President’s Counsel Ronald C. Perera yesterday assumed duties as Chairman of Bank of Ceylon (BOC). 
Perera was welcomed by the bank’s General Manager Russel Fonseka, members of the corporate management, bank staff and other well-wishers.  

An experienced lawyer, Perera had his education at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo before going on to obtain his LLB from the University of Colombo and an LLM in International Trade Law from Northumbria University. Perera was appointed as a President’s Counsel in 2012. He has served as Chairman and a Director of BOC previously as well.

Perera is an experienced lawyer with a wide practice in the original courts as well as in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

He has wide experience in civil and criminal litigation, negotiation and drafting of commercial and transport contracts and agreements. He has specialised in commercial law, banking law, industrial law, injunctions, defamation, election petitions, civil appeals, revision applications, writ applications and fundamental rights cases. Additionally, he has appeared in several commercial arbitrations. 

Presently, he is serving as Chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited and as acting Chairman of the National Lotteries Board. He has also served as Chairman of BOC (UK) Limited, Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC and acting Chairman of Hotels Colombo (1963) Limited, which are subsidiaries of BOC.

PIC BY PRADEEP PATHIRANA