HNB General Insurance appoints Dilshan Perera as COO

HNB General Insurance announced the appointment of Dilshan Perera as Chief Operating Officer (COO). 

This appointment reinforces the company’s commitment to strengthening its leadership pipeline and advancing its strategic transformation agenda in the insurance industry.

Perera is an accomplished C-suite senior manager with over 20 years of experience spanning strategic management, digital transformation, marketing and brand management, sales management, business development and customer experience management. His diverse career spans the life insurance, general insurance, telecommunications, banking and retail sectors, equipping him with a broad and dynamic perspective on business leadership.

Prior to this appointment, Perera completed a successful three-year tenure as Chief Transformation Officer at HNB General Insurance. In this role, he played a pivotal part in driving the company’s business transformation journey, integrating innovative technologies and customer-centric strategies to shape a future-ready insurance enterprise. 

His earlier leadership positions include Head of InsurTech – Group Digital Services at Dialog Axiata PLC, Co-Founder of InsureMe.lk (Sri Lanka’s first insurance comparison platform), and Head of Marketing at HNB Assurance PLC. He has also held management roles at DFCC Bank and Ceylinco Life.

Executive Director and CEO of HNB General Insurance Sithumina Jayasundara stated, “Dilshan brings an exceptional depth of strategic, digital and operational leadership to this role. His track record of driving innovation, building powerful brands and delivering measurable performance makes him the ideal leader to steer our operations as we continue to grow and transform. We are delighted to welcome him in this new capacity and are confident that his contributions will be invaluable in delivering greater value to our customers and stakeholders.”

Perera is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM – UK), a Life Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing and a Member of the Institute of Management Sri Lanka. He holds an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, a Bachelor of Business Management (Marketing) Special Degree from the University of Kelaniya and a Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from CIM – UK. 

He has also completed an Agency Management Training Course with LIMRA International, USA. 

Perera is an alumnus of De Mazenod College, Kandana and serves as a visiting lecturer at several leading higher educational institutions in Sri Lanka.