Upendra Sugathadasa

Upendra Sugathadasa currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at Singer Finance, a position held since July 2025. Prior to this role, Upendra was the Manager of Global Cyber Security at Axiata Digital Labs from September 2023 to July 2025, and served as Manager of Information Security and Manager of Cyber Security at Nations Trust Bank PLC from August 2019 to August 2023. Upendra's earlier experience includes a Tech Lead position at CBC Tech Solutions Ltd. from March 2011 to August 2019, where responsibilities involved development and security hardening of internet banking platforms, as well as project management and secure coding practices. Upendra began as a Software Engineer at Innovative Data Solutions (Pvt) Ltd from March 2007 to February 2011 and also worked as an Analyst Programmer at Algorithm Laboratory (Pvt) Ltd from November 2003 to March 2007. Educational qualifications include a Professional Executive Bachelor of Computer Management from the Pioneer Institute of Business & Technologies and multiple IT-related certificates from Singapore Informatics Computer Institute.