Mr. R M N Jeewantha
Acting Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Jeewantha was appointed to the Bank’s Corporate Management in August 2020, initially assuming duties as Deputy General Manager (International, Treasury & Investment). He subsequently served as Deputy General Manager (Development Banking and Branch Credit Operations – Range 2) before being promoted to the position of Actg. Chief Operating Officer.
He is a graduate from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and holds a BSc in Accountancy (Special) and an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM). He is also a Senior Fellowship Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
He joined Bank of Ceylon in 2002 as a Management Trainee and possesses a wealth of experience in retail banking, credit management and financial management. However, his forte lies in Treasury Management and Investment Banking and he commenced his treasury career at the Dealing Room in 2008 as a Trainee Dealer and successfully rose to the position of CEO of Bank of Ceylon’s Primary Dealer Unit. He was later appointed to the Executive Management of the Bank as Assistant General Manager (Treasury). In addition to functions of the Treasury Division, he has served as the Head of the Committee for the Investment in Government Securities (CIGS), Member of the Investment Committee and Secretary of Asset & Liability Management Committee (ALCO) of Bank of Ceylon and has gained international banking exposure at Bank of Ceylon, London.
Presently, Mr. Jeewantha holds Directorships at Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC, Lanka Securities (Pvt) Ltd and Ceybank Asset Management Ltd. He is also a Member of the Governing Board of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.
He also served as a Member of the Central Bank’s Domestic Financial Market Infrastructure Development project, Member of the Public Enterprises Project Evaluation Committee of Prospective Investors, and a Committee Member of the specific selling committee for the sale of mineral products of Lanka Mineral Sands Limited appointed by the Ministry of Industries. Additionally, he serves as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL).
