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A.D. Gunewardene
Chairman Nations Trust Bank PLC
Mr. Gunewardene was appointed Chairman of Nations Trust Bank on 1st January 2006. He has been on the Board of Nations Trust Bank since its inception. He is also the Chairman of Union Assurance PLC. |
He is the Deputy Chairman of John Keells Holdings PLC and has been a member of their Board for over 15 years. He is a Director in many companies in the John Keells Group. He has served as the Chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange. Mr. Gunewardene brings over 25 years of management experience to your Board. |
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Saliya Rajakaruna
Director/CEO
Nations Trust Bank PLC
Mr. Rajakaruna is the Director/ Chief Executive
Officer of the Bank. He is an experienced banker
with over 35 years of work in the International
Banking Industry. Mr. Rajakaruna is a Member of the
Chartered Institute of Management, |
London and holds a Masters Degree on business
Administration from Cranfeild School of
Management, United Kingdom. Mr.Rajakaruna counts
over 30 years extensive international experience
with Citibank London, the flagship branch of the
US based global Citigroup Banking and Financial
Services Organization.
Mr.Rajakaruna has worked in various roles
relating to corporate banking, risk management,
finance and marketing with customers in
Scandinavia, United Kingdom and Europe. He has
also undertaken various assignments covering
audit, product management and treasury
activities relating to Citibank portfolios in
the United States of America, South Africa and
Asia. He joined Bank of Ceylon as Chief
Financial Officer in August 2006 with a mandate
to manage all financial aspects and strategic
issues impacting the Bank |
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A.K. Gunaratne
Director Nations Trust Bank PLC
Mr. Gunaratne is the Director - Group Co-ordination
of Central Finance Company PLC, a leading
Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI) in the
country where he oversees the functions of Strategic
Planning and Risk |
Management.Mr. Gunaratne also functions as
Director/CEO of CF Venture Management Company
Limited and Zyrex Power Company Limited, which
are companies within the Central Finance Group.
He is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants of UK and an Associate
Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Sri Lanka. |
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C.H.S.K. Piyaratna
Executive Director Nations Trust Bank PLC
Mr. Sarath Piyaratna is an Executive Director of the Bank. He was appointed to the Board of Nations Trust Bank in October 2006, after a successful career at HSBC spanning 28 years which included assignments in Group |
offices overseas. Mr. Piyaratna's overseas stints included serving as Vice-President - Custody and Clearing at HSBC - Philippines. He served as the Deputy CEO and Head of Personal Financial Services at HSBC - Colombo from 2000 until his retirement in 2006. Mr. Piyaratna holds a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in Economics. |
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A.R Rasiah
Director Nations Trust Bank PLC
Mr. Rasiah is a Fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Sri Lanka. Mr. Rasiah possesses well over 30 years of experience in |
Finance at a very senior level both internationally and locally and currently serves on the Board of Ceylon Cold Stores PLC. He is also Commercial Consultant for Bairdwear Interfashion Limited.
Mr. Rasiah has been a visiting lecturer on Finance and Accounts for Nestlé SA for Africa-Asia and Oceanic Regions and former visiting lecturer and examiner at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. A keen social worker, he is the President of the Benevolent Society of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and a Committee member of Sri Lanka Institute of Directors. Mr. Rasiah is also a sportsman of repute having represented Sri Lanka at Table Tennis. |
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E.H. Wijenaike
Deputy Chairman
Nations Trust Bank PLC
Mr. Wijenaike is the Managing Director of Central
Finance Co. PLC, a leading Non-Banking Financial
Institution (NBFI) in the country. He has over 26
years of management experience. He is a Director of
several quoted |
companies within and outside the Group. He holds
a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and a
Postgraduate Diploma in Finance and Management.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of
Management (UK) and a Fellow of the Institute of
Credit Management. He has been a Director of the
Bank since its inception and serves as a member
of the Board Supervisory Committee of the Bank. |
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Krishan Balendra
Director
Nations Trust Bank PLC
Mr. Krishan Balendra is the President of Corporate
Finance, Strategy, Retail and Stock Broking at John
Keells Holdings PLC. He started his professional
career at UBS Warburg, Hong Kong, in investment
banking, focusing
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primarily on equity capital markets. After a four year stint in Hong Kong, he continued his career in corporate finance at Aitken Spence & Co. Ltd., Sri Lanka prior to joining John Keells Holdings PLC . He holds a Law Degree (LLB) from the University of London and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from INSEAD. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Colombo Stock Exchange. |
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J.R.F. Peiris
Director Nations Trust Bank PLC
A Director of John Keells Holdings PLC and many of
its subsidiaries, Mr. Peiris has overall
responsibility for John Keells Group Finance,
including Treasury, Taxation, Corporate Finance,
Insurance and the Information Technology
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functions. Previously, Managing Director of
Anglo American Corporation (Central Africa)
Limited and EXCO Member of Konkola Copper Mines
PLC, both in Zambia. Mr. Peiris has served in
many Boards overseas and has over 31 years
finance and general management experience in Sri
Lanka and abroad. Mr. Peiris also serves as the
Chairman of the Taxation Sub-Committee of the
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. He is a FCMA and a
FCCA, and also holds an MBA from the University
of Cape Town, South Africa. |
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Dushni Weerakoon
Director Nations Trust Bank PLC
Dr. (Ms.) Weerakoon holds a Ph.D. in Economics, MA
in Economics and B.Sc. in Economics from the
University of Manchester, United Kingdom. Currently,
Dr. (Ms.) Weerakoon is carrying-out research and
teaching in |
international economics and macroeconomic policy
management. |
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M.E. Wickremesinghe
Director Nations Trust Bank PLC
Mr. Wickremesinghe holds an Honors Degree in Law from the University of Colombo. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of the United Kingdom and Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court |
of Sri Lanka. Currently, Mr. Wickremesinghe is a practicing Attorney-at-Law specialising in Commercial and Banking Law. |
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