Kavan Ratnayake appointed as BOC Chairman

Top professional Kavan Ratnayake has been appointed as Chairman of the state-run Bank of Ceylon (BOC), the bank announced yesterday.
In a filing to the Colombo Stock Exchange, BOC said the new chairman would take over his duties with effect from today (14). 
Ratnayake takes over the position from Ronald C. Perera, PC, who stepped down as Chairman yesterday.
Ratnayake had earlier served as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority and Associated Newspapers of Ceylon (Lake House). 
He has also served as Country General Manager of IBM Sri Lanka, Chief Executive Officer of Dialog Broadband and Chief Corporate Officer of Dialog Axiata PLC.
An old boy of Royal College, he holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics, from the University of California.