| Eran Wickramaratne (Chief Executive) |
Prior to the merger of the National Development Bank and NDB Bank Ltd., Mr. Wickramaratne functioned as Director/Chief Executive Officer of the NDB Bank Ltd. He joined the NDB in 1999 from Citibank, where he was Vice- President and Corporate Bank Head. Mr Wickramaratne was a pioneer of the Government of Sri Lanka’s Information Communication Technology driven Development Programme, e-Sri Lanka.He was Chairman of the Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) and also served as a Director on the Board of Investment. He holds a Degree in Economics and Politics and a Masters in Economics from the University of London. Mr Wickramaratne is an Eisenhower Fellow. He assumed duties as the Chief Executive of NDB Bank on 1st April 2008. |
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| Russell de Mel (Vice-President) |
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| Head of Risk Management, Credit Administration & Special Projects |
Mr de Mel has served NDB Bank over 25 years, largely
in the field of corporate banking. An Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
(UK), he worked for several private sector organizations prior to joining the Bank. |
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| Sujeewa Dissanayake (Vice-President) |
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| Head of Information Technology |
Before joining the NDB Bank, Mr Dissanayake worked at
Pan-Asia Bank and the Union Bank of Colombo as Head of IT. He came to banking from the IBM World Trade
Corporation, where he was IT specialist for the finance industry. He has over 23 years experience in IT,
17 of which were acquired in the banking sector. Mr Dissanayake holds a Master’s Degree in Business
Administration from the University of Lincoln and is a Chartered Member of the British Computer Society. |
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| Nilam Jayasinghe (Vice-President) |
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| Head of Group Audit & Compliance |
Mr Jayasinghe joined the NDB Bank ten years ago and
is currently the Head of Group Audit and Compliance. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants (CIMA), UK. Before joining NDB Bank, he served at Aitken Spence & Co. as its
Group Treasurer and Director, Aitken Spence Corporate Finance Ltd., prior to which he worked as Finance
and Commercial Manager, Lanka Tiles Ltd. Mr Jayasinghe is a Past President of the CIMA Sri Lanka
Division and was a member of the Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board. He
counts over twenty years experience in Finance and Treasury. |
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| Chrishanthi Jayawardena (Vice-President) |
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| Head of Legal |
She is an Attorney-at-Law who counts over 25 years
experience at the NDB Bank. Mrs. Jayawardena was employed at Messrs F. J. & G. De Saram, Attorneys-at-Law
before joining the Bank. |
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| Kumar Weerasuriya (Vice-President) |
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| Head of Operations |
Prior to joining NDB Bank he was with several local and
international banks, more recently with Standard Chartered Bank and MasterCard International. He counts
over 35 years of experience in Banking and IT. |
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| Indrajit Wickramasinghe (Vice-President) |
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| Head of Consumer Banking & Marketing |
He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration
from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Maketing,
UK. Before joining NDB Bank six years ago, he held the position of Head of Marketing at Reckitt & Colman
of Ceylon Ltd. Mr Wickramasinghe has over 17 years experience in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods and
Financial Service Sectors. |
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| Ajith Wickremaratne (Vice-President) |
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| Head of Corporate Banking |
Mr Wickremaratne holds an Engineering Degree from the
University of Peradeniya and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Financial Administration from the
Institute of Chartered Accountants, of Sri Lanka. He has been with NDB Bank for twenty years, his experience
ranging from project/infrastructure financing to investment banking and venture capital financing.
Presently, he is responsible for corporate banking operations of the Bank. Mr Wickremaratne also holds
corporate memberships of the Institute of Civil Engineers, UK and Institute of Engineers,
Sri Lanka. |
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| Raj Aboobucker (Vice-President) |
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| Emerging Corporates and Specialized Commercial Markets |
Mr.Aboobucker is currently the Vice President in charge
of the Emerging Corporates and the Specialised Commercial Markets divisions within Corporate Bank.
He was also instrumental in successfully setting up the Specialised Commercial Markets division at NDB.
He accounts for over 26 years of local and foreign bank experience. Prior to joining NDB in 2005, he was
Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking Group at Citibank N.A. Colombo.
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| Buwanekabahu Perera (Vice-President) |
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| Head of Commercial Banking |
Mr.Perera holds a Bachelor's Degree in "Financial Services"
from the University of Manchester, UK. He is also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers,
UK and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in "Bank Financial Management" from the University of Sri Jayawardenapure.
Mr.Perera has over 27 years of experience in banking covering Corporate Banking, Project Finance and International
Trade and have served both foreign and local banks , namely, Banque Indosuez, Sampath Bank Ltd, Deutsche Bank AG.
He joined NDB Bank in 1998. Mr.Perera is currently the Senior Vice President of the Association of Professional
Bankers - Sri Lanka [APB]
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Niran Mahawatte (Vice-President) |
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| Head of Treasury |
Mr. Mahawatte holds a B.Sc from the University of Colombo and in an Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. He joined the NDB Group Treasury in 2001, prior to which he worked at Deutsche Bank and Commercial Bank of Ceylon. He has to his credit over 15 years of banking experience.
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| Ishani Navaratne Bandara (Assistant Vice-President) |
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| Head of Human Resources |
Having joined the organization in 1995, Ms. Navaratne Bandara counts over a decade of experience in all areas of HR management and development. She holds a B.Sc in Economics and Management from the University of London. |
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| Dhanan Senathirajah (Assistant Vice-President) |
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| Head of Finance & Planning |
Mr. Senathirajah is an Attorney-at-Law and a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. Before joining NDB Bank in 1998, he worked at the Maharaja Organization and Reckitt and Colman of Ceylon. He counts 20 years experience in finance and accounting.
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