by Australian National University of Canberra. He achieved Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Telecommunications with a First Class from University of Moratuwa.

In addition, Dr. Samarasinghe is a Licentiate of Part I and Part II of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and the recipient of best achiever status from the Institute in Financial Accounting, Business Mathematics Statistics and Data Processing in the year 1991.

He is the Managing Director Lanka Bell Ltd from July 2005 and also the Managing Director of Telecom Frontier Ltd., Bell Solutions Ltd.,  from September 2008 and Bellvantage Ltd., from April 2021.

He is also a Director of Hayleys Fibre PLC, serving on its Board since September 2017, Director of DCSL Brewery Ltd and Maganeguma Road Construction Equipment Company Ltd.

Dr. Samarasinghe represents Damien Fernando on the Boards of HNB Assurance PLC and HNB General Insurance, as his alternate Director.

He holds a professional membership as a Board Director of TRACE, ICTSC and is the Chairman of FITIS.

Previously Dr. Samarasinghe has also held the following posts: Director of LK Domain Registry (2017-2019), a Council Member of CSSL (2015-2016), and a General Council Member of SLASSCOM from 2015-2016.

Dr. Samarasinghe held the position as the Systems Engineer (Data Communications) at Electroteks Ltd. from September 1996 to June 1998. Thereafter, he joined the Commercial Bank of Ceylon and served as Manager/Communications Engineer till January 2001, Chief Manager IT from 2001 to May 2002 prior to becoming the Head of IT in May 2002 till September 2003.

He was the Deputy General Manager (ICT) of Sri Lanka Insurance from 2003 to July 2005. Dr. Samarasinghe had been a Director – E-Channelling Ltd., from September 2004 to June 2009 and became the Chief Operating Officer (support services) of Sri Lanka Insurance in July 2005 and served till 2008 March.

With the latest appointment, the Board of HNB comprises Aruni Goonetilleke (Chairperson), Jonathan Alles (Managing Director/CEO), Amal Cabraal, W.M.M.D. Ratnayake, D. Rodrigo, D. Cooray, O. Chandrawansa, P.R. Saldin, K.V.N. Jayawardene, K. Gunawardena, R. Gunawardana and T.K.D.A.P. Samarasinghe.