C. Loganathan
Chelliah Loganathan (19 September 1913 – 4 May 1981) was a Ceylon Tamil banker and the first Ceylonese general manager of the Bank of Ceylon.
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| Born | 19 September 1913 |
| Died | 4 May 1981 (aged 67) |
| Alma mater | Victoria College, Chulipuram Hartley College |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Title | General Manager of the Bank of Ceylon |
| Term | 1953 – 1969 |
| Predecessor | A. T. Hunter |
| Successor | Sydney Sirimanne |
Early life and family
Loganathan was born on 19 September 1913.[1] He was the son of V. Chelliah and Pilawadi Thangamuthu Ammai from Puloly South near Point Pedro in northern Ceylon.[1] He was educated at Victoria College, Chulipuram and Hartley College.[1] He received higher education in Colombo and Bombay.[1]
Loganathan married Thilagavathy Ammai, daughter of C. Sivasithamparam.[1] They had three sons (Sathananthan, Sritharan and Kethesh) and three daughters (Gowri, Vasuki and Lalitha).[1][2]
Career
Loganathan joined Bank of Ceylon in 1939, soon after it was established.[1] He was appointed in 1953 as the first Sri Lankan General Manager and Chief Executive at the young age of 39.[3] He remained in this post until his premature retirement in 1969 .[1]
After his retirement from the bank, he was appointed for two years as Director/ General Manager of the Development Finance Corporation of Ceylon. In the 1970's he was in Washington DC as advisor to the World Bank. During that period he served as an Advisor to the Development Bank of the Philippines and also as a consultant to the UN Asian Institute for Economic Development and Planning.[1]
Later life
Loganathan was a deeply religious person. He was invited to become the President of the Sri Vallipuram Alwar Temple Raja Gopuram building committee.[1] He died on 4 May 1981.[1][4]
References
- Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. p. 93.
- Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (11 August 2012). "Life and Times of Ketheeswaran - "Ketheesh" Loganathan". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
- Herath, Mervyn (19 September 2009). "Bank of Ceylon". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- "Economic growth through the democratic process". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 9 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-23.