The Monetary Board, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, has promoted Assistant Governor, Mr. C J P Siriwardana to the post of Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) .
In a statement issued today, the Central Bank announced that the promotion was made with effect from Saturday (August 19).
Mr. Siriwardana has over 31 years of experience in the Central Bank especially in the areas of Economic and Price Stability, Financial System Stability and other Agency Functions carried out by the Central Bank.
Prior to the appointment as a Deputy Governor, Mr. Siriwardana held the position of the Assistant Governor in-charge of Public Debt, Information Technology, Legal and Compliance, Macroprudential Surveillance, Human Resources, Policy Review and Monitoring, Payments and Settlement and Risk Management Departments.
He has served as the Secretary to the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Mr. Siriwardana, currently serves as a Director of LankaClear (Pvt) Ltd. and Colombo Dockyard PLC. He has also served as a Director of Ceylon Electricity Board, Provident Property Lanka Ltd., and Kandurata Development Bank; and an Observer of the Board of Directors of the Board of Investments (BOI).
