People’s Insurance appoints Azzam A. Ahamat to Board

Azzam A. Ahamat was appointed as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of People’s Insurance PLC with effect from 23 February.

He also serves on the Boards of People’s Leasing and Finance PLC and Lankan Alliance Finance Ltd., in the capacity of a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director.

Ahamat is currently the Head of Finance at People’s Bank, a role held since 2017, and possesses over two decades of experience across strategic financial management, alternate investments, and risk – both locally and internationally. His prior employers include some of the largest multinational professional service firms and other Tier I service providers across a multitude of sectors.

He is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK), a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka. He is also a Certified Practicing Accountant (Aust.), a Certified Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (UK), the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (UK) and a Technical Specialist of the Institute of Risk Management (UK).