Speaker

Sivakrishnarajah Renganathan - over 40 years of banking experience holding key positions at Commercial Bank.

In July 2003, he led the Bank’s acquisition of the Bangladesh operations of Credit Agricole Indosuez, Commercial Bank’s first ever acquisition of a banking operation, and was appointed Country Manager – Bangladesh, in which capacity he led the Bangladesh team of staff over a five year tenure, building up the Bank’s operations in Bangladesh. On his return to the country, he was appointed as the Bank’s first Chief Risk Officer.

In April 2011, he was appointed Deputy General Manager – Personal Banking. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director in July 2014. Subsequently took over the pivotal role of Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Bank on July 27, 2018.

Currently serves on the Boards of Commercial Development Company PLC, Commercial Bank of Maldives Private Limited, Lanka Financial Services Bureau Limited, Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Limited, Vice Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka and Member of the Council of The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon.

He was a Member of the General Council of the Institute of Bankers of Bangladesh, founder President of the Sri Lanka Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Executive member of the Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bangladesh.

S Renganathan is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK, Chartered Global Management Accountant, Fellow of the London Institute of Banking & Finance, UK (FLIBF) and a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers Sri Lanka.