Committed to supporting and growing Continental Insurance, our Board of Directors comprises of industry professionals, academics, technical experts and most of all, those with a keen passion for providing reliable insurance to our community. Guiding our success, our Board of Directors are thought leaders with a clear vision on Continental Insurance and its future.
Chaminda De Silva, one of the Founder Directors of the company, has been a pivotal part of the Group since 2003, beginning his career at DCSL Group Plc under the leadership of Founder Group Chairman D.H.S. Jayawardena (Harry). He brings over three decades of experience in the insurance and hospitality sectors, with a strong background in strategic marketing, sales and business Administration.
Chaminda is qualified in Business Administration, He is also a Fellow member of the Institute of Administrative Management United Kingdom (FINSTAM) a Fellow member of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM), and a Member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI).
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Chandula Abeywickrema is the Co-Founder of Ath Pavura the first ever TV reality show for Social Entrepreneurs and Impact Investor in Sri Lanka telecasting on the largest national TV network.
He is also the Founder and Chairman of Lanka Impact Investing Network (LIIN) which is the first of its kind agency on impact investing with the purpose of investing in existing and emerging social enterprises, promoting social entrepreneurship across Sri Lanka. LIIN founded the first ever social impact funds in Sri Lanka in partnership with UNDP and launched platform dedicated for women social entrepreneurs and that promotes gender lens investing.
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Trevin Fernandopulle brings with him 42 years of executive experience, including 30 years of service at HSBC here in Sri Lanka and overseas. He retired from HSBC Sri Lanka as its Deputy CEO in 2008. Thereon, Trevin Fernandopulle took over as Group Chief Risk Officer at Bank of Ceylon up until 2012, before moving on to DFCC Bank as its Chief Risk Officer/Executive Vice President until 2016.
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Thomas Daetwyler hails from Switzerland. He holds a Degree in Education from the University of Zurich and a Degree Expert in Commercial from High School Zurich. He is a Diploma Holder in the Avira Programme in Switzerland and the Insead Executive Management Programme in Singapore. Thomas Daetwyler counts a wealth of commercial experience in Sri Lanka and overseas.
He is currently a Member of the Board of Joseph Fraser Memorial Hospital and a Past President of Board of Trustees of Joseph Fraser Home Trust. He is a Director of the European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and a member of Sri Lanka Institute of Directors.
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Ranil Angunawela is a corporate lawyer based in Colombo, Sri Lanka and is the founding partner of LexAG - Legal Consultant. He specialises in Corporate and Commercial law, with a focus on Insurance Regulation.
He began his career working for Julius & Creasy, and F.J. & G. de Saram, two of Sri Lanka’s most reputed law firms. He was then a Counsel in the Chambers of Nihal Fernando, P.C. before serving as Director-Legal of the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka.
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Mr. Perera brings over 35 years of experience in Leading Finance teams across many industries including, Services, Apparel, Manufacturing and Property. A past student of St. Joseph’s College and Royal College. Mr. Perera is a fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA ) UK, a fellow member of Chartered Accountants (CA) Sri Lanka and holds an MBA from the University of Colombo.
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