The Monetary Board, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, has promoted Assistant Governor, K. D. Ranasinghe to the post of Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) with effect from April 30, this year.
He holds an MA in Economics from the Michigan State University, USA and a BA in Economics from the University of Colombo. Ranasinghe has nearly 31 years of experience in the Central Bank in the areas of Economic and Price Stability, and other Agency Functions carried out by the Central Bank.
Prior to the appointment as a Deputy Governor, Ranasinghe held the position of the Assistant Governor in-charge of Statistics, International Operations, Domestic Operations, Employees’ Provident Fund, Human Resources and Facilities Management Departments.
Before joining the Central Bank he was in the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, and had also worked as a lecturer at the University of Colombo.