Board of Directors of HDFC Bank
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Mrs. Siromi N. Wickramasinghe (Chairman)

Mrs. Siromi Wickramasinghe was appointed as the Chairman of HDFC Bank in May 2010.
She held many senior managerial positions in various financial institutions including the post of DGM, Hatton National Bank PLC, GM /CEO, Lankaputhra Development Bank, Director Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, and Director Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Ltd.

She was also a Commission Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and the Chairman of Ceybank Asset Management (Pvt.) Ltd an associate company of Bank of Ceylon. She is also an Attorney at Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and Commissioner of Oaths, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute U.K.
Mrs. C. Wijayawardhana (Director)

Mrs. Chandanie Wijewardhana holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) Degree from the University of Ruhuna (1992) and Master of Arts in Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies, the Netherlands (2000). She was appointed as a Director of the HDFC Bank in June 2010. Currently she is a Director in the Department of Fiscal Policy of the Ministry of Finance & Planning. She joined the Sri Lanka Planning Service as an Assistant Director in 1994 and has previously worked at the Department of National Planning for 10 years and at the Department of National Budget for 6 years.

In addition to her duties at the Department of Fiscal Policy, she represents the Treasury on the Director Boards of National Housing Development Authority, Condominium Management Authority and Waters Edge Ltd. She was a Director of State Mortgage and Investment Bank.
Mr. S. A. J. Samaraweera (Director)

Mr. Jayantha Samaraweera was appointed as a Director of the HDFC Bank in June 2010. Currently he is the Chairman of National Housing Development Authority, Board Director of Tea, Rubber & Coconut Estates Control of Fragmentation Board, Urban Settlement Development Authority and Urban Development Authority.

He was a member of Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka during years 2004 – 2010. In 1999 he was elected to the Western Provincial Council as a member. Mr. Samaraweera holds a Diploma in Journalism from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka.
Mr. A. M. Chandrasagara (Director)

Mr. A.M. Chandrasagara was appointed as a Director of HDFC Bank in June 2010 and functions as the Chairman of the Board Audit Committee. He is also a Director of CRIB. He has 40 years of experience in the People’s Bank in the fields of General Banking, Accounting, Finance, Inspection and Internal Auditing.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (FIBSL) and an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ACASL). He holds a Diploma in Information Systems, Security, Control and Audit conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and a Diploma in Accountancy.
Mr. W. D. R. D. Goonaratne (Director)

Mr. Raja Goonaratne was appointed as Director of the HDFC Bank in June 2010, and is an elected director of HDFC representing the National Housing Development Authority which is the major shareholder of the Bank. He is a senior lecturer in law in the academic staff of the Department of Legal Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Open University of Sri Lanka.

At present, he works as the National Housing Commissioner. He is academically qualified with LL.B (Hon) Colombo, LL. M (Monash Australia), Diploma in Forensic Medicine and also of he is professionally qualified as an Attorney-at-Law of Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He is also a member of the Board of the National Housing Developer Authority.
Mr. W. J. L. U. Wijeyaweera (Director)

Mr. Upali Wijayaweera was appointed as a Director of the HDFC Bank in June 2006 and is also functioning as the Secretary to the Ministry of Labour and Labour Relations. He is a Director of National Institute of Occupational safety and Health, Srama Vasana Fund and National Institute of Labour Studies.

He has been posted to the Sri Lanka Administrative Service in 1984. He has joined the Department of Labour in 1985 and has held several important posts; Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Commissioner of Labour, Commissioner General of Labour. In 1997, he was posted as the Consular in the Sri Lankan Embassy in the State of Kuwait followed by the posting in the Sri Lankan Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the Consular in 1999.

In year 2000 he was appointed as the Commissioner of Labour Standards. He was also a director of National Child protection Authority. He holds a B.Com (special) Degree from University of Kelaniya and PGD in Public Administration from SLIDA (Sri Lanka).
Mrs. K. W. P. Dayaratne (Director)

Mrs. Dayarathne was appointed as a Director of the HDFC Bank in June 2009 and also functions as the Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities. She belongs to the Sri Lanka Administrative Service and began her career as an Assistant Controller of the Department of Immigration and Emigration in 1985.

She has served as an Assistant Director of the Department of Social Service, Assistant Commissioner and a Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Poor Relief, Deputy Commissioner of the Samurdhi Commissioner’s Department, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Senior Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Housing Development and Senior Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Constructions.

She holds a B.Sc Public Administration (special) Degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Master in Public Management, PGD in Public Administration and MS.c in Public Administration in SLIDA (Sri Lanka) and PGD in Social Development from the University of Massy in New Zealand.
Mr. A.J. Aloysius (Director)

Mr. Arjun Aloysius holds a B.Sc in Finance from Bond University of Australia. He started his career as a Senior Consultant in the Free Lanka Group.

Currently Mr. Arjun Aloysius is a Director of Perpetual Capital (Pvt) Ltd and the Chief Executive Officer of Perpetual Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd. He is heading the Free Lanka Group Investment arm.




Mr. W.D. K. Jayawardena (Director)


Mr. Kapila Jayawardena was appointed as a Director of   HDFC in May 2011. At present, he serves as the Group Managing Director/CEO of LOLC since June 2007. He holds a MBA in Financial Management; is an Associate of the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants and was awarded Fellowship of the Institute of Bankers (IBSL) in 2006. He has varied experience in the fields of Banking Operations, Audit, Relationship Management, Corporate Finance, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking and Treasury Management.Mr. Jayawardena was appointed as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (SLBA) in 2003/04 and served as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka in 2006/2007. He served as a Director of Lanka Clear, National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) and The Institute of Bankers (IBSL). 

Mr. Jayawardena was appointed to the Financial Sector Reforms Committee (FSRC) by the Prime Minister and is a member of the Finance Sector and Capital markets cluster of the National Council of Economic Development (NCED). He was a key member of the inaugural sovereign rating team and sovereign debt for Sri Lanka appointed by the Governor of the Central Bank. He was presented with the prestigious Combined Support Group Award by the US Navy for services rendered after the Tsunami in 2005.

Mr. Jayawardena has over 27 years’ experience in all areas of banking, out of which nine years was in the capacity of CEO/Country Head Citi Bank Sri Lanka and the Maldives. He was the first Sri Lankan to be appointed as a senior credit officer (SCO) by Citi Bank in Sri Lanka. During his leadership, CitiBank in Sri Lanka was rated AAA by Fitch Ratings in Sri Lanka. CitiBank Sri Lanka was the first foreign Bank to obtain an AAA rating.

Mr. Jayawardena is the Chairman of LOLC Insurance Company Ltd., LOLC Securities Ltd. and LOLC Motors Ltd. With LOLC‘s venture into the leisure sector, the acquisition of Confifi Hotels Holdings PLC in the ‘golden mile‘ of Southern Sri Lanka, Mr. Jayawardena was appointed as Chairman of LOLC Leisure Ltd. He is also on the Boards of Lanka ORIX Finance Company Ltd., LOLC Micro Credit Ltd., LOLC Eco Solutions Ltd., Commercial Leasing Company Ltd. and United Dendro Energy (Pvt) Ltd., which are subsidiaries of the LOLC Group.

Mr. Jayawardena was nominated by the Government of Sri Lanka to serve on the Board of Directors of the United States - Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission in July 2010 and was also appointed to the Council of the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka on 27 January 2011.