Chiranthi Cooray appointed Board Member, HNB General Insurance

HNB General Insurance Limited (HNBGI) recently announced the appointment of Ms. Chiranthi Cooray as a Non-Independant / Non-Executive Director. The appointment was approved by the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka.

Chiranthi Cooray currently serves as the Deputy General Manager / Chief Transformation Officer of Hatton National Bank PLC. She leads key transformations in digital, tech, product, service and people strategies to drive growth and support achievement of mid to long-term goals of the bank, while facilitating change management and delivering business value. Chiranthi serves on the Boards of CSR Sri Lanka (Guarantee) Ltd and the Advisory Board of AISEC Sri Lanka. She also serves as a Trustee of the HNB Sustainability Foundation. She is a Past President of the Association of Human Resource Professionals, Sri Lanka.

Chiranthi holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Wales (Cardiff Metropolitan). She is a Senior Certified Professional SHRM, USA, and a Certified HR Professional from IPMA, USA. She has completed the CIMA (UK) exams and is awaiting admission to membership. Chiranthi was awarded the HR Leadership Award for Global HR Eaxcellence organized by the World HR Congress in February, 2015. She has also been awarded the Gold Category at the Women for Governance Professional & Career Women Awards 2014/2015 by the Women in Management for her exceptional contribution and achievements in the field of Human Resources.