| Mr K.H. Lai
| Board Member of ODEL PLC |
| Mr R.T.K. San
| Board Member of ODEL PLC |
| Mr D.C.Y. Choong
| Board Member of ODEL PLC |
| Mr S.S. Kulatunga
| Board Member of ODEL PLC |
| Ms O.D. Gunewardene
| Otara is the founder of Odel and has severed as CEO since inception.A graduate in Biology from The Bowling Green State University, Ohio, Otara’s entry into the fashion retail business followed a chance request by an apparel manufacturer to help him dispose of an assortment of export surplus garments, which she sold from the boot of her car. From being a sole proprietor of one store in 1990, she pioneered a fashion retailing phenomenon and has piloted Odel through two decades of explosive growth and expansion. |
| Mr R.H. Gunewardene
| Board Member of ODEL PLC |
| Mr K.O.V.S.M.S Wijesinghe
| Mr. Wijesinghe is a Fellow Member of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of UK. He has over 30 years of work experience in the fields of auditing, financial management and general management which has been acquired while serving in organisations both locally and overseas. Mr. Wijesinghe is currently an Executive Vice President at John Keells Holdings PLC and is the Chief Financial Officer of the Financial Services Sector of the Group. He has been with the John Keells Group and in the Financial Services Sector since January 2004. |
| Ms N.S. Panditaratne
| Mrs. Shalini Panditaratne is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK and an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. She has international experience in Corporate and Investment Banking at senior management level, primarily in Credit Risk Management and Analysis. She initially worked as an accountant in Sri Lanka and Zambia and commenced her career in corporate banking in Bahrain. After moving to Australia, she worked for seventeen years with JP Morgan Chase Bank Sydney (formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank) in various roles including as Vice President, Head of Country Credit in Singapore and later in Thailand. |
| Mr D.P. De Silva
| Mr. De Silva who is a Director of Central Finance Company PLC, possess 23 years of experience in banking and finance of which 16 years has been in senior management. He was appointed to the Board of Nations Trust Bank PLC on 1 January, 2012. He has had extensive exposure to credit appraisals, recovery, operating systems, tax, regulatory framework and legal aspects at operational and managerial levels during his tenure at Central Finance Company PLC. Mr. De Silva is an Associate Member of Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA) USA and an Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) UK. He is also a past Chairman of the Leasing Association of Sri Lanka. Mr. De Silva serves as a member of the Board Audit Review Committee and Integrated Risk Management Committee of the Bank. He has served as a member of the Nomination Committee of the Bank. Suran |
| Mr K. De Soysa
| Dr. De Soysa holds a PhD in History of Science, MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine and BA Hons. in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. He was appointed to the Board of Nations Trust Bank PLC on 21st January, 2011. Dr. De Soysa is currently the Executive Director of International Distillers Limited and a Director of East India Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. Dr. De Soysa previously served as the Country Head of Amba Research Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., managing the Sri Lanka-based operation of Amba Research (now Copal Amba, a Moody’s subsidiary), the leading provider of investment research and analytics support services to the global capital markets industry. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Amba Group and has also served in various capacities in the equity research domain at Amba’s offices in Costa Rica and India. Dr. De Soysa serves as a member of the Integrated Risk Management Committee and Human Resources and Remuneration Committee of the Bank. |
| Mr M. Jafferjee
| Mr. Jafferjee holds a Masters in Financial Economics from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Chartered Financial Analyst from CFA Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, Bachelors in Computer Science and Bachelors in Engineering- Mechanical (Hons) from University of New South Wales, Australia. He was appointed to the Board of Nations Trust Bank PLC in December, 2010. He is currently a Director and the Chief Executive Officer of JB Securities (Pvt) Limited, the advocacy chair for CFA Society of Sri Lanka and also an Independent Non Executive Director of Serendib Hotel PLC. He is also a Director of several other companies including Star Packaging (Pvt) Limited . He was a Director of Colombo Stock Exchange from April, 2007 to August, 2009. He possesses experience and skills in the fields of management, corporate finance, financial statement analysis and industry analysis. He is a member of the Nomination Committee and the Board Supervisory Committee of the Bank. |
