Chandula joins NSB to head Strategy and Marketing

Chandula Abeywickrema an accomplished commercial banker with over 30 years of banking and finance expertise and experience has joined National Savings Bank (NSB) as the Consultant – Strategy and Marketing. 

He started his banking and finance career at LOLC as the senior credit analyst in I983 and most of the career – nearly 25 years, was spent at Hatton National Bank (HNB) in the corporate management as the Deputy General Manager covering the areas of Branch Network Management, Retail Banking and Development Banking from 1990 to 2013. 

With over 30 years of Retail and Development banking expertise, Chandula has earned international reputation and recognition as an Asian expert on Financial Inclusion. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of Banking With The Poor Network (BWTP) the largest Asian Microfinance network and also as the Special Advisor on Financial Inclusion to Asian Bankers Association (ABA) the largest Asian Bankers Association in Asia.

Chandula who has pioneered setting up of the marketing strategy for HNB as the first head of marketing for HNB in 1990, was responsible in developing the retail and development banking strategy for HNB to reach many milestones including winning most coveted best retail banking award for HNB for six consecutive years till 2013. With high profile expertise and experience in the commercial banking field he brings a wealth of strengths to NSB to drive the strategy to match the emerging challengers and competition in the banking industry.