Sampath Bank moves into North and East

Sampath Bank will open seven branches in the North and East in the near future to cater to the banking needs of the people in the newly cleared areas.

AGM-HR Neil Bogahalande said that the new branches in Jaffna, Mannar, Eravur, Omanthai, Chenkalady, Samanthurai and Kaththankudy will have staff from the respective areas.

To facilitate the recruitment process and for the convenience of the applicants all interviews will be held at these cities. Bogahalande together with his team will visit Batticaloa and Kalmunai from January 27-29 to recruit experienced bankers as well as new entrants from the area. They will also meet the Chief Minister of the Eastern province as well as the Principal of St Michael’s College, Batticaloa to facilitate the recruitment process.

The USAID is organising a career day on January 29 and our team from Sampath Bank will also participate in it.

“ In their minds it is a great opportunity since bankers are held in high esteem in North and East,” said Bogahalande. He said that Sampath is the first bank to open branches in the newly cleared areas and in addition to a business decision it is also a social responsibility.

At present Sampath Bank has 114 branches including Batticaloa, Vavuniya, Kalmunai and Trincomalee.