He has held the position of Assistant Governor in-charge of Bank Supervision, Supervision of Non-Bank Financial Institutions and Financial Sector Research Departments and the Financial Intelligence Unit.
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has promoted Assistant Governor, S. Lankathilake to the post of Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) .
Lankathilake has over 30 years of experience in the CBSL in the areas of economic and price stability, financial system stability and agency functions.
He has held the position of Assistant Governor in-charge of Bank Supervision, Supervision of Non-Bank Financial Institutions and Financial Sector Research Departments and the Financial Intelligence Unit.