Corporate Profile

Mrs. Rochelle Fernando was appointed to the Bank’s Corporate Management in March 2023 as the Deputy General Manager (Development Banking and Branch Credit Operations - Range 2). Prior to this appointment, she held the position of Assistant General Manager (Trade Services).

Rochelle Fernando has a banking career spanning over a period of 27 years with vast array of experience in Retail Banking, Corporate Banking and Trade Finance at Bank of Ceylon.

Predominantly, she has served in the Trade Finance division with complete and overall exposure in both Exports and Imports Segments, especially the functions related to the Import Segment of the Offshore Banking Division.

Apart from her ordinary course of duties, she has rendered her expertise and knowledge to Exports Development Board from 2018 up to 2022 as a Resource Person for the Certificate Course/ Advance Certificate Courses on Banking Procedures Related to International Trade.

Further, she was engaged as the Programme Manager to the new Trade Finance Software solution at Bank of Ceylon which has expanded its scope to four implementation Zones namely Sri Lanka, Maldives, Seychelles and Chennai branch locations representing the Business Units.

Mrs. Fernando held the position of Senior Vice President of Trade Finance Association of Bankers (TFAB) for the year 2021/22 and was the president of TFAB for the year 2023/24. Moreover, she holds a life membership of the Association of Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka.

Mrs. Rochelle Fernando has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration specialised in Financial Management from the University of Colombo and she is an Associate member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. Further, she has successfully completed the Management Development Programme for the Key Management Personnel conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.