Nalin Wijekoon

CEO at People's Merchant Finance

Mr. Wijekoon functioned as the Chairman of the Finance Houses Association of Sri Lanka (FHA) for 2013/14 and 2014/15. He also served as a Board Director of the Credit Information Bureau (CRIB) from 2015 to 2017 and as the CEO of Softlogic Finance PLC from February 2013 to March 2020. Prior to him being appointed as the CEO, he served as the Deputy CEO of the Company. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, a Fellow Member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, a Fellow Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Credit Management, and a Finalist of the Institute of Bankers (Sri Lanka). He commenced his career at Peoples Bank and functioned as a Finance Officer from 1978 to 1990 before joining KMPG Ford Rhodes Thornton & Co., as its Branch Manager in Kandy, in 1990.

Mr. Wijekoon also functioned as a Project Officer at DFCC Bank in 1992. He joined Vanik Incorporation Ltd as the Asst. Vice President – Finance in 1994 and served in that capacity until 2003. He has undergone numerous training programs in Sri Lanka and overseas, including executive training at Harvard University, Boston, USA. He counts more than 40 years of experience in the Financial Sector.

Timeline

  • CEO

    Current role