Mr. Badra Kalyanapriya Gurusinghe
Acting Deputy General Manager (Development Banking and Branch Credit Operations – Range II)
Mr. Badra Kalyanapriya Gurusinghe was appointed to the role of Deputy General Manager (Retail Banking Range II) in September 2020 and became a member of the Bank's Corporate Management. He previously served as the Chief Legal Officer, the Deputy General Manager (Product and Banking Development) and the Deputy General Manager (Development Banking and Branch Credit Operations Range II) of the Bank. Commencing his career at BOC in 1997 as a Management Trainee, he has been recognized over the years for his contributions to the Bank's strategic growth and transformation efforts.
With over 28 years of experience as a banker, his core areas of expertise include Corporate and Retail Banking, as well as organisational transformation. Prior to his appointment as DGM - Compliance, Mr. Gurusinghe served as the Country Manager, Maldives from 2017 to 2020. He also counts an earlier three-year stint in the capacity of Operations Officer at the Bank of Ceylon, Maldives, among his foreign operations experience.
Mr. Gurusinghe has performed an active role in a number of the Bank's restructuring and transformation initiatives, including being a core team member of both the Wenesa Project and the ICBS Project.
He holds an impressive list of academic qualifications to his credit, including a BSc. in Business Administration (Special) from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, a Commonwealth Executive MBA (CEMBA) from the Open University of Sri Lanka, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Financial Administration (PgDBM) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He also holds a Diploma in Credit Management from the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
A professionally qualified Attorney-at-Law from Sri Lanka Law College, Mr. Gurusinghe holds membership in numerous prestigious organisations such as the Institute of Bankers or Sri Lanka and the Bar Association of Sri Lanka.
