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Lakshman Silva appointed Chairman, LankaPay

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LankaPay – Sri Lanka’s National Payment Network recently announced the appointment of veteran banker, Lakshman Silva as its new Chairman with effect from 1June 2024 for a period of 3 years with former Chairman Dr. Kenneth De Zilwa stepping down from the position after an illustrious 3-year tenure.

The appointment has been made by the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe.

Silva is an illustrious banker with over 35 years’ experience in the industry. Starting his professional career with the Department of Inland Revenue of Sri Lanka, Silva joined the DFCC Banking Group in 1987, before he was seconded to DFCC Vardhana Bank in 2003 as the Chief Operating Officer where he progressed to become the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director in January 2010.

He also held the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer/Director of DFCC Bank PLC fromOctober 2015 and was appointed the Chief Executive Officer/Director in August 2017 in which position he served until retirement in 2021.

During his career, he held the position of Chairman of DFCC Consulting (Pvt) Limited, Lanka Industrial Estates Limited and Synapsys Limited,subsidiary companies of DFCC Bank PLC, and the Chairman of Lanka FinancialServices Bureau Limited as well as Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Limited.

He also served on the Board of LankaClear (former name of LankaPay) until the end 2021.

He holds a BCom (Sp.) Degree from the University of Kelaniya and an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and is also an Associate Member of the Association of Development Financial Institutions of Asia & Pacific (ADFIAP).

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