Bank of Ceylon

Mrs. Priyanthi Wijesekara currently serves as the Deputy General Manager (Operations) of the Bank. She was appointed to the Bank’s Corporate Management as the Deputy General Manager (Support Services) in February 2023 and subsequently assumed duties as Deputy General Manager (Operations).

Having been promoted as an Assistant General Manager in July 2016, she held the positions of Assistant General Manager (Administrative Services), Assistant General Manager (Marketing), Assistant General Manager (Overseas Branches), and Assistant General Manager (Credit Audit). While serving as Assistant General Manager (Marketing), she simultaneously served as the Secretary to the Marketing Committee.

She is an experienced banking professional with over 35 years of experience in various areas of banking. She has been associated with the Bank of Ceylon since 1991 and has served the Bank in different capacities, including retail banking, corporate credit, recoveries, offshore banking, administrative services, marketing, overseas branches, and credit audit divisions. During her tenure at the Bank, Mrs. Wijesekara gained exposure to foreign banking while working at the London Branch of Bank of Ceylon in 2002/2003.

Mrs. Wijesekara holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a Merit Pass from London Metropolitan University. She also possesses a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a National Diploma in Technology from the University of Moratuwa. In addition, she is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Mrs. Wijesekara serves as a Director of Ceybank Holiday Homes (Pvt) Limited and Hotels Colombo (1963) Limited.