People’s Bank Bags Silver award at CA Sri Lanka Annual Reports Awards

December 14, 2021

People’s Bank won the Silver award, jointly under the State Banks Category for its Annual Report 2020 themed ‘Pride of the Nation’ at the 56th CA Sri Lanka Annual Reports Awards.

The award was received by People’s Bank Chairman Sujeewa Rajapakse at the award ceremony held recently at the BMICH. The gala ceremony was held under the patronage of Mr. Viraj Dayaratne, President’s Counsel, and Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, Mr. Manil Jayesinghe, President of CA Sri Lanka, Mr. Dumith Fernando, Chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange, Mr. Sanjaya Bandara, Vice President of CA Sri Lanka, Mr. Chaaminda Kumarasiri, Chairman of the Annual Report Awards Committee; Ms. Chamila Cooray, Alternate Chair of the Annual Report Awards Committee, Mr. Rajeeva Bandaranaike, Chief Executive Officer of the Colombo Stock Exchange and Ms. Dulani Fernando, Chief Executive Officer of CA Sri Lanka.

Over 70 companies, ranging from conglomerates, multinationals to non-profit organisations, and SMEs, were honoured at the event for their excellence in financial reporting and for promoting transparency, accountability, good governance and social responsibility.