Following the resignation of Dinesh Weerakkody as the Chairman of Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) with effect from March 30, 2021, due to personal reasons, Dr. Harsha Cabral has been appointed as the Acting Chairman of the bank at the bank's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Weerakkody, who served as the Chairman for three years, did not offer himself for re-election at the AGM. Top lawyer Dr. Cabral joined the HNB board in September 2019 as a Non-Executive Independent Director.