DFCC announced the appointment of new Chief Executive Officer Thimal Perera who took over the reins from January 2022. Perera joined the DFCC Bank leadership team in June 2017 in the capacity of Deputy Chief Executive Officer and became a member of the Board in July 2019. The Bank looks to fortify its position as the leader in innovative, sustainable banking through the appointment leveraging Perera’s vast experience and unique skill set to push the boundaries of service excellence.
Perera, an innovative, action-oriented, tech-savvy entrepreneur and a veteran within the financial services and banking sector, has held several senior positions with over two decades of experience both locally and internationally having been with the HSBC Group, the Commercial Bank of Qatar, Barclays Bank PLC, UAE and Hatton National Bank. Further, he has served as a Board member of HNB Assurance PLC, HNB General Insurance Limited and HNB Finance Limited as well.
He is a Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and a finalist of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) – UK. Perera also serves as a Director of Synapsys Limited, Acuity Partners Limited, Acuity Stock Brokers (Pvt) Limited and Guardian Acuity Asset Management Limited, while functioning as Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Acuity Group.