Chandima Hemachandra

Chandima Hemachandra, a Sri Lankan aged 62, joined Scicom on 20 January 2011 as Chief Technology Officer. With over 33 years of experience in information technology, he possesses extensive expertise in implementing large-scale and highly complex projects for major financial institutions across the UK, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Kenya. He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS) – Chartered Institute for IT, UK, placing him among the most senior and respected professionals in the IT field.

Before joining Scicom, Chandima served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC), the country’s oldest and one of its largest insurance providers. He has also provided consultancy services to numerous government and private organisations and has been an adviser to three national advisory councils in Sri Lanka. His early career included roles such as Systems Analyst at British Hartford-Fairmount Engineering in the UK. He later held senior positions including Chief Manager ICT at the Commercial Bank of Ceylon, Head of ICT and Banking Operations (Deputy General Manager/CIO) at Hatton National Bank, and CIO at CfC Stanbic Bank, the East African headquarters of Standard Bank Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Chandima also served as a Board Director and was a member of the Board’s Integrated Risk Management Committee at the National Savings Bank in Sri Lanka. He holds an Honours degree in Mathematics & Computer Science from the University of Middlesex, UK.