Corporate Social Responsibility | Commercial Development Company PLC

Corporate Social Responsibility

Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society

Company organized an eye and other organ donation scheme among its staff. Under this scheme, employees are provided an opportunity to sign up for donating their eyes and other organs to the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society upon their death. More than 150 employees had volunteered to sign for the programme.

Photo caption : Mr. Ruwan De Silva - Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Heather Fernando - Former HR Manager and Mr. Upul Athukorala present the eye donation forms to Director of the Eye Donation Society.

The Lady Ridgeway Hospital - Colombo

Company donated valuable medical instruments to The Lady Ridgeway Hospital – Colombo.

Photo caption : Commercial Development Company's Chief Executive Officer Mr. Ruwan De Silva presents the equipment to the Director of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital – Colombo, Dr. G. Wijesuriya in the presence of representatives of the Company.

Society for Upliftment and Rehabilitation of Leprosy Affected Persons

The company provided financial support to the Society for Upliftment and Rehabilitation of Leprosy Affected Persons (SUROL). Their main focus is to support and rehabilitate disabled persons affected by Leprosy. SUROL had been in existence prior to 1971 and was registered as an Approved Charity in 1973.

Photo caption : Mr. W.H. Wijesekara, Accountant of the Company presents the Cheque to the Hon. General Secretary of SUROL in the presence of representatives in the Company and SUROL.

Commercial Development Company PLC is a subsidiary of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC. Principal business activities of the Company include renting of premises, outsourcing of staff, hiring of vehicles and provision of other utility services to the Parent Company, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC.

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Mr. Nandana Abeysuriya

Director

Mr. Abeysuriya was appointed to the Board as Director in March 2024 and serves as a Non -Executive Independent Director. He is a member of the Board Audit Committee, the Board Nominations and Governance Committee, and the Board Remuneration Committee.

Mr. Abeysuriya graduated with a BSc in Engineering with second-class honours, specialising in Civil Engineering, from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Peradeniya in 1987. He started his career as an Instructor at the faculty of Engineering and then joined the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau and worked at Samanalawewa Hydro Electric project for four years. After working in both government and private sector for more than a decade, Mr. Abeysuriya established NCD Consultants (Pvt) Ltd as a start-up Structural Engineering Consultancy practice in 1997. NCD is providing structural Engineering consultancy services for large-scale projects including high-rise buildings and buildings with deep basements. NCD has extended their services for overseas projects, especially in India, Oman and Maldives.

Mr. Abeysuriya obtained his Master of Engineering degree at the University of Moratuwa, specialising in Structural Engineering Design which he completed in 2005. He obtained his Chartered Engineer status from the Institution of Engineers’ Sri Lanka (IESL) in 1991 and is a Certified Structural Engineer authorised to design buildings of more than 20 Storeys (High-rise). Mr. Abeysuriya was inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers’ Sri Lanka in 2010 followed by the International Professional Engineer (IntPE) status in the same year. He is a Fellow member of the Society of Structural Engineers-Sri Lanka (2015). He is a Chartered member of the Engineering New Zealand (2023).

Moreover, Mr. Abeysuriya currently participates as an exam panel member for High Rise building category registration at IESL. Also he contributes to the Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA) as a Credential Committee member.

Mr. Abeysuriya is representing the Industry at Department -Industry consultative boards for a few universities. Moreover, He serves as an external member of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa. Further, Mr. Abeysuriya is a past President of the Society of Structural Engineers’ Sri Lanka (SSESL) (2019 to 2021) and the First President of Peradeniya Engineering Faculty Alumni Association (PEFAA) – Colombo Chapter. He currently serves as the Vice President of the Association of Consulting Engineers -Sri Lanka.