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Boshan Dayaratne appointed to RDB board as Non-Executive Director

18 Jul 2023 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

Boshan Dayaratne has been appointed to the board of Regional Development Bank (RDB) as a Non-Executive Director.
Dayaratne has over 30 years of experience in senior management in various industries such as sports, garments, diversified business conglomerates, and education. He holds an MBA in Marketing from University of Colombo, and Bachelor of Commerce (Special) degree, also from the University 
of Colombo. 
Boshan is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM-UK) and has a Diploma in Sports Science from the Hungarian University of Physical Education. 
Currently, he is the Group Director / CEO of CICRA Holdings, a diversified group that specialized in cyber security training, consultation, and software development. He is recognized as a renowned keynote speaker in the field of cyber security. 
He has been invited by the United States Pacific Command to address the Pacific Senior Communicators annual event, which attracts senior military officials from 28 nations in Asia and the Pacific region. His focus has been on responding to cyber security and disaster recovery. 
 Under Boshan’s leaderships, CICRA conducts cyber security training at the annual Cyber Endeavor Program of the Multinational Communication Interoperability Program (MCIP) of the US Pacific Command. 
In 2015, Boshan was appointed as a Board Member on Cyber Security for the US – Malaysia Command and Control Interoperability Board for bilateral discussions. 
 Boshan is also actively involved in various professional organizations. He serves as the Board Member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC- Sri Lanka), the Founder Chair of the Cyber Security Center of Excellence of SLASSCOM, and past Board Member of Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies (SLASSSCOM). He is a past President of the MBA Alumni Association, University of Colombo and past Chairman of the Royal College Union Skills and Career 
Guidance Centre. 
The Regional Development Bank (RDB) is a 100 percent state-owned bank established with the primary objective of improving the living standards of the rural masses. Its main focus is to provide accessible and affordable credit facilities to empower various sectors of the economy and strengthen the rural economy as a whole.