Mr. Y A Jayathilaka

Acting General Manager / Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Y. A. Jayathilaka assumed duties as the Acting General Manager/ Chief
Executive Officer of the Bank of Ceylon on 6th August 2025. He was appointed to
the Corporate Management of the Bank in February 2020 and has since held
several key leadership positions, including Deputy General Manager (Support
Services), Deputy General Manager (Recovery – Provinces), Deputy General
Manager (Development Banking and Branch Credit Operations), and Deputy
General Manager (Products and Banking Development).

Prior to his appointment to the Corporate Management, Mr. Jayathilaka served as
a member of the Executive Management for five years, from April 2015, where he
held roles such as Assistant General Manager (Product Development and Business
Process Re-engineering), Assistant General Manager (Central Province), and
Assistant General Manager (Province Sales Management).

With over 28 years of experience in the banking sector, Mr. Jayathilaka has gained
extensive exposure across a wide range of banking operations. His expertise spans
core banking functions including branch credit, development banking, and
recovery; treasury operations such as foreign exchange trading, money markets,
capital markets, and investment management; and overseas operations through
his tenure at Bank of Ceylon (UK) Limited. He has also led major project
implementations in core banking systems, trade finance platforms, workflow
automation, and mobile banking applications, and has played a leading role in
product development, digital transformation, and innovation.

Mr. Jayathilaka holds a Bachelor of Science (Special) degree in Business
Administration from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a Master of
Business (Finance) from the University of Kelaniya. He also holds a Diploma in
Banking and Finance and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers of Sri
Lanka. He has completed the Advanced Course in Strategic Management at the
Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, as well
as the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at INSEAD University, France.

In addition to his executive role at the Bank of Ceylon, Mr. Jayathilaka serves as a
Director on the Boards of Property Development PLC, Institute of Bankers of Sri
Lanka, Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka, BoC Property Development &
Management (Pvt) Limited, BoC Travels (Pvt) Limited, Hotels Colombo (1963)
Limited, Ceybank Holiday Homes (Pvt) Limited and BoC IT Solutions (Pvt) Limited.