📊 Central Finance Appoints Manjula de Silva as Chairman; Sellathurai Prabagar Joins Board

Central Finance Company PLC has announced key board appointments to strengthen its strategic governance and operational leadership, effective 16 August 2026. • Board Leadership Changes: • Manjula de Silva appointed as Chairman (previously Senior Director since May 2025 and Board member since July 2020). • Veteran banker Sellathurai Prabagar joins as an Independent Non-Executive Director. • Profiles & Expertise: • Manjula de Silva: Former Secretary General/CEO of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and ex-Managing Director/CEO of HNB Assurance PLC. Held prominent public and private sector roles, including Chairman of NITF, SEC Commission Member, and Director General of PERC. • Sellathurai Prabagar: Bring 30+ years of banking and financial sector experience. Former Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, with expertise in corporate governance, risk management, and cross-border expansion. • Strategic Context: • Strengthens Central Finance's leadership within Sri Lanka's non-banking financial institutions (NBFI) sector by bringing extensive expertise in regulation, corporate governance, and risk oversight.