Dilshan Rodrigo has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – Union Bank of Colombo Plc of Sri Lanka announced that Dilshan Rodrigo, a veteran banker, has been appointed as Director/CEO, replacing Indrajit Wickramasinghe who held the position for 9 years.

Rodrigo is a banker with senior management experience across a range of industries and previously served as Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer at Hatton National Bank.

He is the current deputy CEO and will assume the position of director/CEO of Union Bank on August 16, subject to regulatory approvals. Rodrigo will lead the next phase of the organization’s development.

Wickramasinghe is a talented professional with a successful management career spanning over 35 years in local and international organizations in the FMCG and financial services sectors.

He has held numerous non-executive board positions in sectors such as insurance, wealth management, securities brokerage, real estate management, financial companies and commercial banking.

During his tenure at Union Bank, Wickramasinghe played a key role in transforming the institution from an asset-constrained bank into a fully-fledged, vibrant commercial bank with an asset book of over R130 billion.

The bank maintains one of the highest capital adequacy ratios in the country and recently renewed its corporate brand identity. (Colombo/May 31, 2024)