HEMASIRI FERNANDO, PRESIDENT’S NEW CHIEF OF STAFF

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Hemasiri Fernando as the President’s new Chief of Staff.

He received his new appointment from the President at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday.

Hemasiri Fernando is also the incumbent Chairman of the People’s Bank.

He is a former President of the National Olympic Committee and a senior officer in the Administrative Service.

He had also served as the Secretary to former Prime Minister, late Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

He is also a former Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services and Sri Lanka Telecom. He is an old student of Nalanda College, Colombo. Picture by Sandaruwan Amarasinghe (President’s Media Division)