| Mr C.H.S.K. Piyaratna
| Mr. Sarath Piyaratna is an Executive Director of the Bank. He was appointed to the Board of Nations Trust Bank PLC in October 2006, after a successful career at HSBC spanning 28 years. His career at HSBC included assignments in Group offices in Honk Kong and 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 Bachelors Degree and a Masters Degree in Economics. He is a member of the Board Credit Committee of the Bank. He has previously served as the Chairman of the Board Supervisory Committee of the Bank which he continues to serve as a member |
| Ms D. Weerakoon
| Dr. (Ms.) Weerakoon holds a Ph.D. and a MA in Economics from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom and a B.Sc. in Economics from Queens University of Belfast, U. K. Currently, Dr. (Ms.) Weerakoon is carrying-out research and teaching in international economics and macroeconomic policy management. She was appointed to the Board of Nations Trust Bank PLC on 1 March, 2007. She is a member of the Board Audit Review Committee and the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee of the Bank. |
| Mr K. Balendra
| Mr. Balendra was appointed to the Board of Nations Trust Bank PLC in December 2009. He is a President and member of the Group Executive Committee of John Keells Holdings PLC and has responsibility for the Retail sector and John Keells Stock Brokers. He is the Chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange. He started his professional career at UBS Warburg, Hong Kong, in investment banking, focusing primarily on equity capital markets. After a four year stint in Hong Kong, he continued his career in corporate finance at Aitken Spence & Co. PLC, Sri Lanka prior to joining JKH. Mr. Balendra holds a law degree (LLB) from the University of London and an MBA from INSEAD. He serves as a member of the Board Supervisory Committee, the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee and the Board Credit Committee of the Bank. |
| Ms R.N.K. Fernando
| Mrs. Fernando was appointed as the Director/ CEO of Nations Trust Bank PLC on 15 September, 2012. She joined the Bank in September, 2001 as AGMCorporate Financial Solutions and thereafter held the positions of DGMRetail Banking and DGM-Consumer Banking. In June, 2011 she was appointed as the Deputy CEO of the Bank. Prior to joining the Bank she was with ABN AMRO Bank N.V, Sri Lanka, where she held the positions of Vice President/ Head -Global Transactional Services and Head of Consumer Banking. During her banking carrier spanning 31 years, Mrs. Fernando has also worked at Banque Indosuez, Sri Lanka as Manager- Corporate Banking and Nederlandsche Middenstands Bank -Hong Kong. Mrs. Fernando is an Associate of Chartered Institute of Bankers, UK and possesses a H. Dip. in Business Administration (Banking). |
| Ms R. Cooray
| Board Member Of Namal Acuity Fund |
| Mr T.W. De Silva
| Mr. De Silva is a Senior Vice President and Head of the Corporate Banking and Investment Banking Departments at DFCC Bank. He joined the Bank in 1989 and has been involved throughout in the Bank's Corporate Finance and Capital Markets business. He serves as a member of Bank's Credit, Investment and Asset Liability Committees and as nominee Director on the Boards of some of the Bank's other subsidiary and associate companies. Mr. De Silva holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Warwick, UK. He is also a Graduate Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, UK. |
| Mr A.N. Fonseka
| Board Member Of Namal Acuity Fund |
| Mr S. Jeyavarman
| Board Member Of Namal Acuity Fund |
| Mr K.M. Panabokke
| Mr. K. Mohan Panabokke has over 30 years' of experience in the hospitality industry and functioned as the General Manager of Mahaweli Reach Hotel from 1992 to 2007. He was appointed an alternate Director of the company on 27th September 1996 and was appointed a Director with effect from 5th June 2012. He is a graduate of the Ceylon Hotel School and also the Chairman / Managing Director of Unique Road Hauliers (Pte) Ltd. He is also the present Basnayake Nilame of the Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya in Kandy and of the Dedimunda Devalaya in Aluth Nuwara. He currently serves on the Board of the Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy. |
