Corporate Management

MD_CEO
Mr. Chamilantha Fernando

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer

IMG-20220602-WA0028
Mr. Krishantha Perera

Chief Operating Officer​

Mr. Harsha Samarasekara

Head of Credit & Branch Administration​

mahasen_sm
Mr. Mahasen Kamathewatte

Compliance Officer

4 - Copy
Mr. Rukmal Kaldera

Chief Risk Officer

WhatsApp Image 2023-08-08 at 12.51.39 - Copy
Mr. Namal Cooray

Head of Sales & Marketing

Mr. Suhad Pannila

Head of Human Resources & Operations​

Mr. Prabath Perera

Chief Financial Officer / Chief Risk Officer

shiran_sm
Mr. Shiran Yatagama

Chief Operating Officer​

shiran_sm
Mr. Shiran Yatagama

Chief Operating Officer​

CBC Finance Ltd. is a Non- Banking Financial Institution (NBFI) in Sri Lanka with the credit rating of BBB+(lka) from Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd.
The Company has been registered by the Monetary Board of Central Bank of Sri Lanka under the Finance Business Act No. 42 of 2011.

Mr. Krishantha Perera

Krishantha Perera joined CBC Finance Ltd as the Chief Operating Officer in May 2022. Krishantha has over 19 years of experience in the Non – Bank Financial Service sector both in Sri Lanka and Maldives. Prior to his appointment, he was with Maldives Finance & Leasing Company Pvt Ltd (MFLC) for past 13 years, the last three of them as Deputy General Manager – Operations and had also served MFLC as Chief Risk Officer and as Chief Accountant.

Krishantha holds a Master of Business administration from the University of Suffolk (United Kingdom), Associate member of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka and Associate Member of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka. He also holds Intermediate level qualification from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

harsha_lg

Mr. Harsha Samarasekara

Harsha Samarasekara joined CBC Finance Ltd. in October 2018 and currently serves as Head of Credit & Branch Administration. He counts over 14 years of experience in the Banking sector.

Harsha started his career at Richard Peiris Group and moved to Leasing and Factoring Department of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC in 2006.

Harsha has a wealth of experience in Retail Lending Products (Leasing, Personal Loans, Home loans), Factoring, Personal Banking Operations, Credit Administrations and Recoveries.

Harsha holds a Bachelor of Business Management (Accountancy) Special degree from the University of Kelaniya and he is an Associate Member [AIB] of the Institute of Bankers in Sri Lanka.

mahasen_lg

Mr. Mahasen Kamathewatte

Mahasen Kamathewatte joined CBC Finance Ltd. in February 2012 and currently serves as the Compliance Officer. He counts over 16 years of work experience, of which 13 years is in the Information Technology Industry in Sri Lanka. Prior to joining CBC Finance Ltd. he completed a successful 7 year stint at Lanka Clear (Pvt.) Ltd and People’s Bank.

Mahasen holds an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Peradeniya and Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology from the University of Peradeniya and BSc. Special Honors degree in Information Technology from the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology.

Mr. Rukmal Kaldera

Rukmal Kaldera joined CBC Finance Ltd. in November 2018 and currently serves as Chief Risk Officer. He counts over 15 years of experience in the Banking Sector. Prior to the appointment to CBC Finance Ltd., he was with Commercial Bank, served across the branch banking network of the North Central, Central and North Western regions.

Rukmal holds a Master of Business Administration from London Metropolitan University, UK, Bachelor of Business Management from Southern Queensland University, Australia, and a Diploma in Information Technology from the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE, Australia.

He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACMA) and Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA). He is also a Member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals, USA (GARP), Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, UK (MCSI) and Member of the Institute of Bankers – Sri Lanka.

Mr. Namal Cooray

Namal Cooray joined CBC Finance Ltd as the Head of Sales and Marketing in January 2022. Namal has over 17 years of excellent proven track record in Sales & Marketing and handling customer relationship in the NBFI Sector while demonstrating ability in building & securing positive business relationships and creating a strong business network that enables to significantly expand account-base with an emphasis on profit and growth in assigned segments combining strong organizational and communication skills to independently plan and steer business affairs while ensuring success on set/projected challenges. Prior to this appointment, he was the Chief Manager of Business Development at People’s Merchant Finance PLC. Namal started his career with Senkadagala Finance PLC and held Senior key positions at Orient Finance PLC & Multi Finance PLC.

Namal holds a Master of Business Administration awarded by Cardiff Metropolitan University (United Kingdom).

suhad_lg

Mr. Suhad Pannila

Suhad Pannila joined CBC Finance Ltd. in July 2019 and currently serves as Head of Human Resources & Operations. He counts over 23 years of experience in the Banking sector. Prior to the appointment to CBC Finance Ltd. he was with Commercial Bank playing a dynamic role across several departments such as Card Centre, Digital Banking Centre and the Staff Development Centre. He has also served in several leading branches and had a four-year tenure in the UAE as a Business Promotion Officer, representing the Bank.

Suhad holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Peradeniya and a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Colombo.

prabath_lg

Mr. Prabath Perera

Prabath Perera joined CBC Finance Ltd. as the Chief Financial Officer / Chief Risk Officer in April 2020 and counts over 15 years of experience in the in Banking and Finance sector. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Commercial Bank of Maldives Private Limited, a subsidiary of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC.

He is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (United Kingdom) and the Certified Practicing Accountants (Australia) and holds an MSc in Strategic Business Management from the Manchester Metropolitan University (United Kingdom).

shiran_lg

Mr. Shiran Yatagama

Shiran Yatagama joined CBC Finance Ltd. as the Chief Operating Officer in October 2018. Starting his career at Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC in 1989, Shiran moved to Seylan Bank, Union Bank and Commercial Leasing and Finance, in a career spanning over 30 years.

Shiran has a wealth of experience, having served in senior management positions in reputed Banks and Financial Institutions with proven skills in Branch Banking, Corporate / SME Banking, Leasing, Project Financing, Risk Management, Process Development & Re- Engineering, Credit Administration, and Recoveries.

Shiran is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants [CIMA], Chartered Global Management Accountants [CGMA], an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers in Sri Lanka [AIB] and holder of diploma in “Bank Integrated Risk Management” [Dbirm] from the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.