Chandana Dissanayake

Mr. Chandana Dissanayake counts nearly 40 years of experience in the Banking and Non-Banking Financial Sector, with extensive experience in the areas of Corporate, Commercial and Retail Lending, Credit Risk Management in UAE, Oman & Sri Lanka. He has worked for 10 years with National Bank of Abu Dhabi as Vice President – Government Corporate Relations and Associate Director – Commercial Coverage, as well as with HSBC Bank Middle East as Credit Manager for 5 years. He has also held the position of Head of Credit at Union Bank of Colombo. After his return to Sri Lanka, he worked for Assetline Leasing Company Limited from 2017 to 2020 during which period he served as a Consultant and was also appointed to the Board as Executive Director, to help develop their non-automotive business. He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers UK and brings extensive experience and exposure in the Financial Services Sector, both in Sri Lanka and Overseas.

He represents Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO) and SBI Emerging Asia Financial Sector Fund PTE.LTD (SBI) major Shareholders of the Bank.