Asanga Uduwela appointed as DFCC Bank Chief Operating Officer

DFCC Bank PLC yesterday announced the appointment of Asanga Uduwela as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the bank, with effect from November 8, 2022. 

Uduwela joins the top ranks of DFCC Bank after a long and illustrious career spanning three decades at Hatton National Bank PLC, where he most recently served as DGM Operations. 

During his long-standing service at Hatton National Bank PLC, Uduwela oversaw branch operations, centralised operations, centralised cash management, ATM management, centralised back office, inward and outward remittances, systems implementation for the group and centralised credit administration. He also headed the Migration team for the updated version of Finacle core banking software. 

He has also worked closely with external consultancies, including Deloittes, to drive transformational journeys, improve productivity and streamline processes. Uduwela has also received extensive training abroad in credit evaluation and management, cash and asset management, leadership and process management and Toyota Work Ethics at NIBM, Pune, India, Singapore, Malaysia and the University of Nagoya and Toyota, Nagoya, Japan, respectively. 

Uduwela holds a BSc. Special (Hons) from the University of Peradeniya and an MBA from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, whilst also being certified by the Omega Credit Administration.