Kusal Jayawardana

Mr. Jayawardana brings nearly 20 years of experience in Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Credit, and Operations. He was appointed to the Board of AFC in April 2017 as Consultant Director - Finance and Operations. He was involved and has lead deal teams in introducing a number of innovative capital market products to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh which includes different types of securitization structures, convertible securities and derivatives, and executing several landmark capital market transactions. Kusal played a key role in setting up NDB Capital Limited, Bangladesh and Emerald Sri Lanka Fund, the first private equity country fund to be set up in Sri Lanka. His notable previous engagements include Managing Director/CEO of NDB Capital Limited, Bangladesh, and Chief Operating Officer of NDB Capital Holdings Limited. Kusal was a Director of a number of listed and private companies including Resus Energy PLC, Pan Asian Power PLC, Lanka Communication Services Limited, Prosperous Capital and Credit Limited, Liege Capital Partners (Private) Limited, and NDB Capital Limited. Kusal is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK and the Chartered Global Management Accountant, USA and was an Associate member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK. He also holds an MBA from the Open University of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning, Canada. Kusal also acts as a lecturer, trainer, and consultant in corporate finance and strategy.