Mr.Dheerasinghe was the Deputy Chairman of the Bank. Previously he was the Senior Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and was also the Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee and Sovereign Ratings Committee. He was also the Alternate Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka at the International Monetary Fund.

Mr Dheerasinghe has been a Visiting Lecturer and Moderator/Examiner in Universities of Colombo, Kelaniya, Sri Jayawardenapura and Moratuwa and several professional bodies in Sri Lanka.

He has made a significant contribution to the development of the government debt securities market by innovating and structuring key financial instruments and developing its institutional framework.

A graduate of the University of Colombo, Mr.Dheerasinghe is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka and holder of Honorary ACI Diploma. (KH)