Richard Pieris Group Services (Private) Limited has announced that Mr. Prasanna Fernando has been appointed to the Directorate of Richard Pieris and Company PLC with effect from 8 August, 2016 as a Non Executive Director. Fernando has over 35 years of experience as a career banker with 28 years of experience in international banks and 7 year of experience in a local bank. He began his carrier at Girndlays Bank PLC and now Standard Charted Bank where he held the position as the head of institutional sales, head of personal loans/premium card sales and as the senior manager business development retail banking. He also worked at Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC as the head of institutional liability sales.