DFCC Bank PLC has appointed Farhaz Farouk to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

COLOMBO : Farouk is a seasoned finance and management professional with over three decades of experience spanning banking, investment management, financial reporting, auditing, corporate leadership, governance and strategic management across Sri Lanka and Bahrain. His career includes senior leadership positions in multinational financial institutions, investment banks, insurance and the oil and gas sector.

He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Allianz Insurance Lanka and General Manager – Finance and Administration at Bahrain’s Oil and Gas Holding Company. He also held senior positions at Arcapita Bank, Bahrain. Earlier in his career, he served as Manager – Finance and Planning at Grindlays Bahrain Bank and Headed Internal Audit at National Development Bank, Sri Lanka, having commenced his professional career at KPMG Sri Lanka.

Farouk is currently Country Director of Morphosis Coaching Ltd., where he is engaged in management consulting, executive coaching, leadership development and corporate training.

He serves on the Board of Directors of Transparency International Sri Lanka and the Board of Management of the School of Accounting and Business (SAB Campus) of CA Sri Lanka, with involvement in their Finance and Audit Committees.

Farouk is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Sri Lanka, a Chartered Management Accountant (UK), a Chartered Manager (UK) and a Certified Islamic Professional Accountant. He holds an MBA from the University of Essex and an MSc in Professional Coaching and Entrepreneurship from Teesside University, UK. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration at the University of Colombo.