Sunil Mendis

Sunil Mendis
Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
In office
4 July 2004 – 30 June 2006
Preceded by Amarananda Jayawardena
Succeeded by Ajith Nivard Cabraal
Personal details
Nationality Sri Lankan
Spouse(s) Manthri nee Pandithage
Alma mater Royal College, Colombo
Occupation accountant, banker

Sunil Mendis is a Sri Lankan corporate executive. He was the eleventh Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and a former chairman of Hayleys Group of companies.[1]

Educated at Royal College Colombo, he is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Joining Hayleys he went on to become its Chairman of the Group of companies, one of Sri Lanka's oldest and largest conglomerates. After retiring as Chairman Mendis was appointed as Governor of the Central Bank on 4 July 2004.

During the period 2004-2005, Mendis served as the Director of National Council for Economic Development at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and served as the Chairman of the Sovereign Rating Committee for the Government of Sri Lanka.[2] He was awarded the title of Deshamanya in 2005 by the Sri Lankan Government.[2]

He has been on the board of over 100 companies and several State Institutions in Sri Lanka as well as overseas.[3] He retired from the position of Governor on 30 June 2006, only two years into a six year term, following the election of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Mendis then took on a role as a Director of Cargills (Ceylon) PLC.

References

  1. ↑ Mohan Pandithage to become chief of "sleeping giant’’
  2. 1 2 "Sunil Mendis". www.cbsl.gov.lk.
  3. ↑ Sunil Mendis, new Central Bank Governor
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