Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC (MBSL) rang the opening bell to commence trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) recently to celebrate its 40th year anniversary.
Special market opening ceremonies are organised by the CSE as a platform for listed companies to celebrate corporate milestones and as a call to action for causes and developments that are significant to our business community, economy, and society at large.
Chairman of MBSL and Bank of Ceylon (BOC) Kanchana Ratwatte, Senior Director A.M.A. Perera, Board of Directors of MBSL, Chief Executive Officer Dammika Hapuhinna, DGM Marketing and Product Development, Jude Gamalath, Assistant General Manager, Recoveries, Asela Liyanage, Assistant General Manager Fixed Deposits, Savings, Pawning and Treasuries Front Office, Kumudu Jayasundara, Assistant General Manager, Finance and Strategic Planning, Purna Kandanaarachchi and the senior management of MBSL were represented at the event.
The CSE was represented by CEO Rajeeva Bandaranaike and the senior management of the exchange.
Chairman of BOC and MBSL, Kanchana Ratwatte thanked the CSE for having MBSL to celebrate the 40th year anniversary at the CSE trading floor. “We had our ups and downs as an institution. From its inception, the bank had the huge advantage of being given birth by a giant institution. As the parent company, BOC, on numerous occasions, has come to the aid of MBSL. The strength of BOC brought MBSL to what it is today.
“It is commendable that within one year, when the country and the globe were in turmoil, MBSL went through a remarkable change in attitude and in results. It’s a value addition for us, and it’s a value addition for all stakeholders. And very humbly, we like to say that we would like to contribute towards CSE’s growth as an entity and as a partner who has been with CSE since the year 1995,” he said.