Corporate Profile

Mr. Kavinda de Zoysa is the Chairman/Non-Executive Director of Bank of Ceylon (BOC), Sri Lanka's largest commercial bank, with over 2,300 touchpoints, which include a network of over 650 branches and with overseas presence in UK, India, Maldives and Seychelles. In 2024, BOC achieved a historic financial milestone, recording a Profit Before Tax of Rs 106.9 billion, the highest ever reported by a Sri Lankan bank and the largest profit ever achieved by any Sri Lankan corporate entity, public or private, in the nation's history. Furthermore, in 2025, Brand Finance Lanka named Bank of Ceylon, the most valuable brand in Sri Lanka, with a brand valuation of Rs 57.4 billion.

He is the Chairman/Non-Executive Director of BOC UK Ltd: SMF9, The Chairman/Non-Executive Director of Property Development Ltd, the Chairman/Non-Executive Director of BOC IT Solutions Pvt Ltd, Chairman/Non-Executive Director of BOC Property Development & Management (Private) Ltd and an Independent/Non-executive Director of Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC. He is also a Global Council Member of CIMA UK (Board of Directors), (CIMA & AICPA together form the world's largest accounting body). He was also a Board Director of AmCham Sri Lanka.

He is a career Banker with over three decades of diverse banking experience and over 25 years in Management. During his career, Mr. de Zoysa has successfully navigated both local and international banking environments, holding senior leadership roles. 

Prior to BOC, he served as Director and Country Business Head at Citibank N.A Sri Lanka. During the tenor of nearly two decades at Citi, he also served as a core member of the Country Management Team and Governance Committees. His leadership at Citi saw him develop, implement, and execute Strategic Plans, lead landmark Corporate Finance & Capital Market transactions, M&A, Advisory, and promote Digitization. Prior to joining Citi, he held roles at National Development Bank (NDB), Nations Trust Bank (NTB) and Seylan Bank.

His overall exposure covers Corporate & Investment banking, Digitization, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, M&A, Advisory, Capital Markets, Management Accounting, Development Banking, Project Finance, SME lending, Banking Operations, Trade, ECA Financing, Audit, Cash Management and Treasury (FICC product solutions).

He held the position of Chairperson MESANA Regional Engagement Group of the AICPA (Association of International Certified Professional Accountants) for year 2022/23. Since 2011, Mr. de Zoysa has been a Senior Membership Assessor and a member of the CIMA Global Membership Panel, where he once served as Vice Chairperson. He has served as a Chief Examiner, Moderator and Advisor to the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and is also a visiting lecturer for MBA programs at the University of Colombo and the University of Ruhuna.

His academic and professional qualifications include:

• - MBA (Merit Pass) from the University of Colombo and Gold Medalist.
• - Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) U.K. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) U.K..
• - Fellow of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL).
• - Fellow of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CМА).
• - Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) - AICPA & CIMA.
• - Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID).
• - Successful completion of the ICAEW Non-Executive Director Certification, jointly awarded by ICAEW and the Non-Executive Directors' Association (NEDA) in UK.
• - Successfully completed Executive Education program in "Leading with Data and Analytics" from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

He is an alumnus of St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa. 

Mr. de Zoysa is known as a team player and innovator, he champions ethics, compliance ; diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) and believes strongly in ESG, meritocracy and agile execution.