Pradeep Amirthanayagam appointed Chairman of People’s Leasing

Pradeep Amirthanayagam has been appointed as the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the People’s Leasing and Finance PLC with effect from 12 September.

Pradeep was appointed to the Board in July this year. He succeeds Sujeewa Rajapaksa, who will continue as Chairman of People’s Bank.

People’s Bank owns a 75% stake in PLC. PLC in FY22 recorded its highest ever profit after tax of Rs. 4.66 billion a fitting milestone to celebrate 25 years of service to the people. 

PLC commands an 11.37% market share in the highly competitive finance companies sector.

Pradeep previously served as the Chairman of People’s Leasing and Finance as well. 

He also was a former Director of Lankan Alliance Finance Ltd., Bangladesh and People’s Merchant Bank PLC.

He is a reputed advertising and media personality in Sri Lanka who counts over 35 years of experience in the advertising industry.

 He is currently the Chairman and Managing Director of the leading advertising agency Holmes Pollard & Stott, which he was instrumental in setting up over 30 years ago.

He is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) and an Associate Member of Trinity College of Music, UK in speech and drama.

Pradeep is also a media icon. He was a news presenter for media networks Rupavahini, ITN and SLBC, and was also an interviewer and cricket commentator. He has the distinction of having trained at Bush House – the headquarters of the BBC in London.

He was the 50th President of the Rotary Club of Colombo West and was awarded the Rotarian of the year in 2012. 

He is the Vice President of Society for the Uplift and Rehabilitation of Leprosy Affected Persons (SUROL) and a Director of the Anura Bandaranaike Foundation.