Abeywickrema and Daetwyler join Continental Insurance Board

Chandula Abeywickrema

Thomas Daetwyler

Continental Insurance Lanka Limited (CILL) welcomes Chandula Abeywickrema and Thomas Daetwyler as Non-Executive Independent Directors to their Board.

Abeywickrema holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Kelaniya – Sri Lanka and is a well-respected Commercial Banker. He counts over 30 years as an internationally recognised expert in financial inclusion and works with The Asian Bankers Association (ABA) as their Advisor. He is currently the Chairman of People’s Merchant Finance PLC. He also holds the position of Chairman at the Lanka Financial Services for Underserved Settlement and The Banking with the Poor Network (BWTP). 

He is also the Founder and Chairman of Lanka Impact Investing Network (LIIN). Abeywickrema is the Co-Founder of Ath Pavura, the first ever TV reality show for social entrepreneurs and impact investors of Sri Lanka. He serves as a Board Member of World Vision Lanka, Sejaya Micro Credit Limited and Global Entrepreneurship Network.

Daetwyler hails from Switzerland and holds a Degree in Education from the University of Zurich and a Degree Expert in Commercial from High School Zurich. He is a Diploma Holder in the Avira Programme in Switzerland and the Insead Executive Management Programme in Singapore. 

Daetwyler counts a wealth of commercial experience in Sri Lanka and overseas. Daetwyler is currently a Member of the Board of Joseph Fraser Memorial Hospital and a Past President of Board of Trustees of Joseph Fraser Home Trust. He is a Director of the European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and a member of Sri Lanka Institute of Directors. He is also a founder member of Swiss Business Circle and the Australian Business Circle in Sri Lanka. He was appointed as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Latvia in Sri Lanka in 2001 and later promoted to Honorary Consul General in 2007. In 2019, he was appointed as the Honorary Consul of Austria in Sri Lanka.