Amarananda Somasiri Jayawardena
Corporate Officer/Principal at Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Profile
Amarananda Somasiri Jayawardena has been serving as Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Chairman of the Monetary Board since November 1995.
He was Chairman of Bank of Ceylon and Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka.
Previously, Mr. Jayawardena served as Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC from 1981 to 1986.
He was General Manager of Bank of Ceylon from 1976 to 1977.
Mr. Jayawardena received a Master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard University in 1975 and an MS degree in Public Sector Economics from the London School of Economics as well as he received degrees from University of Ceylon, Peradeniya; Royal College, Colombo; and St. Thomas' College, Matale, Sri Lanka.
Amarananda Somasiri Jayawardena active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
 Central Bank of Sri Lanka General GovernmentGovernment Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides commercial banking services. Its functions include currency issue and management, economic and financial system stability as well as foreign exchange management, regional development and public debt management. The bank was founded on August28, 1950 and is headquartered in Colombo, Srilanka. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1995-10-31 |
Former positions of Amarananda Somasiri Jayawardena
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| International Monetary Fund | Director/Board Member | 1985-12-31 |
Bank of Ceylon
 Bank of Ceylon Major BanksFinance Bank of Ceylon engages in the provision of banking services. It offers a broad range of services consists of commercial banking, trade finance, development financing, mortgage financing, lease financing, investment banking, corporate financing, dealing in Government securities, pawn brokering, credit card facilities, off-shore banking, foreign currency operations, and other financial services. The company was founded on August 1, 1939 and is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1976-12-31 |
Training of Amarananda Somasiri Jayawardena
| Harvard University | Graduate Degree |
| London School of Economics & Political Science | Graduate Degree |
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Central Bank of Sri Lanka General GovernmentGovernment Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides commercial banking services. Its functions include currency issue and management, economic and financial system stability as well as foreign exchange management, regional development and public debt management. The bank was founded on August28, 1950 and is headquartered in Colombo, Srilanka. | Government |
| International Monetary Fund | Government |
Bank of Ceylon
Bank of Ceylon Major BanksFinance Bank of Ceylon engages in the provision of banking services. It offers a broad range of services consists of commercial banking, trade finance, development financing, mortgage financing, lease financing, investment banking, corporate financing, dealing in Government securities, pawn brokering, credit card facilities, off-shore banking, foreign currency operations, and other financial services. The company was founded on August 1, 1939 and is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Finance |
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