Chief Internal Auditor’s Forum of Banks appoints new committee

Seated from left: NDB Head of Audit Ruwani de Silva (Committee Member), SCB Sri Lanka Country Head of Audit Jeyabalasingam Pirathapan (Secretary), HSBC Sri Lanka Country Head of Audit Dulan Abeyratne (President), Amana Bank Chief Internal Auditor Numair Cassim (Immediate Past President), NTB Chief Internal Auditor Saaraa Warnakulasooriya (Vice President)

Standing from left: Union Bank Head of Internal Audit Chandima Samarasinghe (Committee Member), Cargills Bank Head of Audit Sanjaya Mallawarachchi (Committee Member), MCB Head of Internal Audit Mahesh Paranawidana (Committee Member), DFCC Bank Head of Internal Audit Jayan Fernando (Treasurer) and PABC Head of Internal Audit Charith Leelarathne (Committee Member)

The Chief Internal Auditor’s Forum of Banks appointed its seventh committee for 2025/26 at the Annual General Meeting held recently.

Dulan Abeyratne (HSBC) was appointed as President, Saaraa Warnakulasooriya (NTB) as Vice President, Jeyabalasingam Pirathapan (SCB) as Secretary and Jayan Fernando (DFCC) as Treasurer. 

Other members of the committee include Numair Cassim [Amana Bank (Immediate Past President)], Ruwani de Silva (NDB), Chandima Samarasinghe (Union Bank), Charith Leelarathne (PABC), Mahesh Paranawidana (MCB) and Sanjaya Mallawarachchi (Cargills Bank).

The forum was established to build strong relationships amongst the licensed commercial banks and licensed specialised banks in dealing with the new developments and challenges pertinent to the industry. It encourages participation of banks to share knowledge and industry best practices and also supports internal audit professionals to build their network. Since re-establishing in 2015, the forum has become an integral body that supports and assists banks with common audit-related issues within the industry.