Romani De Silva

Mr.Romani de Silva a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Management, Sri Lanka, is the Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Alliance Finance Co PLC and holds Directorates in many other companies. He counts over 30 years’ experience in the finance industry. An active promoter in developing sustainable finance in Sri Lanka, Mr.de Silva serves as a Council Member on the Sustainability Standards & Certification Initiative and the Finance 4.0 - initiative of the European Organization for Sustainable Development - an European Union initiative.

From 2009 he has served as a Council Member of the Finance Houses Association of Sri Lanka (FHASL) and currently heads the Sub Committee of the FHA on Sustainability. He has represented the FHASL on the Steering Committee initiated by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to develop a Sustainable Finance Road map for Sri Lanka for the Non-Bank Financial Sector and also on the National Financial Inclusion Strategy Project initiated by the World Bank, IFC, and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Mr. De Silva is also a founder investor in the pioneering “Ath Pavura” reality TV Programme co-founded by the Lanka Impact Investing Network (LIIN) and Social Enterprise Lanka (SEL) in Sri Lanka which aims to create awareness on social enterprise and develop an impact investing culture in the country. Currently he also serves as the Honorary Treasurer of the SLICM - an educational institution dedicated for the development of the leasing and hire purchase industry in Sri Lanka which was incorporated by an Act of Parliament. He is also a Life member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors.