Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- Standard Chartered Sri Lanka has appointed Head of Financial Institutions (FI) Praveen Karunaratne to the Country Management Team, effective September 15, 2025.

Karunaratne's appointment to the Country Management Team ensures strategic oversight and continued development of critical FI relationships, reinforcing Standard Chartered's commitment to institutional banking excellence in Sri Lanka.

FIs represent a rapidly growing segment and forms a core pillar of the bank's global business strategy, targeting 60 percent of corporate and institutional banking revenue by 2029. The appointment recognises the strategic importance of the FI business for Standard Chartered in Sri Lanka.

Standard Chartered's FI business prov...