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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/GENERAL MANAGER

MR. R. KODITUWAKKU

Mr. Kodituwakku is a veteran banker, serving as the Chief Executive Officer/General Manager of People’s Bank since June 2020. He joined the bank in 1982 and has nearly four decades of multi-faceted experience in local as well as cross border operations. He is a key figure in driving the bank towards digitalization on mapping business requirements to a digital platform by adopting best practices in the industry and re-engineering business processes for which the bank was awarded many prestigious awards/recognitions both internationally and locally. He was also bestowed upon “Sri Lanka Innovation Leadership Awards 2020” – awarded by World Innovation Congress, for his innovative role played in transforming the bank from a conventional set up to contemporary set up through digitalization. Further he has been named as Banking CEO of the year Sri Lanka 2021 by the well known International Business Magazine. He also serves as the Chairperson of Financial Ombudsman Sri Lanka (Guarantee) Ltd and Director of People’s Leasing & Finance PLC, People’s Insurance PLC, People’s Merchant Finance PLC, People’s Travels Ltd., Lankan Alliance Finance Ltd. Bangladesh, , Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka, Lanka Clear (Pvt) Ltd., National Payments Council, Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Ltd, Lanka Financial Services Bureau and Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. Mr. Kodituwakku holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration specialized in Finance from the University of Colombo, Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of New Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and a Certified Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing.

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Director

Mr A M P M B Atapattu

Mr A M P M B Atapattu currently serves as a Secretary to the Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security and he has over 28 years of work experience in Banking, Finance and Business Administration.
He Graduated from University of Sri Jayawardenapura with a BSc in Management (Public Administration) Second Class Upper Division Degree, he holds a Master’s Degree in International Development from Flinders University, Australia and has completed two post graduate diplomas: Economic Development from University of Colombo and Development Economy from Institute of Development Economies, Japan. His research topic was “Rationalisation for Industrial Development in Sri Lanka” for his Master’s Degree in International Development awarded by Flinders University in 2004 and he holds a Licentiate Certificate of the Institute of Charted Accountancy, Sri Lanka.
Before assumed the current position he worked as a Senior Additional Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka and he was assigned to duties of economic reforms in the section of Stabilisation Recovery and Growth of the economy. As Director General, (Planning) of the Ministry of Education he was prepared of Capital Budget of the Ministry of Education and monitored the development projects of the Ministry. Further, as a Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, he was in charged for donor funding projects, implementation of trade and tariff policies of the Government, and monitoring of national budget. Also, he has initiated the ‘Enterprise Sri Lanka Subsidiary Loan & Development Programme’ as a national budget proposal of the Government.
Mr Atapattu has functioned as Director General of the Department of Development Finance he has initiated warehouse receipts financing system for grain farmers and fertiliser cash subsidy scheme for farmers. Feather, he has implemented Refinanced Loan Schemes called “Small and Medium Enterprise Regional Development Project” (SMERDP) funded by the Asian Development Bank, “Small and Medium Enterprise Development Facility Project” (SMEDeF) funded by the World Bank, “Small and Medium Enterprises Line of Credit (SMELoC) funded by the Asian Development Bank. In addition, he has executed the SME Development Programme funded by the German International Cooperation (GIZ) as well as the “Rooftop Solar Power Generation Line of Credit Project” (RSPGLoC) funded by the Asian Development Bank.
Mr Atapattu has also performed his duties as the Treasury Representative on the Board of Investment, People’s Bank, Sri Lankan Airline Limited, Sri Lanka Tea Board, National Lotteries Board, Sri Lanka Savings Bank, Lankaputhra Development Bank, Cooperative Wholesale Establishments, University of Vocational Technology and the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka.

Chairman

Mr. Sujeewa Rajapakse

Mr Sujeewa Rajapakse is a Managing Partner of BDO Partners, a firm of Chartered Accountants. A Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA) and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCMA) and a Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Mr Rajapakse holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura. During his professional career that spanned nearly four decades, he held the honorary positions of President, Vice President and Council Member (elect) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), Former Chairman of Auditing Standards Committee of CA Sri Lanka, President of Practicing Accountants Forum of Sri Lanka, Treasurer of Sri Lanka Cricket, Treasurer for Cricket World Cup 2011, Board Member and Technical Advisor to South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), Technical Advisor to Confederation of Asia Pacific Accountants (CAPA). Currently he is serving as the Board Member at Haycarb PLC, Dipped Products PLC, Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Ltd. and Lanka Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. Also, he is a Council Member of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
He was the Chairman of People’s Leasing & Finance PLC. He has served in the directorates of National Development Bank PLC, NDB Capital Holdings Ltd. – Bangladesh, The Finance Company PLC (appointed by the CBSL under the restructuring programme) Unidil Packaging Ltd. & Unidil Packaging and Solutions Ltd., and Deputy Chairman of Softlogic Life Insurance PLC.
His expertise includes all accounting and auditing standards and practices, Government regulations related to financial disciplines and ethics, human resource management and overall management practices and principles in both private and public sectors.

Director

Mr. Dushmantha Thotawatte

Mr Dushmantha Thotawatte was appointed to the Board of Directors with effect from 8 July 2022. Mr Thotawatte is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka with a Bachelor of Commerce (Special Degree) from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura & a Master in Financial Economics from the University of Colombo. He is an accomplished leader who has extensive experience in the field of Financial Management, Corporate Governance, Strategic Management and Public Relations, together a successful track record as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Internal Auditor in many state-owned enterprises and private organisations and counts over 40 years of experience.